Where Does Weather Come From?

In science we have been learning about the water cycle and weather. Today we made water cycle bracelets with colored beads to represent the different parts of the water cycle. Students also created and labeled a water cycle craft and learned a song to help them remember terms like Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.

Cause and Effect

First grade is right back at it after a long winter break! We are staring the new year off learning about cause and effect. It has been fun to read a variety of stories to the class that have great examples of cause and effect. Last week we read The Mitten. Students completed a cause and effect match up and made a winter mitten craft to go along with the story. 

This week the class read A Bad Case Of The Stripes and discussed examples of cause and effect from the story. Students wrote 3 examples on a flip up graphic organizer and also colored a picture of the main character with her rainbow stripes.

Super Star Readers

Congrats!!!!A big congratulations to all of my 2nd quarter super star readers!!!! I am so proud of all my students that meat their AR goal this past quarter. Keep up the great work boys and girls!

Class Pets

I would like to introduce you to our new class pets, Max and Freckles. These cuddly little friends are excited to spend time learning with us in the classroom but more importantly, they are both looking forward to home visits and sleepovers with all of the students in the class. Max and Freckles also have a traveling journal that comes home with them. Please be sure to help your child illustrate and write about their adventures in the journal. Gunnar was the first lucky student to get the chance to spend some time hanging out with our new friends. We can’t wait to hear about their adventures together.

HAPPY GRINCH DAY!!!

There is green glitter EVERYWHERE but that’s what happens when the GRINCH comes to visit! The first grade hallway and classrooms were filled with green today and we celebrated this famous Christmas character!!!! Students drew their very own GRINCH portrait and wrote him a letter with ideas on how to be GOOD! Students also enjoyed green pudding, green juice, and green mint Oreos for a little tasty treat as we watched the Story if the Grinch. Finally, the class came up with lots of adjectives to describe the GRINCH!