Travels to Peru

Last Monday, we packed our bags and said adios to El Salvador.  It was time to board the plane again and travel to Lima, Peru.  

Captain Knott greeted us from the cockpit and shared that our flight would be approximately 1, 957 miles with an estimated cost of $805.83 per traveler.  We enjoyed seeing the sights via our in flight entertainment and enjoyed our delicious in flight snack- Peruvian Corn Nuts.

We can't wait to learn more about this interesting country!

Taking Off on Another Adventure

Just after returning from Spring Break, first grade gathered their passports and their luggage and took off to El Salvador!  Here's a few pictures from our journey.

Captain Knott, greeted us from the cockpit.

He gave us the rundown of our flight.

Our journey of approximately 1,942 miles would take an estimated 4 hours!

Captain Knott's brother, Mr. Scott, his son, Robby, and Senor Pena-Welch, a native of El Salvador,  made us a tasty in- flight snack for our long flight....... Pupusas!  Most of us really enjoyed this treat from El Salvador!

First graders what would you like to learn about El Salvador? Post a comment to share with all of us.

Mexican Clothing

Senora Pena-Welch brought in some authentic Mexican attire for our first graders to try on.  Students in 1A enjoyed both the dress and serape!

Thank you, Senora for letting us borrow these!  

Our Flight to Mexico

On Friday, January 31st, first graders boarded FSB Airways for a trip to Mexico!  Our Captain, Mr. Knott, greeted us from the cockpit and told us all about our journey from Baltimore, MD to Mexico City, Mexico!

Do you recognize our Captain?  He happens to be Mr. Scott's Cousin!

After our flight took off we enjoyed some in flight entertainment consisting of a video that told us all about Mexico.  The flight attendants were super nice and even gave us an authentic in flight snack straight from Mexico- a tortilla!

As we got close to our destination, Senora Pena-Welch distributed our immigration papers to complete.

We went through customs and got our first stamp in our passports too!  It was a wonderful journey to Mexico and we can't wait to learn more about this amazing country!

First Graders, did you enjoy our flight to Mexico?  What was your favorite part?  Post a comment to share with all of us.

Where in the World?

Since returning from winter break, we've been working on a geography unit in social studies.  Ask your first grader to share their learning about the globe.  They should be able to tell you about the poles, the Equator, the hemispheres, and the continents.  

Today our focus was the continents.  This catchy little tune helped us to remember the 7 continents.  

First graders, we identified that we live on the continent of North America.  Have you visited another continent or do you have family that lives on another continent?  Post a comment to share with us!  

Going For a Walk.......

After learning about communities and identifying the difference between needs and wants, first graders took a walk around our school community on Tuesday!  We made many stops along the way to identify if various businesses would provide something community members need or want.  We also looked at the different types of shelters in our community.  We identified single family homes, duplexes, an apartment building, and several large homes that have been converted into apartments.   When we reached Roland Avenue, we stopped to drop a very important piece of mail off at the post office and then we toured Eddie's of Roland Park.  We saw many yummy foods from the food groups we've been discussing.  We also got to enjoy a treat.

Here's a slideshow from our community walk:

First graders, what was your favorite part of our walk? Post a comment to share with all of us!