Our Little Leaders

Today our students led our assembly! Our theme was the Feast of the Epiphany, and our focus centered around the Wise Men following the star to our King. The Wise Men brought Jesus the precious gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. What gifts can we give to Jesus?

The boys and girls in our class, many of whom are emerging readers, worked very hard to read their parts confidently. It's not easy being in front of the whole school, but we put on our brave faces and did our best!

Out toes were tapping as we sang together! Have a listen, it's catchy!



We gathered, we sang, we danced, we prayed. 

We were all so proud of the beautiful prayer assembly we led today. Leaders come in many sizes, and today our leaders were little!

Little Leaders

Today the students in our 1/2 class led our school prayer assembly! Our theme was love, and our prayer assembly centered around a well-known reading from first Corinthians:

Graphic courtesy of here

The boys and girls in our class, many of whom are emerging readers, worked very hard to read their parts confidently. 

Those who did not get a speaking role this time led the actions to our song. Have a listen, it's catchy!

In class, the children reflected on what love looks like and how we can be loving every day. They were excited to share their work at assembly!

We gathered, we sang, we danced, we prayed. 

We were all so proud of the beautiful prayer assembly we led today. Leaders come in many sizes, and today our leaders were little!

100 Days Smarter!

Ta da! We are officially 100 days smarter!

The 100th Day of school is a big accomplishment for any class! But for us in Grade One, it is an important day because a large part of our math curriculum is developing our number sense to 100. It is also is another really fun way to sneak in loads of language arts curriculum, too!

The boys and girls were greeted like celebrities as they entered through our fancy door:

The children made fashion-forward party hats decorated with 100 bingo dots. They were careful to dab 10 dots on each of the 10 coloured strips.

Wearing their hats, they shared a goofy poem at assembly called 100 is a Lot! They read the 100 word poem confidently and proudly. Way to go, smarties!

We had no time to lose! The day was JAM PACKED with activities to celebrate this special occasion. In fact many activities spilled over into the 101st day, too. Too much fun for one day!

We each made tasty bags of 100th Day Trail Mix. Using a placemat, we counted out 10 of each treat, creating a snack with 100 treats! Yum!

Posted in the hall are our 100 item collections. Isn't it amazing that the bags all look different, but there are 100 items in every bag?

Sticky jewels, screws
hockey cards, Barbie shoes

Then the boys and girls hunted high and low for number cards.  When they found a number, they coloured it in on their 100's chart to reveal a secret message.

The boys and girls tackled a monumental project. Working in two teams, they created paper chains that we will use to help us skip count by 5's and 10's. The boys worked on the 5's chain, linking together five loops of red, and then five loops of blue:

The boys used a 100's chart on the SMARTboard
to keep track of how many loops they had made. 

The girls worked on a 10's chain, linking together 10 yellow and then 10 green, until they reached 100:

The girls worked on their 10's chain in the hall and
 used the pocket chart to keep track of their loops. 

These chains are hanging in our classroom and will be very helpful as we skip count!

The children got creative and created a self portrait ... when they turn 100 years old! Aren't they wrinkly?

Perhaps the most powerful activity we did showed the children how much they have learned in 100 days. Look at what we can do!

100 days ago I didn't know  ...
(1) how to skate  (2) how to read
(3) how to go on the smart board (4) how to do the monkey bars

Boys and girls, you are such hard workers and have learned so much. Mrs. Beliveau is very proud of you! 

You are 100 days smarter!

Keep up the amazing learning! 

The "100 year portraits" and "100 days ago I didn't know" projects are both inspired by Deanna Jump, the 100 day treat placemat is created by Kristen Smith, and our funky hats were inspired by Mrs. Williamson's Kinders. What excellent activities!

The Story of Creation

The boys and girls in our class, along with the other primary classes, led our weekly celebration at assembly today!

Over the past few weeks, our class has explored the Creation Story. This story describes how God created the world and everything in it. If you look for it in the bible, it comes from Genesis.

Rather than read the Creation Story form the bible, we acted it out. Our two narrators told the story, and several students wore special hats for the retelling.

In the beginning, the earth was empty. God was there and He had a plan. On the first day, God made day and night. 

On the second day, God made the sea and the sky.

On the third day, God made rivers and mountains, trees and flowers. 

On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon and stars. 

On the fifth day, God made the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky. 

On the sixth day, God made the animals. He also made people in his image. 

God made the world and everything in it. When God finished, He rested. 
  

We ended our celebration by singing the song He's Got the Whole World In His Hands. Not only did we use our voices, but we used our hands, too, and learned sign language to accompany the lyrics! Can your child remember any of the signs?

We are blessed. God created everything just for us. Let us thank God for all He has created.

God wants us to take care of all that He has made. How can we take care of God's creations?