Dr. Seuss Week

In honor of the wonderful author, Dr. Seuss, PBS dedicated an entire week to celebrating many of his books. With Green Eggs and Clothes Day, Fox in Socks, Cat in the Hat, and I Can Read with my Eyes Shut day, we had plenty of fun during the week! We also had a special visit from Dr. Mayes who read Yurtle the Turtle to the class. It is always fun to dress up at school and here are a few pics from throughout the week.

Human Body Unit

In preparation for our field trip on Tuesday, we did a fun lesson on the human body. The kids learned about some of the organs that keep our bodies functioning everyday. They really enjoyed this unit and are excited to see Bodyology The Musical this week!

Love of Literature/Valentine's Day

Today was a day full of excitement! After we finished all of our tests, we began our love of literature activities. Our class rotated to each of the the 1st grade classrooms to do fun valentine's activities. Once the rotations were over, w began our party! The kids loved giving out their special gifts to all of their classmates. Here is a precious picture to help you enjoy your Valentine's weekend!

100th Day of School

We have officially been in first grade for 100 days! To celebrate, we spent a whole day devoted to learning about different ways to make 100. We created 100th day Chex Mix, counted 100 footsteps, and made tally mark headbands. We also had a balloon launch from the football field. The kids hope to have some returned to see how far the balloons traveled. 

Corn Lab

This week we are learning about how different foods are grown. The kids went into the science lab  and learned about how corn is grown and what it is used for today. We talked about how many of our favorite foods have some type of corn in them. The most interesting to them was gummy bears! 

Christmas Party!

Hola! The Christmas in Mexico party was a success! With all the sugary treats the kids had I am sure each kid was hyped up for hours! Thank you for all of your support for the first half of the school year. I can't believe we are half way done! Also, thank you for all of the wonderful and generous Christmas presents. I cannot wait to use them! Hope your family has a great holiday season and I'll see you in January!