This week in reading, students focused on rereading to be sure to understand what is happening in the book and practiced talking to a partner about what might happen next. Over the mini-break, ask your student to teach you the "This Just In" game! In writing, we wrapped...
Mr. Ken came to visit the Grade 1 class and shared some photos he took last weekend on a bike ride around Kathmandu. On his ride, he noticed some brick factories and saw how much smoke they were creating! Mr. Ken took pictures to share...
G1 and G5 reading buddies met today to learn more about the Winter Olympics! Partners worked together to think about what they already knew and asked questions to find out more about the different sports involved. Students also got a chance to watch a few minutes of a...
This morning, G1 helped the entire elementary school record a video of the song "Little Blue World" to send to the composer, Jeremy Messersmith! Students have been working on this song for a long time to prepare! [envira-gallery id="788"]...
We really enjoyed welcoming the SAISA football (soccer) teams yesterday at the Opening Ceremony! G1 cheered on the KAS Knights and the ISOI Cobras again! [envira-gallery id="771"] This week in reading, students added more strategies to his/her reading "toolbox." We learned to think about what kind of...
This week in reading, students learned more about working with a partner to improve his/her reading. In pairs, students practiced working together to solve problems and retell the story in order. See photos below. Students began writing reviews of things and places this week, like games,...
We had a great day celebrating the 100th Day of School today! In Grade 1, we made 100th Day hats; rolled dice to count to 100; drew 100 things; counted by 1s, 5s, and 10s to 100; sang a 100th Day song; and read 100th...
We had a great day celebrating the 100th Day of School today! The elementary school gathered for a Fabulous Friday Assembly, where Mr. Craig & Mr. Ken led us through 100 actions in sets of 10. Then we took a special 100th Day photo on...
In reading this week, we held a "book talk" on the book Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. We analyzed the characters-- thinking about their actions and feelings-- and looked for a message about friendship from the author. In writing, students continued to work on adding strong reasons to support...
To begin our new social studies unit on maps and globes, students explored a variety of different maps and globes in the classroom. Students noticed things like colors, pictures, and labels. We discussed similarities and differences between maps and globes, making a class Venn diagram....
