Grade 1 Program
About
Each teacher brings a unique background of knowledge skills, abilities and life experience to help make our classroom a special place. Student will be encouraged to develop innovative and critical thinking skills through active learning. Building independence and reflecting on learning and behaviour will promote a stronger student identity.
Our day begins with morning meetings to build our classroom community, work cooperatively, and learn about and build upon our values and beliefs.
Children’s Social and Emotional Development
As children enter first grade, they are more mature, independent and adventurous, their physical skills are improving and they have better hand-eye coordination. And stronger gross and fine motor skills. They are curious about the world around them and begin to look for logical answers to their questions. Students develop reasoning and thinking skills. They use what they hear to read.
Mathematics
Mathematics is woven throughout the curriculum. Grade one math is based on guided discovery and exploration through a balanced approach of understanding and connection to real-life problems NAMC Curriculum helps kids to understand the concepts in math. Key areas of focus in first grade are addition. Subtraction. Early learning of multiplication concepts, geometry and numbers up to 1000
Language Arts
First grade students make great strides in learning how to read and write. Students continue building foundational skills further developing concepts about print, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition and increasing reading fluency and comprehension. Students understand the relationship between letters and sounds and are building a bank of words. Students also develop reading and writing stamina and learn about a variety of genres.
Social Studies
First grade students will have the opportunity to learn about the world and their places in it through our units. Each will have the opportunity to explore their own country. Critical thinking and discussion will be encouraged as students make connections, study and share their thought and ideas about what they learn.
Science
Students will explore our world through hands-on experiments, scientific inquiry, and exploration using scientific methods. We will study Earth, Physical and Life Science.
Ages
we meet kids where they are.
Toddler
During this time, his/her physical growth and motor skill's will be developped.
Flex-Care
Your child should feel confident in his/her ability to meet the complex challenges.