Hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Spring Break! Here are some highlights from last week...
Our biography journals are all filled up! We have studied lots of important people and learned about how and why they are important. The conversations that we had throughout the unit were thoughtful and inspiring! I am hoping the first graders continue to learn and study important people even though we are wrapping up the unit.
We ended last week with Art Literacy. The first graders learned about murals, and drew their own self portrait that will soon be part of a school wide mural! The artists not only drew themselves but also thought of an attribute that they contribute to the Stephenson community. We have very imaginative, creative, funny, helpful, happy first graders! A HUGE thank you to all of the parent volunteers that helped make it possible :)
Reminders:
4/11 -- Book Orders Due!
Here are some photos from the week...
This week was full of performances! On Thursday, the Missoula teachers came into our classroom and taught the first graders all about acting! On Friday we had the Missoula Children's Theater performance of Peter & Wendy. It was a wonderful show with an incredible cast of Stephenson students :)
For buddies this week, the fourth graders performed some magic tricks that they learned after reading about Houdini. After the magic, we took advantage of the dry weather and went outside for a buddy recess!
In both reading and writing we are focusing on non-fiction text! The first graders are both writers and teachers in our non-fiction chapter book unit. They have been using the writing process (thinking, planning, writing, revising) and have begun creating their very own non-fiction chapter books. The authors are excited to share all of their knowledge!
The week ended with a classroom visit from the leprechaun. The students wrote letters to the leprechaun asking him to come to the classroom, they must have been pretty convincing because he came to room 112 - and made quite the mess! I have posted some photo evidence below...
Reminders:
3/24 -- Art Literacy @ 8:30
3/27 - 4/2 -- Spring break!
Here are some photos from the week...
Here are some highlights from the week...
This week we started our new reading unit! We are going to be focusing on reading, decoding and comprehending non-fiction text. In this unit we get to soar through space, swim in the sea, travel around the world and study lots of different topics - here we go!
In math, we packed up our suitcases and headed home from Antarctica. The penguin experts have studied and compared different types of penguins and even created their own paper penguins! We are starting our geometry unit and the first graders have begun studying and shapes.
This week we learned about Cesar Chavez and added him to our biography journals! The first graders are continuing to make insightful connections and ask deep questions to get to know these important people better!
Reminders:
3/13 - 3/17 -- Missoula
3/15 -- Spirit Day - Crazy Hair Day
3/17 -- Missoula Performance @ 12:45pm & 7:00pm
Here are some photos from the week...
