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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Spooky Ghost Math Fun
First graders in my math class get together with Mrs. Meagher's second grade math students each day 10. Today, we played our math game of the week together. We practiced using our number sense to identify numbers that were even and odd and also numbers that were between two numbers or greater than or less than a given number. Here's a few pictures from our time together this morning:
Onomatopoeia
Students in my LA group have been busy reading a mystery this month during our Read to Self time. We created a short comic from our mystery book and provided a narration including an onomatopoeia. Check them out below:
Henry:
Laya:
Ejaz:
Sam:
Ben:
Francis:
Hannah:
Eva:
Roisin:
Dylan:
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First graders or parents, do you have a favorite onomatopoeia?
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
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:
Here's a slideshow from our community walk:
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First graders, what was your favorite part of our walk? Post a comment to share with all of us!
Monday, October 21, 2013
A Mysterious Month!
We enjoyed a visit from another Mystery Reader on Friday! Here were our clues:
It was Matthew's Mom, Mrs. S!
Mrs. S. read the book, Froggy's Halloween by Jonathan London:
- I wear glasses.
- I love coffee.
- I have 3 children.
- I am a teacher.
- I enjoy spending my summers at camp in Oxford, PA!!
It was Matthew's Mom, Mrs. S!
Mrs. S. read the book, Froggy's Halloween by Jonathan London:
We listened to the story.........
and had a mini Halloween celebration with fun goodies!
It was a GREAT ending to our week! Thank you, Mrs. S!
First graders, what are you and your family doing to get ready for Halloween?
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Jan Thomas Day!
Friends in 1A were so excited for Jan Thomas's visit we could hardly contain ourselves! We had read nearly all of her books (Miss Muntean is saving one for later in the year) with Mr. Scott, made our own dust bunnies, and thought of some excellent questions for her.
Here are a few pictures from our time with her:
Here are some of our thoughts after her visit:
Here are a few pictures from our time with her:
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| Jan Thomas was So EXCITED to see us and we were just as EXCITED to see her! |
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| 10 seconds to draw. |
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| Working on Storyboards JUST like Jan Thomas does! |
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| Sharing a story idea! |
Here are some of our thoughts after her visit:
- "I enjoyed drawing." - Roisin & Eva
- "I enjoyed working on a story on the storyboard." - Lukas
- "The quick drawing activity was a lot of fun!" - Lily
- "I liked how she showed us where her ideas came from." - Laya
- "It was a funny story about where her idea for the dust bunnies came from!" -Vanya
- "I liked hearing about the idea for Is Everyone Ready For Fun?" - Sophia
- "I liked getting our own dust bunny." -Annabel
First graders, if you were writing a dust bunny book of your own, what would it be about? Post a comment to share with all of us (and maybe Jan Thomas will read it too!!).
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Preparations for Jan Thomas!
Jan Thomas is coming to our school this Wednesday! We've been reading her books with Mr. Scott in the library. Some of our favorites are her Rhyming Dust Bunny Books:
I decided we had to get to work and create some Dust Bunnies of our own! With the help of Ms. Weiss, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Thomsen, we went to work.
When we were finished, we had a collection of the cutest Dust Bunnies Ever!
Stop by the library to see our Dust Bunnies hanging from above! We know Jan Thomas is going to love them when we see her on Wednesday.
If you'd like to purchase any of Jan Thomas' books (to be autographed when she's here too), please see the link under the Announcements section of the FSB website.
First Graders, Which Jan Thomas book did you enjoy the most?
Post a comment to share with all of us!
Who Could It Be?
We enjoyed our second Mystery Reader! This reader gave us the following clues:
- I have black hair.
- I like Tom & Jerry and The Roadrunner.
- I work in a hospital.
- I have 2 children
- I wear red framed glasses.
It was a parent of a child who was also celebrating their birthday........
Welcome, Laya's Mom, Ms. A!
Ms. A, a doctor, read us a story about our heart. We learned about different parts of our hearts and also about veins and arteries. Ms. A brought each of us our very own stethoscope. We used them to listen to our heart after we were sitting and after we jumped up and down several times.
We might just have some future doctors in our class! Thanks so much for reading to us and bringing us stethoscopes, Ms. A!
And....... Happy Birthday, Laya! We hope you enjoyed your special day!
First graders, what do you do to keep your heart healthy?
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