Money!

This week we started to learn about Money.  We learned the names of the coins as well as their values. We also started to learn how to count coins.  At home, show a handful of coins to your child. Have them practice examining each coin and have them tell you information about it.  Also, when counting, we must remember to start with the coin of the highest value, and then use our skip counting skills to help us!

Grade One’s Money Rap

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Now a penny means one,

And a nickel means five.

Dimes are worth ten,

And quarters….twenty-five.

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Five pennies in a nickel,

Two nickels in a dime.

Five nickels in a quarter,

You’ll know it everytime!

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters!

Money Worksheets

Try counting dimes

Try counting quarters

Welcome to the dollar store. This online game allows students to use coins pay for toys in a store. 

Fun with Time!

Its been a snowy week in grade one!

We have been doing a lot of work, learning how to tell time to the hour, and half-hour. We have learned how to read the time on a digital and analog clock.  We have also learned how to write the time in words and digitally.  The "half-past" times are MUCH more difficult for the students.  Please practice this at home.  Here are some things to check for:

-Be able to look at a clock and write the time two ways- using numbers and words (e.g., 8:00 and 8 o'clock, 8:30 and half-past 8)

-Show the time by placing the hands on the clock face that clearly indicates the time (making sure that the hands are different sizes)

-Hour hand- the shorter hand, is often drawn with a red pencil

-Minute hand- longer hand, is often drawn with a blue pencil

-When illustrating half hour, be sure that the hour hand is drawn so that it is clearly between the numbers on the clock

-a.m.  versus p.m.

For practice  worksheets on time, click on the links below. 


 On each clock face, ask your children to draw the time that matches the digital time written below each clock.

 Ask your children to write the digital times in the space below each clock face on the worksheet.

Litterless Lunch Day! Friday April 22nd

Hi Parents! On Friday April 22nd our school will be taking part in a Litterless Lunch Day. All students are to bring a litterless lunch. When packing lunch for your child consider the following ideas. Not only is it better for the environment but it can save you money as well.

Here are some ideas to munch on:

• Reusable lunch carrier 
• Reusable containers
• Reusable drink bottles
• Cloth napkin
• Silverware – to wash and re-use
• Healthful snacks

Earth Day 2011

This year marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, a yearly celebration to promote environmental awareness and to help nurture and support the health of our planet. There are so many simple and quick ways you can do your part in helping save our environment. From conserving energy by just turning off a light switch, use only the water you need and recycle metals, plastic and paper. Click on this link for a fun site about Earth Day http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm