Week of Nov. 2 in Grade One Dear Parents, It was wonderful to watch each student shine as they shared about the show and tell items they brought to school this week. It’s hard to believe, but this week is our last official week of the first quarter. This week we will be learning [...]

We had a wonderful Science and Tech week last week. We participated in many fun learning activities. It was great to see so many students participate in the Dress Like a Scientist Day. It is such a pleasure to watch how much each student has learned already this year. Tests: This week students are [...]

Dear Parents and Students, I hope you have been able to enjoy the beauty of fall this weekend. It’s been wonderful to see students bringing back their completed bookmarks as they practice reading at home nightly. You are setting them up for success! Students will be sent home with two more printable books which [...]

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have had a wonderful weekend celebrating with your family. We are so thankful for you and for the many donations sent in to GCS. Homework: Spelling list #2 was sent home last Friday. This week students will have two penmanship pages and a page focusing on sight words. Please return [...]

Week of Oct. 5 in Grade 1 We had another great week. This week students will have their first spelling test. Spelling tests will be every Friday (unless Friday is a holiday or PD day, in which case the test will be on Thursday). The words increase in difficulty quite quickly and students will [...]

Week of Sept. 28 in Grade 1 We had a wonderful week last week. Our class filled our Super Student chart for the first time and we celebrated by having a bubble party at the end of the day on Friday. The bubble chasing and squeals of delight that ensued brought me such joy. [...]

Week of Sept. 21 in Grade 1 Our Grade 1 class did a great job filling in their CAT tests last week. The results of these tests will help identify any gaps from the unusual school year last year. This information will allow us to review necessary concepts and give students the best start [...]

Dear Parents, We had a wonderful first week at school! We truly have a lovely class and I’m really enjoying getting to know each student. I am encouraged to see how much our class already knows despite the significant time spent outside the classroom last year. Our class is doing very well with new [...]

Welcome to our Grade 1 class! I hope you and your families had a wonderful summer. My name is Mrs. Bryenton. This is my fifth year of teaching and my second year teaching Grade 1 at GCS. I love working with this age group and being apart of the amazing the community of GCS. [...]

Dear Grade 1 Families, I am looking forward to seeing each one of you on Thursday, June 18 between 9:00-3:30. In order to be given your report card you need to bring the following with you: Handbook for Reading Readers School Library book (see list below of students who need to return books). Please [...]