Yesterday we had a beautiful day to spend playing games, strategizing and work together. It was a shame not all of us were able to be there, but we were happy they were with their families going on vacation! I was reminded of how lucky I was to get this group of kids and how much I will miss them. Thanks for another great first, little ones and thank you to all of the parents who came to help!
These days just keep getting better. I have already been asked several times if we can camp until the end of the year. The extent of little ones' enthusiasm for this week has really caught me off guard.
We are all set for our campfire party on Friday. Thank you to all who signed up for items to bring! We are planning on having it around 2:30. On Wednesday we continued our work towards publishing our spooky campfire stories (you all have very brave kids!), played "time to go fishing" where students had to fish for different times then record one hour before and one hour after, two rounds of Daily 5, an odd and even scavenger hunt, and a campfire word game. Enjoy looking at the pictures! :-) I am pretty sure today was better than yesterday, and I was not sure if that was going to even be possible. We had a campfire and able to work more on our campfire stories. We went fishing again, but this time for all different kinds of sea life and determined using a ruler and greater than/less than skills if the fish was a keeper, or if it need to be thrown back. Take a look at the pictures to see all of our fun.
Today was a HUGE success! I hope the kids had as much fun as I did. Our activities were:
-Sorting and comparing fiction and non fiction camping themed stories. -Two rounds of Daily 5 with our tent, blankets and sleeping bags -Reading a campfire story -Writing our own spooky campfire stories -Fishing for subtraction facts Last month, students in Room 9 took part in research on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. First, students were assigned a president. Then they began their research using Pebblego and World Books Online. Next, students were paired up in groups of two, one Lincoln, one Abraham. They compared and contrasted the president's lives and accomplishments.
After our research, Ms. Lussier and Mrs. Gohagon came and helped us learn the difference between fact questions and thinking questions. It was then that we came up with the big question we wanted to answer: What made these two presidents so special in US history? Students then used PuppetPals to create interview videos where they attempted to answer this question. Click on the button below to see their creations! Today, with the help of Mrs. Gohagon and a few friends from Mrs. Burns' room, we Skyped with all of the Principals in RSD13 as well as our Superintendent! Mrs. Heckler told her colleagues all about how we use technology SO much in first grade and they just had to see it for themselves. We shared with them all about how we blog each week as part of our homework and all of the cool Apps and programs we use to help us learn. They were so impressed! :) This month we had four parents who were able to come and read. Everyone was so happy! I was only able to get a picture of two of the groups... sorry to those of you I missed. Thank you for your continued support.
For the last few weeks your children have been working on becoming fluent with their doubles facts. We learned how fluently means quickly. Some of the ways we have practiced are: flashcards, games, SMARTBoard activities, BrainPop videos, worksheets, and white board drill practice. To reward the kids for all of their hard work we made doubles dominos with graham crackers, frosting and mini chocolate chips.
Last week we learned all about visualizing when reading. We also learned that good writers use many details to help their readers picture what they are trying to convey. We practiced using our 5 senses to help describe snow, and start the process of our first stories. For a fun activity to tie everything together, the kids were able to build snowmen using all sorts of goodies. They did this by playing a doubles math game where they had to "roll a snowman" using dice. Once the kiddos had all of their pieces it was off to the races. Below you will see all of their smiling faces showing off their hard work. The next day, we wrote all about how our snowmen felt, tasted and looked (pictures to come!). |
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