Week 26

Here are some highlights from the week in Room 112...

We started off the week with our 4th grade buddies! With the small numbers in both classes, the students grouped together and read stories. The fourth graders were very impressed by the first grade readers...there are some adorable photos below :)

In art literacy this week the students learned about the power of lines. They looked at comics and had a chance to make their own characters with just a few simple steps and lines. For one piece they turned the number 5 into a roaring lion!

To help us organize our ideas and our stories we introduced a story web this week. These graphic organizers have really helped the first graders with the writing process. They are so excited to share their writing with the class!

Here are some photos from the week...

Week 25

It was an exciting week in Room 112!

We started the week celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with Read Across America Day. All of the students lined the hallway at the end of the day and read. It was great to see all of the readers fill the halls of the school!

Our biography journals are filling up! We learned about Helen Keller this week. The first graders were eager to learn more about her and her perseverance.

The first graders have been writing great stories and really working hard on adding different features to their writing (onomatopoeias and dialogue). It is exciting to see them grow as authors and share their writing with the class!

Reminders:

3/9 -- First day with buddy class (Mr. Graham's 4th graders)
3/11 -- Art Literacy


Here are some photos from the week...

Week 24

Here are some highlights from the week...

With our passports all ready, we boarded the Room 112 plane and flew to Antarctica! The first graders zipped up their jackets and stamped their passports as we entered our Penguin study lab in Antarctica. 

This week in writing we focused a lot on adding sound words, or onomatopoeias, to our writing. We looked at different authors and books that use this text feature and the first graders wrote some great stories! 

We added the first President of the United States, George Washington, to our biography journals. During national dental health month the students were shocked to hear about his poor dental health and his set of "teeth." :) 

The first graders have been working very hard and we have started using our new technology bundle to do some GoNoodle brain breaks that help us give our "noodles" a break and get them ready to learn! They are loving Maximo, who helps us stretch our bodies and brains in a fun way :)


Reminders: 

3/2 - 3/6 -- Canned Food Drive

3/2 -- Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss' Birthday) - Feel free to bring a Dr. Seuss book from home to read

3/8 -- Stephenson Open House sponsored by The Corman Family (11518 SW 27th Ave) on March 8 from 4-7PM


Here are some photos from the week...