Friday, October 31, 2014

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



We still BELIEVE! What a ride it has been....and we have learned so much in our classroom because of the ROYALS! We have discussed how their determination and perseverance have brought our community together and given our beautiful city so much exposure. We have also talked about how happy the ROYALS have made us feel and how much JOY they have brought our classroom....WE BELIEVE they will dominate next year....WORLD SERIES 2015, here we come...at least that is what this first grade class BELIEVES!  

Now, back to the hard work we have been doing this week! We are still deep into our study of bears and we  have also celebrated Halloween! Our classroom has been full of energy and excitement. Take a look at the pictures below from our integrated language arts time in the mornings.
Unscrambling grizzly bear sentences!

Completing our NOUN book!

Ms. Lorfing guides the group in their grammar books as they work on identifying adjectives!

Working on our fine motor skills as we sketch a bear in our theme notebooks!
Rocket Speller App
Guided Reading....your children are working so hard!

Building our spelling words with magnetic letters!
Amelia Bedelia takes things so literally! A follow-up to our story....

Adam is going on a NOUN HUNT!

HALLOWEEN ADJECTIVES!
In math this week we have reviewed greater than, less than and equal to using Allie the Alligator who likes to eat BIG numbers! The children have worked independently, with partners and with their bears to deepen their knowledge of this concept.  We also sorted our bears according to different attributes. Once we sorted them we compared the amount in each group! The children have also been working with Ms. Lorfing in their theme notebooks, to complete BEAR LOGIC. It is a fun way to introduce the children to problems that require logic to solve. They love it! Check out the pictures below:
Raquel rolls the dice and compares the numbers!
Hard at work comparing numbers!
3 bears had bows, 14 bears did not have bows.....3 < 14!
Two groups of bears, those bears with an iris and those without....
Joshua's bear is the only bear with a red nose!
Maddie places the correct symbol (<, >, =) on the board.

Our Smart Board lesson comparing numbers!
The students show their answer!
BEAR LOGIC....a fun way to use our brains!
In social studies we have moved on to the last four bears: the sun bear, the spectacled bear, the panda and the sloth bear. It has been so much fun as we have continued to use our bears in all subject areas. Hard to believe we only have one more week of this great theme! Your children have come so far since the beginning of the school year! WOW!
Raquel and Asa busy summarizing the information they read in their theme notebook...
In TNT this week, using the knowledge they have gained over the past several weeks, the children created their very own bear habitat!






Take a look at a few pics from our trip to the Folly. The children loved CURIOUS GEORGE! A special thanks goes out to our Cultural Arts Committee for providing us with this great opportunity!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADDIE!
We loved celebrating with you....


HALLOWEEN


 
The first to arrive.....we are ready for the day!

The Halloween Ball!




Dancing at the Halloween Ball!


Halloween Party
Snack time...

Story time.....

Pin the nose on the witch....

Craft time.....
Thank you to everyone who came to make our Halloween party so special. We appreciate all you do to make these kiddos so happy!

SPELLING WORDS
Phonics Skill: short "e"

Words: set, sent, ten, tell, let, get, went, hen, when, help
Challenge: autumn, mammals, November, subtract
SURPRISE ???????

REMINDERS 

Scholastic Book Orders due Wednesday, November 5th.
Friday, November 7th: TEDDY BEAR PICNIC for our students @ our normal lunch time.
We will visit the book fair next Friday, November 7th, from 2:00-2:40. You are welcome to join your child!

We hope you have a great Halloween night and a wonderful weekend. ENJOY!
Love, 
Sara and Carey



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