aMAZEing Grade 1&2: February 2019

Teacher's Message: Next week we are hosting the Leadership Assembly. The focus is Pink Shirt Day. Your child may want to wear a pink/red shirt for our assembly on Wednesday, FEb. 27.

As requested by Mrs. Sorenson, please have your child practice their speaking part for the Nuts Musical.

MATH - Videos to watch together (GOOD REMINDER FOR PARENTS TOO!)
1. Believe In Yourself - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Believe-in-Yourself-1.mp4
2. Take your time - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Speed-Not-Important.mp4
3. Brains Grow and Change - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brains-Grow-Change.mp4
4. Importance Of Struggle - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/The-Importance-of-Struggle.mp4
5. Math Strategies - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Strategies-Learning-Maths.mp4

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CREATING SOME MATH GAMES AT HOME (FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE0, HERE IS FANTASTIC SITE. JUST CHECK THE GRADE YOUR CHILD IS IN AND CLICK ON THE VARIOUS GAMES. - https://sites.google.com/learn.cssd.ab.ca/ccsdmathgames/home

MATH - Here is a great video to look at with your child and see how we see things differently - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMET7V6_6oA

'NEW' CANADA FOOD GUIDE - Have you checked it out !
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/

Science - What can an insulator do? Insulators can keep things that are cold (like ice) cold for longer. Ask your child about the experiment we performed in class. Thanks Maddy for your great work (trap). The boot acts as an insulator and traps the cold inside the boot and keeps the ice from melting.

Helping a friend !!!!

This is what using your dictionary looks like!!!!! AWESOME!

WRITING GOAL - Ask your child how to correct the sentences below.

We are starting to reach our writing goals. Ask your child how they did on their first day. What did the REF say to them? ( ;) Mrs. Maze is the REF!

Look at Amelia's work with the thermometer! Great work!!!

Pink Shirt Day - Here is a quick video to explain the origin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjmf3I1_ZhU

Here's a video we watched on how people 'Pay It Forward' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ld9_p2bS0)We thought about how we can show kindness to others and made a promise to make an extra effort to be kind. Please visit the "Pink It Forward' bulletin board to see all of E.G's promises.

Writing a story - Grade 1 has been writing a story similar to the storyline of Pinkalicious - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhxblXNc3dc. Grade 2 is writing a story of their interest. Each grade needs to follow the expectations: Ask your child about their plan.