Our Harvest Party was a success and the masks came out great! Thank you so much to all of our parent helpers and guests!!
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
Math Choice
Today kids learned how to log onto EveryDay math to play some extra math games! (You can get to it at home from a link on the right side of this blog page!)
We also had some incredible building with Unifix cubes! The children worked together to make a long chain of cubes with every single one in the bin. One student even counted them all... 334 Unifix cubes all in a line across our classroom!
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Reminder!!
Picture retakes are tomorrow. If your child is getting them done, please make sure the whole envelope/packet of originals comes in with the child.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Fire Station Fun!
The field trip to the fire station was a success! We learned a lot of things today:
1) Don't go out if your door is hot!
2) Firefighters have a bedroom, a kitchen, and a living room for when they stay at the station. They don't live there!
3) If a firefighter (or teacher!) is wearing all the heavy gear, they are still the same regular person who wants to keep you safe!
4) It is really hard to get 20 first graders in and smiling for a picture when you are inside a fire station!
1) Don't go out if your door is hot!
2) Firefighters have a bedroom, a kitchen, and a living room for when they stay at the station. They don't live there!
3) If a firefighter (or teacher!) is wearing all the heavy gear, they are still the same regular person who wants to keep you safe!
4) It is really hard to get 20 first graders in and smiling for a picture when you are inside a fire station!
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
A Great End to a Short Week!
Today was a busy day!! We had so much fun at the library, and it was a perfect day for a walk.
This afternoon we had nap time as our class celebration. The majority of kids voted on this a few days ago ( all their idea!), so we made it happen!
Everyone found a cozy spot and either rested or looked at a book. It was very peaceful in Room 6 with the shades down and relaxing music playing quietly in the background!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Monday, October 16, 2017
Grandfriend's Day
Grandfriend's day was a success! Thanks to all the adults who were able to join us! The scarecrow crafts came out great!
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Our First STEM Challenge!
On Friday, we had our first engineering design challenge of the year!
The goal: to build a bridge that could hold a cup of 100 pennies for at least 30 seconds. Each partnership would get a bag of materials: 3 note cards, 15 straws, 2 paper clips, and a couple arm lengths of masking tape, which I passed around. (You can click on pictures to see them bigger).
We started off by gathering some background information about bridges. Then everyone made a materials list and wrote a plan for their bridge. Once they picked their building partners, we were off!
Ask your children about the process!
We learned that sometimes engineers and other people solving big problems don't succeed right away, but they stick with it! Sometimes they might have the resources to start over from scratch, but lots of times they have to figure out how to change their current design to make it better.
We worked almost all morning, and then in the afternoon the teams went back to work to finish or change their designs...and many more kids were successful the second time around!
There were many great moments of teamwork and persistence throughout the day and it was a lot of fun to see the whole process. Everyone did a great job, and I hope to do many more challenges throughout the year!
The goal: to build a bridge that could hold a cup of 100 pennies for at least 30 seconds. Each partnership would get a bag of materials: 3 note cards, 15 straws, 2 paper clips, and a couple arm lengths of masking tape, which I passed around. (You can click on pictures to see them bigger).
We started off by gathering some background information about bridges. Then everyone made a materials list and wrote a plan for their bridge. Once they picked their building partners, we were off!
Ask your children about the process!
We learned that sometimes engineers and other people solving big problems don't succeed right away, but they stick with it! Sometimes they might have the resources to start over from scratch, but lots of times they have to figure out how to change their current design to make it better.
We worked almost all morning, and then in the afternoon the teams went back to work to finish or change their designs...and many more kids were successful the second time around!
There were many great moments of teamwork and persistence throughout the day and it was a lot of fun to see the whole process. Everyone did a great job, and I hope to do many more challenges throughout the year!
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Pajama day!
We earned another celebration! Pajama day is tomorrow! It was great to see so many faces tonight!
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Stuffed Animal Day Tomorrow
Today we filled our classroom bucket with Champ Bands!
We voted together and decided to bring in stuffed animals tomorrow as a celebration.
Each student can bring ONE stuffed animal friend from home, but it has to fit in the backpack to come to school!
We voted together and decided to bring in stuffed animals tomorrow as a celebration.
Each student can bring ONE stuffed animal friend from home, but it has to fit in the backpack to come to school!
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