Our Last Mystery Reader of 2013

On our final day before break we enjoyed a visit from another Mystery Reader.  Here were our clues:

• I am a boy's mother
• I have two cats
• I have lived in CA, WA, MD and one other country
• I speak two languages
• I am from Japan

Recognize who this person is?............ Max figured this one out fairly quickly and guessed it was his mom, Mrs. S!

This visit was a little different because Max did most of the reading for us.  However, he didn't read in English, he read in Japanese!  Mrs. S provided the English translation so we could understand the story. It was so neat to hear Max reading in a different language and to see how Japanese is written in the book.  

Mrs. S. and Max showed us a VERY fun game using origami sumo wrestlers.   

Everyone who wanted got to try it with a friend.

Finally Mrs. S. gave everyone a little goodie bag.  She told us that one of the bags had a special gold coin and whoever got the coin would receive a special prize........

Quentin found it!

Instead of keeping the prize for himself, he was very thoughtful and generous and shared it with all of his classmates and teachers!  

Thank you, Mrs. S and Max for a great Mystery Reader visit!

First graders, what did you enjoy most from this Mystery Reader visit?  Post a comment to share with all of us.  

Happy New Year!

Happy 2014!  I hope you have enjoyed the holidays and your winter break.  It's been so nice to have this time with my family and friends.

We shared some great times together during our week before break. Here's some photos from that week!

Polar Express Day!

Students in my LA class listened to Mr. Scott read one of my favorite holiday books, The Gingerbread Pirates.  We then went back to our classroom to make (and eat) our own gingerbread cookies.

Friends in my math class practiced their addition and subtraction skills by learning about fact families and making gingerbread fact family houses!

It was so enjoyable to share the holiday season with our first graders!  I'm looking forward to seeing you on Monday to hear all about your break.  

Holiday Books

Check out our movies we made in our language arts group using iMovie on the iPad to retell some of our favorite holiday books.

The Polar Express

http://viewpure.com/ksA8UKkMaeE

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

http://viewpure.com/mFSG7UeRefM

The Chanukkah Guest

http://viewpure.com/cFsmDaJvBZ0

Thank you to Mr. Scott and Mrs. Robinson for your help in creating our movies!  

We hope you enjoy our retelling of these stories and have a wonderful winter break and holiday!  

First graders or other community members, what is your favorite holiday book?  Post a comment to share with all of us.  

Snow Much Fun!

Recess is often a highlight of our day, but it's even more fun when we have snow!  Click on a picture to make it larger.

Thank you, parents, for sending the kids in with their snow clothes so they could enjoy it even more today!  

First graders, what do you like to do in the snow?  Post a comment to share with all of us.