Good afternoon grade one families,

It was a busy day in grade one! In writing, we are focusing on finger spaces between words! We know it is important to put finger spaces between words so that our teachers can read and understand our amazing ideas. 

We are all set up to use Raz-Kids and we got to explore the app on the ipads this morning. Many friends remember Raz-Kids from kindergarten and are excited to start using it again. Today we are sending home a sign-in card along with login instructions for Raz-Reading. Most students will have the same pictures for their password but the teacher name (username) has changed. This is another excellent resource to give your child opportunities to read at home. There are also great questions to check comprehension.

Starfall.com is another fantastic resource for students who are still learning their sounds or who want to challenge themselves on beginning reading text. On computers there are more options for letter sounds, activities and challenging texts. On ipads/tablets they can explore letter sounds and a few activities.

In math, we explored Rekenreks and practiced representing several numbers, in different ways. We also played with our "power of ten" cards.

We are almost finished our "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" style story! 

Please dress for our new snowy weather! (snowpants, thick mittens, toques etc.) Labelling outdoor pieces is very helpful because there are many items that look similar. We are encouraging our grade ones to practice zipping up their own jackets so that we can head outside in a timely manner 😊

Veterans Food Bank


The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary is a service provided by CALGARY VETERANS SERVICES SOCIETY, founded in August 2018, to serve food security and other resource needs of veterans from Calgary and surrounding area. The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary supports veterans who served in all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces, Reserves and first responders.
Copperfield School will be collecting food donations starting on Tuesday, November 1 through until November 10. If you can donate food items, it would be greatly appreciated. Items that are urgently needed are canned meats and chili/stew, ground coffee, flour, cereal, Kleenex, pudding cups, canned mushrooms, juice boxes, granola bars, cookies, rice, pancake mix, men's underwear and undershirts, hamburger helper, plastic wrap, toilet paper, mac and cheese, and spices. Thank you for your support.


Have a wonderful night!


Love Mrs. Woolnough and Mr. Graham


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