Welcome to the wonderful world of Grade One! It will be an exciting year as we have many things to explore and to learn about. As we work our way through the Alberta Grade 1 curriculum we will also be developing 21st Century competencies as laid out by Alberta Education. Together we will grow into engaged thinkers, ethical citizens and develop our entrepreneurial spirits.
RELIGION
The students will learn about themselves, their families and friends. They will share their feelings and exchange ideas. They will learn more about God our Father, a friend, a protector, a helper and someone who loves and cares for them. Students will learn songs of praise and thankfulness to God. They will learn the Our Father and the Hail Mary.
FRENCH LANGUAGE ARTS
There are four components to this program: learning to listen with understanding,
speaking, reading, and writing in French. We will use language experiences as a
basis for developing vocabulary, sounds, sentence structures and personal
expression of ideas. Our Home Reading Program will be in place to encourage
your child to read every day.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
The focus of this year’s program will be on communication as well as reading and
writing skills. As the English Language Arts program is only one half hour per day
we strongly recommend parents continue to read with your child every day. We will
be sending home leveled readers in the Home Reading package once a week.
Please supplement these books with other reading materials. We encourage
you to visit the Calgary Public Library on a regular basis.
ART
The Art program will provide an opportunity for your child to develop their fine skills though lines, shapes, colours and textures while exploring various techniques. Our activities will generally be related to our French Language Art themes.
MUSIC
The Music program will provide an opportunity for your child to explore and describe the sounds around them, noting whether those sounds are high or low. They will echo rhythms and express their feelings by using action songs, singing games and rhythm.
HEALTH
The Health curriculum is organized around four general themes:
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Security and Responsibilities
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Emotions and Feelings
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Learning Strategies
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Personal Hygiene
Throughout the year health may be integrated with other subject areas depending on the theme.
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Social Studies curriculum is designed to help develop your child’s
social and emotional skills.
Our themes are:
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My world and I
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My place in the community
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Looking at my world
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My world is changing
SCIENCES
Through inquiry, discovery, exploration and observations students will learn to appreciate the study of Science.
Our 5 topics are:
Creating Colour
Seasonal Changes
Building Things
The Senses
Needs of Animals and Plants
MATHEMATICS
The main goals of the Mathematics program are to prepare students to:
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use mathematics confidently to solve problems
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communicate and reason mathematically
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appreciate and value mathematics
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commit themselves to lifelong learning
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become mathematically literate adults; using mathematics to contribute to society
The Mathematics content is organized as follows:
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I explore patterns
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Numbers up to 20
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Additions and subtractions
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I measure
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I use numbers up to 100
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I explore geometry
Math concepts are taught in context, often using word problems and everyday life situations.
Active Living (PHYSICAL EDUCATION)
The aim of the program is to enable students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.
All courses comply with Alberta Education Curriculum guidelines
The following is a breakdown of the Grade 1 curriculum and what we will be learning this year. you may find the complete version of the curriculum at the bottom of the page in a PDF attachement.
Click the PDF link to find the complete Grade 1 Curriculum
