Happy Thanksgving

It's that time of year when we reflect on the things that we are thankful for.  As a class, we brainstormed a list of things were were thankful for and it sure was a very long one!!!!   Then each of my students made a cute little turkey craft and wrote all of the things they are thankful for on the turkey's feathers.  We also made Mayflower books this week and learned about the 65 day voyage that the Pilgrims made to Plymouth.  To end the week, we made pumpkin pie in a bag.  We all had a great time squishing the pudding, milk, pumpkin, and spices around in the bag!

Pizza, Bowling, Ice Cream, and Fresh Air.......

What a beautiful day!  We couldn't have asked for better weather for our field trip.  We headed to Geneseo, IL this morning for a little pizza making and bowling.  All of our first graders got to make their very own little pizza from start to finish.  They did a great job and learned about the different types of cheeses Happy Joe's uses on their pizzas and how hot the oven gets when they cook the pizzas.  After we made our pizzas, we headed over to the bowling alley next door and did a little cosmic bowling.  We ended our afternoon with a yummy ice cream treat and playtime at the park.  It was a fantastic day!  The kiddos were so well behaved.  Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents that joined us and helped throughout the day.

To prepare for our pizza making field trip, we discussed and wrote about the steps we needed to follow to make a pizza.  We also brainstormed adjectives that describe pizza and made a class popplet.  

Roll...Say....Keep!

We spent part of our morning playing a fun game to help us practice our spelling and sight words for the week.  This week in phonics and spelling, we are working on "th" and "sh" digraphs. Roll... Say.... Keep! is a new game and it was a hit.  Everyone worked well in their small group and did a nice job taking turns.

Happy Veterans Day

This week in my first grade classroom, we have been discussing what a Veteran is and why we honor them on this special day.  My students are now able to complete these sentences......

1. Veterans are.....

2. Veterans can.....

3. Veterans have......

We had a wonderful Veterans Day program this morning to honors the brave men and women of our community.  Preschool through 12th grade participated in the program and did such a fantastic job!  It brought a smile to my face as our students sang patriotic songs to celebrate this special day! 

Little Red Hen

Mrs Pratt's reading group performed Little Red Hen for our class this morning.  They did an excellent job reading their lines and their character masks were super cute too.  Way to go boys and girls!

Addy, Brady, Evan, Addison, Teagin, Sophie, and Aliyah

Happy Halloween!!!!!

What a fun day!!!!!  We all had a great time dressing up in our costumes, playing games, and eating yummy treats!  A big thank you to the parents that volunteered to organize, plan, and help out with our Halloween party.

We Are Going Batty!!!!

In first grade we are learning about bats.  As a class, we filled out a Bats..... CAN, HAVE, and ARE chart.  We have read lots of nonfiction books about bats to help us learn new facts about bats and we even have a colony of bats roosting in our classroom... lol.

Did you know?????  A little brown bat can eat 600 mosquitos in 1 hour!

The largest bat in the world is called the Flying Fox and it has a wingspan of 6 feet!

The smallest bat in the world is called the Bumble Bee Bat and it has a 5 inch wingspan.  It is also as tiny as a penny.

Check out our roosting bats!

KING OF "ING"

This week we learning about the KING OF "ING"!!!  My kiddos each made their very own "ING crown and wrote "ING" words around the band of their crowns.  They did a great job and now understand that if we add "ING" to a base word it tells us that it is happening right now!