Overflowing with JOY!

Book Tournament

We've been looking forward to reading two books a day in our Joyful June Book Tournament! We even learned the word "unanimous" after one of our votes!  

Here are a few of the book pairings...

ABC Countdown

Our ABC Countdown allows us to try new things, connect with our classmates, and move and groove in new places and spaces!

J - Jokes and Jumping Rope

We enjoyed several knee slappers and side splitters!

Q: What do you call funny mountain?
A: HILLarious!

Q: What is a duck's favourite snack?

A: QUACKers!

The rain put a damper on jumping rope, but we plan to be flexible and tackle it on a sunnier day. 

K - Kindness

The boys and girls got busy spreading kindness! They wrote uplifting, colourful notes to share with people in their lives. Some chose to spread kindness to some special staff, and it was a joy to watch the deliveries!

L - LEGO Challenges

We were challenged to build a variety of structures!

M - Magazines

We were curious readers as we flipped through Chirp, Highlights, Chickadee, National Geographic Kids, and more! 

N - Nature Hunt

We did some exploring in nature! Using "nature trappers" or an outdoor scavenger hunt, we gathered our treasures as we explored. Good news... we beat the rain!

We sure are savouring these last few weeks together! Slow down, June! 

Chasing the Joy

We're going to keep chasing the joy as we approach the end of the school year!

Today we began our "Joyful June" book tournament! Each day we'll read two books and vote. The winning book advances!

E - Electronics

We are becoming independent chrome book users, and had fun playing phonic and word games on Teach Your Monster to Read, enjoying stories on EPIC, and learning about animals on San Diego Wildlife Explorers. 

F - Frisbees and Freeze Dance with Friends

Freeze Dance challenged us and we had a blast tossing frisbees to our friends! We learned how to use the disc golf stands out by Dinosaur Hill. 

G - Games (and Giggles!)

What a great opportunity to play fairly, take turns, and be gracious winners and losers! So much JOY!

H - Hula Hoops & Hats (and boy, was it HOT)

We went out early, found some shade, played a few cooperative games and learned some hula hoop skills!

I - Ink Pen

We were excited to set our pencils aside and use real ink! A word search with each of our names made for an awesome "inky" start! 

See you in June!

Chasing the Joy!

We're going to keep chasing the joy as we approach the end of the school year!

This week we began our book tournament. Each day we are reading two books and we vote on our favourite. The winning book advances to the playoffs! 

Our ABC Countdown continues!

I - Ink Pen

We were excited to set our pencils aside and use real ink! A word search with each of our names made for an awesome "inky" start! 

(Note to self - do not purchase CLICKY pens in the future)

J - Jokes and Jumping

The kids told some side splitters!

Q: What do you call funny mountain?
A: HILLarious!

We got moving in the gym with a variety of jumping challenges!

K - Kindness

The boys and girls got busy spreading kindness! They wrote uplifting, colourful notes and I put them on the windshields of the cars in our lot!

We shared our time and helped Mrs. Dubuc with some planting in the garden boxes, too!

L - LEGO Challenges

We were challenged to build a variety of structures!

M - Magazines

The students enjoyed relaxing with Chirp, Highlights, Chickadee and more! 

We sure are savouring these last few weeks together! Slow down, June! 

ABC Countdown & Our Book Tournament!

You thought Stanley Cup playoffs were exciting?!? Here in Grade One, we look forward to reading two books a day in our Book Tournament! Here are a few of the book pairings...

Our ABC Countdown allows us to try new things, connect with our classmates, and move and groove in new places and spaces!

N - Nature Hunt

Using Nature Trappers, we explored the forested space around the school! Look at these sweet faces!

O - Outside Learning

We took our learning outside! What a blessing to have this beautiful Treaty 6 land to learn on!

P - Paper Planes & Puzzles

We watched a super YouTube on how to make a simple airplane! The we got busy folding and throwing!

Puzzles helped bring our energy back down again!

Q - Quiet Time in the Chapel
Today we ended a busy day with quiet prayer and reflection as a little classroom community. We love our Chapel!

We are loving our last few days together!

H, I, J, K, L and M

Our ABC Countdown has certainly made our days together a little extra sparkly and fun! 

H - Hula Hoops & Hats

Hips were shimmying and bodies were wiggling!

I - Ink Pens

We were excited to set our pencils aside and use real ink! A word search with each of our names made for an awesome "inky" start! 

(Note to self - Do not purchase CLICKY pens in the future)

J - Jokes & Jump Ropes

The kids told some side splitters!

Q: What do you call funny mountain?
A: HILLarious!

Q: What do you do with a sick boat?
A: Take it to the dock!

We got busy in the gym with a variety of jump rope challenges!

K - Kindness
The students spread kindness! They wrote uplifting, colourful notes for people who care for us at school and in our families!

L - LEGO Challenges

We were challenged to build a variety of structures!

M - Magazines

The students enjoyed relaxing with Chirp, Highlights, Chickadee and more! 

Book Tournament

Our book tournament is a BLAST and we are always thrilled to get together with Pani Hyshka's class to read and vote on two books each day. So much reading joy!

The students couldn't be more excited for the unique activities each day! 

ABC Countdown Continues!

May has wrapped up, but we are still packing our days with both learning and fun. Our ABC Countdown began last week and was in full swing this week!

D - Dice & Dinosaur Hill

We tackled a partner adding game (linked here) and were so excited to use dice INSIDE dice! We each rolled a double die, added our total, and whoever had more took a cube. Gather all 10 counters to win!

The sun was shining and a walk to Dinosaur Hill was in order. Can't hustle up a hill and not roll down!

E - Explore the Environment

A Nature Scavenger Hunt had us outside exploring God's beautiful Earth! Add "exhaustion" to our letter E day, too!

F - Frisbees and Freeze Dance with Friends

Freeze Dance challenged us!

We had a blast tossing Frisbees to our friends!

G - Games (and Giggles!)

What a great opportunity to play fairly, take turns, and be gracious winners and losers!

Tournament of Books

Starting next week, we'll read two books each day and vote on our favourite. The winning book advances to the playoffs!

As we step into the last beautiful days of Grade 1, one thing is certain ... we're squeezing in all of the joy we possibly can! 

E, F, G, H, I & a Book Tournament!

May has wrapped up, but we are still packing our days with both learning and fun. Our ABC Countdown began last week and was in full swing this week!

E - Exercise & Environmental Exploration

A Nature Scavenger Hunt  had us outside exploring God's beautiful Earth! Add "exhaustion" to our letter E day, too!

F - Frisbees with Friends

We had a blast tossing Frisbees to our friends!

G - Games 

Look at all of the amazing games we brought from home to enjoy! What a great opportunity to play fairly! It was also a wonderful way to celebrate our last visit from our Linking Generations Grandma, Pani Lynne!

H - Hula Hoops 

Our hips were shimmying as we tackled our hula hoop games!

I - Ink Pen

We were excited to set our pencils aside and use real ink! A word search with each of our names made for an awesome "inky" start!

Tournament of Books: Animal Themed

We are squeezing every little bit of joy we can into our last month together, and couldn't resist a Tournament of Books with an animal theme! Each day we'll read two books, vote, and the winner advances. Here is the draw!

Here is a close up of what we'll be reading:

The students couldn't be more excited for the novel activities each day!