100th Day of School

Today we celebrated the 100th day of first grade!

(However, with all of the "extreme weather days", it was actually the 97th 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!  Everyone was so creative while making their 100 pictures!  What a great day!

Using 10 each of 10 ingredients (goldfish crackers, skittles, m&ms, gummy bears, chex, pretzels, teddy grahams, chocolate chips, conversation hearts, 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.  Pennies, fuzz balls, , 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. 

We ended the day by making pictures using cut outs of the number 100. 

Field Trip To The Woodbury Science Lab (Matter)

  On Monday, our class took a field trip to the Woodbury Science Lab.

Thank you to  Laini Krakovitz and Tim Moran for chaperoning!

Mrs. Hochman taught us about matter.

We practiced describing properties of matter.
We inquired, experimented, and explored with different materials. 

We also had time to explore the many different items in the lab. 

 

Kid President's 20 Things We Should Say More Often

On Tuesday, I shared the following video with the class:

The students loved it so much, we watched it twice in a row!

This video was a great way to wrap up our second IB Unit of Inquiry, "How We Organize Ourselves"!  Throughout the past 6 weeks, we have talked about actons that we can take for the common good.  

Enjoy! 

First Grade Food Drive - 2013

The first grade food drive was a HUGE success!  Thanks to the generosity of the families and staff of Boulevard School, we were able to donate 364 cans, boxes, and packages of food to the Heights Emergency Food Center in time for Thanksgiving.

Together with Mrs. Deep's class, we wrote a letter to the students and staff of Boulevard School asking them for their help with our food drive.  Then, we made posters advertising our food drive.  We hung them throughout the school.

 

 

 

 On Tuesday, November 26th, we counted the 364 cans, boxes, and packages of food to be donated to the Heights Emergency Food Bank in time for Thanksgiving.