The First Week of School

The first week of school went très bien! We are an amazing group of kids!

We like to sing,danse and play. The very first day of school, we played a new game  called La toile des noms (Name Web). That was was fun and it helped us learn the names of all the students in class.

We also had a craft activity when we solved a puzzle and  created our name-tags - cartes de noms. Now, our chairs look lovely with the cartes de noms on them!

We also learned our Grade 1 routine activities: Le Calendrier et le Tableau de Maths. That's not easy to do right away, but we are here to learn and will work hard to know how to do that (in French!!)

In the afternoon, Mme Volokhova was amazed with our counting skills. We counted up to 100 en français. She said: "Oh-la-la! You are great!" Then we did riddles about numbers and illustrated our favourite chiffres. Again, we did a wonderful work!

Later, a petite souris told us about her first day of school and we compared it to ours.

We also refreshed our fire drill and lock down procedures. And we had our real recesses and lunches in the schoolyard. We are big kids now!

During the first week, we continued to discuss what it takes to be a good member of our class and school community. Completing the puzzle 'Bonhomme des raisins' helped us understand that each of us is unique as we have our own names and our very own likes and dislikes. However, it's hard to complete a tough work (e.g., putting a puzzle together) when  you are on your own, but to do it together with your friends is much easier and lots of fun. Showing respect for others, listening to and appreciating their opinions and ideas made the task even more of a piece of cake! Please feel free to talk to your child about this great experience and reinforce our discussion on being a good student in class. 

We were happy to embark our bateau all together and head off to a wonderful journey for knowledge. Wish us un bon voyage.