Buddy Reading!

We have become experts in buddy reading!

Force and Motion Fun!

We have been learning all about force and motion. We have read a lot of books and performed our own force and motion experiment.  We also tried out this game together!

Force and Motion Game

Week of January 4, 2016

We have started a new unit in math.  This unit is all about measurement.  We have worked on measuring objects accurately and with different units.  The different measurement units we have used are paper clips, tiles, unifix cubes, and a ruler.  We have discussed why different units give you different measurements.

We learned a new app called Base Ten Bingo.  This app helps students understand place value.

We had Four Winds.  The topic was squirrels.  It was a lot of fun.  Thank you to the moms that took the time to teach us!

In Word Study, we have been learning about blends.  Blends can be at the beginning or at the end of the word.  We learned that is really important to tap out every sound, so you don't miss any!  Our world was words were Oh You Lucky Duck words.  They are would, should, and could.

In writing, we are wrapping up our opinion writing pieces.  We have been revising by using a check list.  Ms. Graf came to visit us on Friday for writing.  She was really impressed with our writing!

Winter Has Finally Arrived!

Now that winter has finally arrived PLEASE label your child's snow clothes.  We don't want any clothes getting mixed up or lost (All black snow pants tend to look alike!)  Thank you!

Week of December 14, 2015

Visiting Jericho from JES on Vimeo.

Here is our video convincing you to visit Jericho!  This video incorporates our social studies unit (Community) and writing unit (Persuasive Writing).  Students worked with buddies to create their picture, write their sentence, and used the app Puppet Pal to create their project.

Vacation!

We wish you a fun, wacky, and relaxing vacation!

Too Busy!

We have been so busy in first grade!  I am sorry I haven't posted in awhile.  We had a class celebration last week.  Students played games and did puzzles together!

You need to check out our new bulletin board.  We created snowmen that are inspired by the book Snowmen at Night.

We have been working on collecting data and creating representations. Students worked with buddies to write their own survey question, ask the whole class, and create their own representation.  They also had to reflect on the information they collected.

Students practiced coding using the Light Bot app.  Children all over the world participated in the Hour of Code event.

We have been practicing reading and writing words that use -ing, -ang, -ong, -ung, -Ink, -ank, -onk, and unk.