America the Beautiful

USA... 
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into the paper dolls! Also, thank you for supporting your child as they memorize their speeches/parts for our big program! We are so excited and we are hard at work.

Walt Disney, Sally Ride, Shirley Temple, Benjamin Franklin

Maya Angelou & Molly Brown

Both classes came together as we practiced our program for the very first time with our piano player Lamar Sims. It is going to be great.......! It is amazing how quickly they have learned their parts. 

Language Arts Block

Finishing up our research on our Famous Americans wait until you see our reports!!!

Sign it, Spell it with our Spelling Words

Sorting, Tallying & Graphing Coins

Spelling Graffiti

Sally Ride practicing her extra speaking part...

Cut/Paste Sorting Sentences

Sorting "ee" & "ea" words

Fiction or Non-Fiction with Scholastic News Book Covers

Social Studies
Students were so excited to begin sharing their famous American dolls. THANK YOU so much! In social studies the students learned all about the Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam and Groundhog Day. They have been presenting their Famous Americans. They have to stand in front of the class and present their research report. Their paper doll is presented as well. The audience must actively listen and are allowed to give a compliment or ask a question at the end of the presentation. We cannot believe how far your children have come.  We will continue sharing them into next week.

"I want you for first grade!!!!"

Making our predictions for Groundhog Day & making groundhog puppets

Math- We have also introduced the children to time. We are working on just the hour and half hour at this point.  We are having a blast in math!

Practicing with our our clocks with Miss O'Connor

Who will be the clock master next?

Drawing a clock is harder than you think!

Mrs. Sansale introduces time to the kids

Learning our time song with Mrs. Sansale

TNT: Try New Things ....we worked on an American Poster.













 Cultural Arts Program: To Whom it May Inspire
 
 

iPads:
The kids used the app Puppet Pals with their Famous American dolls.  They picked a background, used their Famous American dolls,practiced their speech and became their character.  It was a blast!!!

Hands on Science: The children learned about chemistry....how it is the study of matter & how it interacts with the world around it. They observed an experiment with matter and we talked about a chemical reaction.  We took pipe cleaners, borax and hot water.....we put them in a jar and we will have to see what happens......stay tuned.

Spelling Words: 
Regular Words: saint, paid, trail, chain, brain, coast, soap, throat, load, float
Challenge Words: Kansas, program, symbol, groundhog
Surprise the Teacher Word: ???
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REMINDERS:

*Start to gather your child's famous American costume and practice with your child for their specific part (speech and or extra part if they have one) only 1 week until the show!!!!

*Your child can practice the USA songs we sent home.

*The book in the bag will not be coming home during our USA theme. 


HOORAY FOR THE U.S.A. Program: PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL BY 8:05AM DRESSED IN THEIR COSTUME SO WE CAN TAKE A FIRST GRADE PICTURE FOR AN AUCTION ITEM.  WE WILL NEED EVERY STUDENT HERE ON TIME THAT MORNING & READY TO GO.  THANK YOU!!!!    Thursday, February 5th @ 9:15am--Come to our room after the program to see your child's Famous American Research Report & all of the Paper Dolls.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9TH....YOU CAN START BRINGING IN YOUR VALENTINE'S DAY BOXES (NOTE CAME HOME EARLIER THIS WEEK)

*VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY: Friday, February 13th from 2:00-3:00 in the first grade classrooms.
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Have a great weekend.Stay Warm!

Melissa & Maeve