Yesterday, we remembered. We started the day with a Remembrance Day Assembly where our class joined with two others to sing Charlotte Diamond's "Donne-moi la main". We were nervous but we did a good job! Our class also walked to the cenotaph in Spirit Square and read the poem and each of the names of the soldiers listed on it. We were all very respectful and intrigued. With "Big Buddies" this week, we pulled out a classic craft and made tissue paper poppies. We had fun making them and it was great fine motor practice! On Thursday, we went over the hill... ...and through the woods... ...to Save-On-Foods we go! It was a looooooong walk there and back, but we did an amazing job of not grumbling or complaining! The Save-On-Foods workers taught us a lot about healthy eating and how to eat well-balanced meals. We learned about Canada's new food guide, and walked around to different sections of the store to see first-hand the kinds of foods that are rich in vitamins, protein (our "go foods"), calcium (our "bone foods"), and fiber (which cleans you out and makes you poop!). We were surprised to learn that yogurt drinks are tasty but are not actually healthy and sometimes have as much sugar in them as a candy bar. They're a great treat! But yogurt that we eat with a spoon is the way to go for healthy eating, giving us some much-needed protein and calcium without as much added sugar! In Math this week, the Grade 1s have continued their regular numeracy practice, while the whole class has kept moving forward with our shapes unit. Madame picked some volunteers and then would call out the name of a shape in French. The students had to work together to create the shape with their bodies. Our Mambo No. 5-inspired shapes song also gave Madame the idea to bring in her trumpet for a little more musical exposure. After all, what's Lou Bega without a little trumpet accompaniment? We had a lot of fun taking turns trying to make a sound on the trumpet. Some of us struggled and others blasted our ears! (Never fear...the mouthpiece was disinfected with each use). ;-) In Science, we have begun a unit on salmon and their life cycle. We worked in pairs to put together picture puzzles in sequence from birth to spawner and read a great story about the salmon's long journeys and the predators that they face. Later in the week, we played a game of salmon tag. We all started off as eggs, wobbling around close to the ground. When Madame touched us on the shoulder, we became a predator that Madame assigned (bear, eagle, seal, orca...) and ran around chasing and tagging the eggs. When most of the eggs had been caught, we started a new round - this time as alevins (the 2nd stage of a salmon's growth). We got to stand a little taller this time as we ran. We continued the game this way until we became full grown salmon. Some of our Big Buddies happened to come outside during our game and ended up joining in the fun as predators. Another highlight this week was when one of Madame's former Middle School students and his family donated a bunch of their old costumes to our class. We had so much fun dressing up and stretching our imaginations! Finally, it was such a beautiful week that we decided to do outside centres with the Ks and 1s on Thursday afternoon.
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