Saturday, September 9, 2017

First Days... in First Grade


Our first day together - 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders
listening to the story First Day Jitters by
Julie Danneberg, read by Ms. Alyson Hill
(3rd grade teacher). 
This has been a long time tradition 
in the MacLane House.
Be sure to ask your child who had the "jitters."
After the story the children enjoyed some "jitter juice"
with an added magic potion (Mrs. Treat's special recipe) 
to help chase those jitters away.


The "magic potion!"





Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!
"Jitters, jitters, go away
don't come back another
day!"

 
 Sharing our Summer writing assignment -
"What did you do on your summer vacation?"


 What a great audience...



Everyone enjoyed listening to the many 
adventures and fun things classmates did
over the summer. 

Monday, May 29, 2017

Literacy Stations


Making Words Station - using the game
'Chunks' to make words using
onsets and rimes - (tw - eet)

Word Work -"Contractions" Station - working 
with the game 'Contraction Action' - given 
the contraction 'didn't' - need to find the 
two words that make that contraction. 
After filling all the truck wheels they 
play 'Memory' using contractions.

Game Station - "Long Vowels" - Reinforcing 
our long vowel' sounds by playing 
"Long Vowel Bingo"

Game Station - reading short and long 
vowel words as we move along the
game board

Sentence Station - working on sentence structure, 
handwriting, capitalization, punctuation and
spelling skills. Sentences are then used for 
'mixed-up' sentences and 'cut and combine'


Chicks, chicks and more chicks
First Graders got to visit with the
newly hatched Kindergarten chicks.



Hope everyone found a way to celebrate
Memorial Day today..
The children got an early Memorial
Day sharing...

On Friday we learned about a special
great-grandfather that fought in World War II.
 The children got to see and feel his
Army uniform that was worn in many
countries.
What a wonderful connection also 
to our read aloud 'Horrible Harry
Goes to Sea.'
(the students in Miss Mackle's class are
learning about their ancestors and 
sharing memorabilia, and
everyone just found out that Ida's
great-great grandmother sailed on 
the Titanic - and lived to tell about it.
Miss Mackle decides to take the class
on a riverboat ride) - another tie-in 
to our trip on the RiverQuest on Tuesday.
Love the connections these first 
graders are making!

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Celebrating the 100th Day of School - Where will "100" steps take us...


                                                   
         









"100" licks to celebrate the "100th" day of school

"100" Days in First Grade !!


Tuesday, February 28, 2017

February Happenings


Congratulations, First Graders!
What an amazing job you all did memorizing and reciting your poems
for the MacLane Poetry Recitation.
You all should be so proud.

Literacy Stations in First Grade


Sentence work - cut and combine




Mixed-up sentences


Playing "Yes, My Baby" - learning that / y / makes 3 sounds
( Y says / y/ as in yellow -  y - says / i / as in cry -  y - says / e / as in happy 


Playing "Rob the Robe" to reinforce (vowel-consonant-silent e pattern)
(home - rope - tote - note - joke)     

Literacy Stations Rock!  

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Memories from 2016


Looking back at 2016!


Reader's Theatre - Practicing our parts


Bear, fox and animals getting ready for their parts

Around the World in First Grade
Our first trip to the continent, Europe.
Our pilot and co-pilot manning the cockpit. 
Passengers enjoying the flight.
Flight attendants busy serving 
snacks and drinks.

Writing Workshop - Sharing stories


Making words...

working with glued sounds...
ing, ang, ong, ung, etc.

Lord and Levity - Pajama Day...
and Math work.




The stockings were hung by their chairs 
with care...
in hopes that Father Christmas 
soon would be there...
finding our stockings filled
with yummy treats.

We stopped in Germany to 
learn about Gingerbread.
Making Gingerbread Houses










Designing, creating and admiring...


Holiday Greetings!