Taking Action (Food Drive)

We read the book Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Promios.  

 

We talked about the seven year old boy in the book and the actions he took that made a difference in the lives of the people in his community.  Then, we brainstormed actions we could take to make a difference in our community and decided to organize a food drive.

  I also shared the following video from Kid President with the students:

I think it is important for the students to understand that even six and seven year olds can do things that will make a difference!

 

Together with the other first grade classes, we wrote a letter to the students and the staff at Boulevard School asking for their help with this project.  

 

We also made posters to "advertise"our food drive and hung them up around Boulevard School.

On Friday afternoon, we organized, counted, and boxed/bagged all of the donated food.

Thank you to all of the families who participated in our food drive!  Because of the generosity of the families and staff of Boulevard School, we were able to donate 451 cans, boxes, and packages of food to needy families in our community in time for Thanksgiving!

 

Field Trip To The Woodbury Science Lab - 11/11/15

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

Thank you to Alison Bradford, Nicol Coxon, and Dipendra Shrestha for chaperoning!

 There, the students were introduced to the scientific method by conducting an experiment to figure out how many drops of three different liquids (water, oil, or vinegar) could fit on a single penny.

 

 

Watch Them Whip... Watch Them Nae Nae...

This week, we have been learning about the consonant digraphs wh, ch, th, sh, and ck.  One of our spelling words was "whip".  As I was introducing the list of words to the students last Friday, they were really excited about this word and immediately started doing the "Whip And Nae Nae".  The deal was if every student in our class spelled "whip" correctly on the spelling test, we would do the dance this afternoon.  Honestly, this is pure joy!!!

 

Watch Them Whip... Watch Them Nae Nae:

 

 



Field Trip - The Nature Center At Shaker Lakes

On Wednesday, our class took a field trip to The Nature Center At Shaker Lakes.  

Thank you to Mike Coxon, Kati Daltorio, and Justin Wolf for chaperoning!

While we were there, we explored two habitats - the marsh and the forest.  We learned about the different plants and animals that inhabit each place.  We will return to these habitats again in January and May to see how they change with the seasons.

 

Word Work

We now have our third Daily 5 CAFE center up and running - Word Work!  Word Work activities are designed to help students practice their spelling words in fun and interactive ways!

We talked about the specifics of Word Work.  Together, we created an "I Chart" describing what the students and I will do during this time.

 

Throughout the past two weeks, the students practiced using the different activities that will be available to them in the Word Work center.

Rainbow Spelling





Word Bricks - 1 Player

Word Bricks - 2 Players

 

Spelling Word Practice #1
 

 

Spelling Word Practice #2



Pyramid Spelling

Hidden Words Spelling

Dry Erase Board Spelling

Magnet Spelling

Bead Spelling

Stamp Spelling

Secret Code Spelling

Word Search

 Once Daily 5 CAFE is "officially" up and running, the students will be able to select which Word Work activities they would like to use.  I will continue to add new activities to this center as the school year progresses.