Character Day

Don't forget that Monday is Character Day!  Your child may dress up as their favorite character from their favorite {or ONE of their favorite} books!  They must have their Book Reports completed and with them on Monday morning.

We have LOTS of fun activities planned for next week.  Please help me in reminding your child to always give their best, stay focused, and make good choices.  I know with the holidays around us we tend to getting a little anxious and excited.  We have a lot of fun things in store, however, we still have work to get done!  

Thank you for all your support both in the classroom and at home!  We are one FANTASTIC first grade class! :)

what we've been up to...

We have been so busy these past couple weeks getting into the 'groove' of the Fall Season. One of our projects focused on Fire Safety.  During this science experiment we were able to identify that without air, heat, or fuel fire can not continue to burn.  We also reviewed the importance of having a fire safety family plan and reviewed how to stop, drop, and roll. 

 

Here some of us are recording our observations and the data we were able to collect during our science experiment.

 We also spent time learning about Christopher Columbus.  We created this circle map to record the information we learned after reading several nonfiction stories about this historical figure, as well as watching a very fun BrainPop video!

 As a reader's response art activity, we created these little Christopher Columbus ships and learned the famous saying "In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue."

This past week we began our unit on Nocturnal animals and focused on owls.  Next week, we will continue to learn about more nocturnal animals including spiders, bats, and raccoons!  Be on the lookout for more pictures to come soon!

Apple Week

Last week was 'Apple Week' and we spent the majority of our science and social study time learning about apples, their life cycle, the parts that make up an apple, the seasons of an apple tree, and, of course, about Johnny Appleseed!

Here are a few pictures of the fun we had:

 Above: our completed apple-stamped wreath.

Below: hard at work making our wreaths!

 The following pictures are of us using our five senses to describe our delicious apples! We sure do love apples! :)