Day 7: September 11, 2019
The boys and girls in first grade are already becoming more adept at unpacking and taking care of their morning business. Prompts and reminders are still part of the routine, however. Practice makes progress!
The Question of the Day was: Have you ever written a story? Morning Work encouraged the students to respond to the presence of a mysterious box at the front of the room. Everyone guessed what the contents might be and everyone was happy to see Fluffy the Tarantula finally return to 104!
After our morning meeting, the boys and girls wrote a story about anything they wanted to share. We’ll return to these preliminary writing efforts at another time. Today we simply moved on to a story written by the author/illustrator Elise Parsley: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON’T!
Ms. Weindruch from Climb to Safety was happy to meet the first graders. She began teaching financial literacy by discussing needs and wants. The first graders learned that there are four human needs. Ask your child to name them!
After a recess that saw some problems with friends, we read Chrysanthemum a second time. During this session, the first graders were instructed to pay special attention to the times when the other children in Chrysanthemum’s class teased her with unkind words or actions. Each time this happened, we crumpled up part of a large paper heart. At the end of the story, we tried to fix the heart, but we were not able to make it look like it did before. Even bandages did not help! This was a good visual reminder to do the following: “Before you speak, think and be smart; it’s hard to fix a wrinkled heart.”
During math, the students completed a quick Show What You Know. Following lunch and Quiet Time, the boys and girls also added another lost tooth on their Tooth Picture Graphs. I know we will keep adding data to this graph throughout the year. First grade is a prime year for teething!
Mrs. Hensley returned to 104 for a special lesson today. She informed the students that it was Patriots Day and introduced them to the heroes of 9/11. The students received pictures of search and rescue dogs to color. Even animals can be brave and kind!
Other events of the day included reading and discussing The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, learning soccer skills in P.E., completing the “Hello Around the World” mini books, and sharing more postcards/brochures.
We will get together with our fifth grade buddies tomorrow!
The boys and girls in first grade are already becoming more adept at unpacking and taking care of their morning business. Prompts and reminders are still part of the routine, however. Practice makes progress!
The Question of the Day was: Have you ever written a story? Morning Work encouraged the students to respond to the presence of a mysterious box at the front of the room. Everyone guessed what the contents might be and everyone was happy to see Fluffy the Tarantula finally return to 104!
After our morning meeting, the boys and girls wrote a story about anything they wanted to share. We’ll return to these preliminary writing efforts at another time. Today we simply moved on to a story written by the author/illustrator Elise Parsley: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON’T!
Ms. Weindruch from Climb to Safety was happy to meet the first graders. She began teaching financial literacy by discussing needs and wants. The first graders learned that there are four human needs. Ask your child to name them!
After a recess that saw some problems with friends, we read Chrysanthemum a second time. During this session, the first graders were instructed to pay special attention to the times when the other children in Chrysanthemum’s class teased her with unkind words or actions. Each time this happened, we crumpled up part of a large paper heart. At the end of the story, we tried to fix the heart, but we were not able to make it look like it did before. Even bandages did not help! This was a good visual reminder to do the following: “Before you speak, think and be smart; it’s hard to fix a wrinkled heart.”
During math, the students completed a quick Show What You Know. Following lunch and Quiet Time, the boys and girls also added another lost tooth on their Tooth Picture Graphs. I know we will keep adding data to this graph throughout the year. First grade is a prime year for teething!
Mrs. Hensley returned to 104 for a special lesson today. She informed the students that it was Patriots Day and introduced them to the heroes of 9/11. The students received pictures of search and rescue dogs to color. Even animals can be brave and kind!
Other events of the day included reading and discussing The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, learning soccer skills in P.E., completing the “Hello Around the World” mini books, and sharing more postcards/brochures.
We will get together with our fifth grade buddies tomorrow!