Waste-free Wednesday

Grade 1 students have been learning about ways to take care of the planet. We have been reading books, writing, and drawing about what we can do to help. As a way to be young environmentalists, we are attempting to have a trash-free snack on Wednesday. Please help your child pack a snack that creates NO WASTE.

Our TAISM Community

Yesterday's ES Assembly was the debut of our video presentation of the interviews we conducted during our last social studies unit. Students were very excited to see and hear themselves on the big screen in the Bosch Center. Click here to watch the video!

Money well spent

Today we had a special reader, she used her Kelly Bucks to buy the opportunity to sit in the teacher's chair and read to the class. Nice job!

Let the research begin....

Students in 1KR are on their way to becoming animal experts. Ask your child what he or she is researching. Next week we will use what we've learned to create a short movie using the ipad app "Explain Everything."

Combinations of numbers

Today, students in 1KR used counters to figure out all the ways to make the numbers 5 through 14 and recorded their findings. Ask your child about playing "Two Fisted Penny Addition." This game is a lead up activity for our current mathematics focus on addition and subtraction facts. Next week students will bring home a set of fact triangles to work on increasing their Fact Power at home.

Mark your calendars!

Hello Grade 1 Parents,
 The holiday season is upon us and so is the hustle and bustle. There are a few important events in the coming weeks, kindly add them to your calendar.

12 December - Author's Celebration with parents as our special guests @ 11:15
     (early dismissal @ 12:00)

17 December - Winter Wonderland

18 December- ES Winter Concert @ 9:30

19 December- Early release @ 12:00

12 January 2013- School resumes

Please visit our blog to find a specials calendar or look in your child's home folder today.

Thank you,
Ms Kelly

Guest speaker- Ms. Tania

This morning, a TAISM mom and founder of the Environment Society of Oman, Ms. Tania spoke with grade 1 students about some of the living things that are struggling in Oman. Kids were inspired to try and help some of Oman's precious endangered species.

*Kindly remember to send in 2 OMR for our environmental bag project.