100th Day of School

Today we celebrated the 100th day of first grade!

 

The day was a HUGE success!  The 100 item trail mix was delicious!  We had fun guessing the 100 contents of each person's mystery bottle!  The 100 bead necklaces looked great on the students!  Everyone worked collaboratively to build structures using 100 cups!  Roll to 100 was a fun game!  What a great day!

Using 10 each of 10 ingredients (goldfish crackers, skittles, m&ms, gummy bears, chex, pretzels, teddy grahams, chocolate chips, bite sized oreos, and mini marshmallows), each student created a trail mix consisting of 100 items.

 

 

 

We had a very special 100th Day of School snack.  Yum!

 

We had fun trying to figure out what each person in our class put into his/her mystery bottle.  Gumballs, seashells, macaroni noodles, candy, and cereal were some of the items students selected.



 

Each student used 100 beads to make his/her own necklace.  Everyone had fun designing and creating this 100th day jewelry!

In small groups, the students built structures using 100 cups. 

They enjoyed this activity so much, the students contuined to build with cups at choice time.

 

We ended the day by playing Roll to 100.

 

 

 

Surprise Field Trip To The Rainforest

This week, we began our fourth IB Unit Of Inquiry, “Sharing The Planet”. 

The central idea of this unit is,

“Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.” 

On Wednesday, we kicked off our new unit with a surprise field trip to

The Rainforest at The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

As we explored this “habitat”, we were able to learn about the various plants and animals that are able to survive there. The rainforest is one of the five habitats (in addition to desert, ocean, grasslands, and polar) that we will inquire into throughout this unit.

Thank you to Kate Bennett, Silke Forbes, Candace Spencer, Megan Bhatia, Lakeya Wilson, and Ron Latson for chaperoning this field trip!

 

 

 

Worn out after a great day...