First Week of School

We had a great first week of Grade 1! I keep telling the kids that I am the luckiest teacher around because I got the best class in the whole school! I was amazed at how many names were in the happy bucket by the end of the day on Friday! If your child hasn't told you about the happy bucket yet, ask them what it is and why they get to put their name in it.

Last week we were very busy. We started the week by learning each other's names, taking a look at our classroom, and learning the school rules. We also got to meet our Grade 4/5 buddies from Mrs. Olsen and Mr. Newman's class. Our Grade 4/5 buddies are wonderful! They took us on a tour of the school and helped us build creations. You can check out our creations by visiting the display case between the art and the music room! A highlight from our week was when we read the book "First Day Jitters" by Julie Danneberg and talked about how we felt on Tuesday morning before coming to school. After we finished reading the story, we got to try "Jitter Juice," and then we made a graph to show whether we liked it or not.

Our second week of Grade 2 is going to be busy, as well! This week we can look forward to celebrating International Dot Day (September 15th) and learning about Terry Fox's legacy. We will wrap up the week with our annual pancake breakfast and the Terry Fox run on Friday. Hope to see you there!