Watermelon Day!

Balloon #3 was Watermelon Day!  On Tuesday afternoon we enjoyed a delicious and refreshing slice of watermelon.

First graders, what other summer foods do you enjoy?  Post a comment to share with all of us!

Math Buddies

Our second grade math buddies joined us for a final gathering on Tuesday.  They've recently been learning about multiplication and wanted to teach us a bit about it too!  We quickly figured out that multiplication was just like repeated addition or skip counting, two things we've worked on all year!  Learning from our buddies was a great time!

 We celebrated our growth this year with some Italian Ice!

It was a lot of fun working together this year!  Thank you, Mrs. Meagher for organizing this activity for us.

First and second grade mathematicians, remember to practice your math skills over the summer!  Feel free to contact your child's math teacher if you need some suggestions.

Frog & Toad Claymation

Friends in Mrs. Etemadi-Cusic's language arts class have been busy!  They recently read several Frog & Toad stories and decided to write their own and turn them into claymation movies.  They invited other members of the community to their world premier today.  I thought all of our families might enjoy them so here they are:

Presenting..........
Frog & Toad Go Camping:
http://viewpure.com/jFsHo_QFsH4

Frog & Toad Get Lost:
http://viewpure.com/kLB_7inqlrE

Great job first graders and way to go Mrs. Etemadi-Cusic and Mr. Hanes!

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream.........

For another Mystery Reader with ICE CREAM!!!!

See if you know who our Mystery Reader was:
1.  I have lived in 9 different cities.
2.  I can't wait to go to the beach this summer.
3.  I love watching my children play sports.
4.  My favorite color is purple.
5.  I was born on Thanksgiving.

Do you know who this ice cream making Mystery Reader is................

It's Dylan's mom, Mrs. B!  

Mrs. B just got a new ice cream maker and wanted to make ice cream with 1A!  We all helped with the ingredients and toppings.  

After our ice cream was churning and freezing, we enjoyed an ice cream story titled The Ice Cream King.

 Then it was time to create a spectacular sundae! YUM!

It sure was delicious!

Thank you, Mrs. B! This was the perfect way to wrap up our family Mystery Readers for the year.  Thank you to all of our 1A families for their support with this activity this year.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

First graders, what is your favorite ice cream flavor?  Post a comment to share with all of us.

Read....... AT THE BEACH!!!

Our #6 balloon was Read at the Beach!  While it would have been a ton of fun to travel to the beach with 1A, we knew we'd just have to use a little creativity and imagination.  Here's a few pics of us lounging at the beach with Mr. Scott!

    

Thanks for your help with this one, Mr. Scott!

First grade friends, do you have a good book to read at the beach or by the pool this summer?  Post a comment to share the title with your classmates!  Remember you can visit the library to check out some books for the summer too!  

Little Friends and Big Friends!

   

A Tricky Mystery

Another pop-up Mystery Reader stopped by for a visit today!  Can you guess who THIS is?

1. My favorite stories to read when I was in firs grade and lived in PA were fairy tales.
2. When I got older,  I loved reading the book Caddie Woodlawn and the Nancy Drew series while my 4 brothers read the Hardy Boys.
3. I read aloud to my 3 children every night and now I get to read to my granddaughter, Rebecca, who is 1 year old.
4. When I taught 4th grade at Friends, my favorite part of the day was reading aloud to my students.
5. The best part of now teaching kindergarten is sharing the joy of reading with children who are just learning to read.

Do you know who this is........ We had to review the last clue a couple of times before some 1A friends identified this as their former kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Morrissey!

Mrs. Morrissey read the book Probuditi by Chris Van Alsburg.

It was a great story with an ending that raised a few eyebrows.....hmmmm.....!

Thank you, Mrs. Morrissey!  We enjoyed having you in our classroom and thank you for sharing one of your favorite books with us and a few stories from your childhood.