Happy Birthday Rikuto

Two birthdays in one week! There has been a lot of excitement and anticipation in our class for these events. We celebrated Rikuto's birthday this Friday. The class was excited to have Rikuto's mother join our class after art to share in the birthday celebration. We sang and enjoyed some delicious cake. Happy Birthday, Rikuto!

Happy Birthday Angus

Today the class celebrated Angus' birthday. It was the first birthday of the year and we were happy to have the chance to celebrate the day together at school. We were also thankful to Angus' parents for bringing in a birthday cake. The children sang happy birthday to Angus in English and Chinese. We all enjoyed a very yummy cake. Happy Birthday Angus!

International Day of Peace

The United Nations' International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace.

Our class participated in recognizing this day by making windmills for peace that were displayed in the garden in front of school. We had a class discussion on what peace stands for before completing the project. We talked about the fact that some people in the world live each day without feeling safe and that some are hungry. From our discussion we defined peace as wanting everyone in the world to be safe, healthy and happy.

The students enjoyed completing this project and took great pride in displaying their windmills in the garden yesterday.

Getting Started

The students are becoming adjusted to Grade One. The students are arranged in the classroom in groups of four. They are learning to help each other transition between subjects and stay on task. Each morning the daily schedule is reviewed with the class, so that the students are fully prepared for the day. The students are learning to use the schedule independently. A Table Caption is assigned each week through a rotation. The Table Caption's responsibilities include receiving and returning the materials needed for each subject from the table's cubby. The students are learning to work together as a team and help one another accomplish the goals for each day.