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!  

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!

 Voyage of the Mayflower - we traveled from England across the Atlantic to America

Design Challenge
Figuring out ways to measure the length of the Mayflower

Using our bodies to measure the length (each of us is about 4 ft long)

Mathematicians at work - using addition and multiplication to measure 90 ft (the length of the Mayflower)

Our Days in First Grade 

Practicing some relaxation and meditation
before diving into Independent Reading Time

"The music is so relaxing, I love meditation."

Feeling the Zen

Halloween

What a Spooktacular Halloween day in First Grade !

Ready for our Halloween Parade and some afternoon fun

...

Painting Pumpkins

Bobbing for apples...

Great team work!

Special TREATS to end our day!