Snow-cano!!!

Dear First Graders,

I had a blast with you today!  Thanks for being so helpful as my voice wasn't working very well.  Here we are making our snow and turning it into a snow-cano!!

 

I'll post some pictures from our holiday party later this week!  If you celebrate Christmas, I hope it was wonderful! 

Bear Hugs,

Writing Celebration!

Dear First Graders,

    It was amazing sharing your wonderful stories with all the guests that were able to make it to our writing celebration!  You are becoming wonderful authors. Our next unit will be nonfiction (informational) books. A note went home Friday asking you to brainstorm ideas about what you could write about! We will need these sheets when we come back after the holiday. (another copy is posted on the sidebar).

We also enjoyed a mystery reader!  

Bear Hugs! 

Happy Chanukah!

Dear Friends,

     I loved playing dreidel with you today!  Here are some action shots.  Thanks to the two moms that I snagged last minute to help run the game.  Here are the directions we used:  "Dreidel" Game Components

Have a great weekend!

Alligator, Alligator

Dear First Graders,

     We have had a busy week!  We enjoyed hearing a story from our mystery reader this afternoon!

     Here we are practicing using our math symbols for greater than, less than.  I love our little chant that helps us remember:

             

Alligator, Alligator

Which one will you eat?

The bigger one, the greater one!

           It will taste so sweet!

     We have been working hard during writer's workshop to get ready for our publishing celebration.  It will be Friday, December 18th at 1:40.  If you are unable to attend, we will be bringing home our books and you can have your own celebration!  

Bear Hugs,

Doubles Rap

Dear First Graders,

     We are mastering our double facts to 5!  Our doubles rap and double bump game are a great way to practice our doubles (will post a copy to side bar ASAP).

Mrs. Rose created a link to some great sites that work on fact fluency:  Math Facts

0 + 0 = 0 OHHHH!

1 + 1 = 2 Booooo!

2 + 2 = 4 More

3 + 3 = 6 kicks

4 + 4 = 8 Spider Weight

5 + 5 = 10 AGAIN! 

    I hope you told mom and dad how you practiced your addition fact in the computer lap using xtramath.org  This is a great resource that you can use. The idea is that the best way to become fluent in math facts is to learn the facts through short, daily practice of a group of addends. The program takes from 5-10 minutes and then it will tell the kids that they are done for the day. Your usernames and passwords came home in your report card envelopes, but don't hesitate to email me if you can't find them! 

 A little indoor recess fun!

Bear Hugs,

Wacky Wednesday

Dear Class,

     I hope you enjoyed Wacky Wednesday and some of the jokes your friends brought in! I can't wait to hear the jokes you bring next Wednesday.

    We sang Happy Birthday to one of our amazing friends today!

    A request has been made for a book order so... If you want to order holiday books from Scholastic the link is on our blog to the right. Please do so by Tuesday so we can get them before break.

Bear Hugs,

Mystery Reader

Dear Friends,
   
       Cold weather is upon us!  Brrrrr, it can be cold when we go out at 10:30 in the morning. Remember to bring your hat and gloves so that you have the option of wearing them if needed.

      We are doing great with our math double facts to 5 and adding 0, 1 and 2. A great idea is to make flashcards to keep working on these facts.  Keep up the great job!

     Our mystery reader shared a great story!  We are booked for December mystery readers and will be looking for more in the new year.

Bear Hugs,