POETRY
We are very busy this week as we explore the magical world of poetry! We are learning about similes, metaphors and other devices poets use to create entertaining work. Take a look at the pictures below from our Language Arts block!
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| Polygon puzzles on Starfall! |
Carmen uses Versatiles to review language arts skills!
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| Hard at work on our BOOK OF PLURALS! |
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| We are using Audrey Woods's, Quick As A Cricket, book to explore the world of similes! |
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| Jake and Kate are hard at work on their own book of SIMILES! |
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| Shape Bugs! |
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| Reading poems from The Butterfly Jar by Jeff Moss. Students read three, chose their favorite one, copied and then illustrated it. |
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| WATER COLOR SPELLING! |
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| Eli is hard at work molding his 3D shapes! |
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| Oscar and Sophie give each other a practice spelling test! So fun! |
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| FIRST GRADE IN A BOTTLE....Lamar shakes the bottle, finds a word and writes a sentence! |
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| The students placed new words on the portable word wall and then created sentences. |
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| Each child was asked to write two of each type of sentence on a sticky note and place it under the correct heading. |
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| A review of coin recognition and coin values! |
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| FILL THE BANK....the child to fill the entire piggy bank with dimes first, wins! In the background, two other students play BUILD IT, MAKE IT, BREAK IT....a game that focuses on the concept of place value! |
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| More fun with VERSATILES....this time a math review! |
In social studies this week, Ms. Lorfing has introduced HAIKUs to the children....they are enthralled and really enjoying creating their own pieces of work. They have also been working on their very on ACROSTIC poems....and every chance we get we are reading different kinds of poetry to them. This is only a taste of the poetry they will explore in second grade!
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| Using literature to introduce the children to Haiku poetry! |
TNT
......was a surprise this week.....
......was a surprise this week.....
We hope you enjoy your Mother's Day gifts! They worked hard on them!
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Examining our science experiments! They are growing tall!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OSCAR!
 
We loved celebrating with you! Have a great one!
Congratulations....we are finished with our BOOK IN A BAG program! Your children have been so responsible. Thank you for signing the calendars nightly and helping your children learn to love reading. We see it in the classroom every day!
SPELLING
We will have one more spelling test!
Words: field, thief, chief, alien, believe, niece, piece, relief, cookie, priest
Challenge: geometry, rhyme, Haiku, Acrostic
Don't forget to surprise US!!!! It is your last chance!
.....and here it is the GRAND TOTAL from last week's first grade lemonade and cookie stand:
YUMMIES 4 YOUR TUMMIES
2 HELP HAITI
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$3066.29!
....a little more than last year! WOW!
Our friends in HAITI will get their filters! YEA! Thank you again for your support. The kids had a blast. We turned in all of the money in chapel this week and the kids got to announce their grand total! SO PROUD!
A special thank you to Wendy, Kelly and Jessica for your help this week. You time is appreciated!
REMINDERS
Thursday, May 15th- Room 101's day of reading! When talking in our classroom about 3 weeks ago we discovered that the children would love to have a day of reading...there are so many books we still have to read to them and there are so many books they still want to read on there own....so here we have it, our first annual day of reading! Details to come!
Friday, May 16th- our last spelling test and SPIRIT DAY!
Hard to believe we are approaching the end of school. We our enjoying every minute and can you believe it.....every student in our classroom has made it to OUTSTANDING at least once this year! Way to go ROOM 101.....keep it up! Enjoy the weekend!
Happy MOTHER'S DAY to our MOMS! ENJOY!
Love, Sara & Carey
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