Shape Up Shapes!

Dear First Graders,

       Making composite shapes has been exciting (and challenging!). We really had to think and keep trying to build a trapezoid with four of our shapes.  Did you challenge your mom and dad to try at home?  The pieces you need were part of your homework.

    Here are some of the composite shapes we made!  (I also included one way to make a trapezoid with four of shapes we had).

     Two of our friends unexpectedly were twins for the day!  So fun!!

     We also enjoyed a very silly book read by our mystery reader! 

 One last thing, on a more personal note, I became an aunt again on Saturday! My sister and her family welcomed their newest addition, Eve Ingrid. She is a peanut and absolutely adorable.

Bear Hugs,

Happy Veteran's Day!

Dear First Graders,

     I hope you enjoyed our assembly today called "Bubble Mania!".  Try to be scientists at home with bubbles.

     I was very impressed with the great job you did singing our patriot songs in honor of Veteran's Day!

Bear Hugs,

Shapes Galore!

Dear First Graders,

     We had a fun week, celebrating our friend's birthday and having a sibling as our mystery reader!!

   We have also been learning a lot about 2D (flat) and 3D shapes!  Some of our new 2D shapes include trapezoid and hexagon. Did you tell mom and dad that a square is a special type of rectangle? Our 3D shape names can be a little harder for us, but we love using our poem to help! 

    I was very impressed with the great patterns we made with our partners.  I wonder if you can find patterns around your house!!

Bear Hugs,
Mrs. Jefts

Happy Halloween

Dear Trick or Treaters,

     Did you remember to scare the Tuna Salad out of your parents with your scary Halloween story?!?!

    I know I scared some of you with our Mystery Bags. It was a fun way to practice both our investigation of textures as well as using great adjectives to describe items.

   Have fun trick or treating tomorrow!  I loved the song Mrs. Johnston taught in music this week... Keep it in mind as you have a safe Halloween.

Tune of: I'm a Little Tea Pot

I'm a Trick or Treater set to go!

Here is my flashlight, I'll walk slow.

I always say thank-you for my treats

And I never run across the street!!

Bear Hugs,

Mystery Readers

Dear First Graders,

     Amelia's mom came earlier in the week as our mystery reader.  We had a great discussion about being a citizen of another country.  A lot of us were confused about what it means to be a citizen of another country versus having family that originated from a different country.  This would be a great topic to investigate further with mom and dad!!

    We also had a sibling come read to us from the middle school!  Isaac's sister held us captive with her great reading skills and amazing book.

   Parents: On a side note, we are booked for mystery readers the first two weeks of November.  If you have a day/time you would like to come the week of Nov. 16th or 23rd send me an email and we can schedule on a first come basis.

Happy Reading!

The Haunted Gym!

Dear Trick-or-Treaters!

     I hope you had fun navigating through the amazing haunted gymnasium.  Miss Sabourin did a great job setting up all these fun activities!

Bear Hugs!

Super Scientists

Dear Scientists,

     We have been conducting some really great experiments with our different states of matter!  Here we are testing if a gourd sinks or floats (thanks Iris for bringing these in for our class!!).  

    Here we are observing how gases do not have their own size or shape!!  

Bear Hugs,