Easter Egg Races

You can't have an Easter party without coloring Easter eggs - at least not in grade one!  So we finished our Science Colors unit by mixing and dipping and creating, and came up with some very original eggs.

We are in grade one, so we love color, and we love mess....

We also made a spring craft - handprint lilies.  They brightened up our classroom (even if it still is wintery outside!

And we feasted!  (Thank you to all who provided the treats!)

Then we got down on our hands and knees for some fun Easter competition.  (We were rolling our eggs with our noses).

The Owl and the Pussy Cat

In our Building Things unit for science, we read the story, "The Owl and the Pussy Cat".  After examining their boat, we developed and constructed our own design.

When we evaluated our work, we decided that next time, we would build our boats out of something that could actually float on water.  Paper just sunk.  Oh well!  That's science!

Spirt Week - Tie Day

March was our spirit week celebration.  One of the days was known as 'tie day' and students were invited to wear ties to school.  There was also a mystery to solve, and the first class to do so was rewarded with chocolate milkshakes.  The mystery involved Mr. Sabey's tie.  And we won!  We guessed Mrs. Christie, with the glue, in the library.  Here we are celebrating.

Building Things

We spent a lot of time building things this year for science.  Here are some of the houses and bridges we constructed.

Hopscotch Math

Learning number recognition, number relationship and number order can be both physical and fun.  Here is our class doing 'hopscotch math'.

Careful - don't jump on an odd number!

Skating

January brings our school tradition of skating lessons for physical education.  Grade ones progressed quickly and had a lot of fun, and of course some sore bottoms!

Comfy Day

Back to school in the cold and snow.  So the students of Magrath Elementary held a "comfy day".  We wore our pajamas to school, brought our teddies, blankets and favorite books.  Then we read with our grade five buddies.