Math and Measuring!

We have been measuring everything in our way! So far we've just been talking about inches using both a straight-edge and a measuring tape. If you need anything measured around the house, you have your very own expert!

Writer's Workshop

We have been writing so much; soon we'll be begging parents to come help publish some of our writing! It's exciting to watch the kids using references around the room for their writing drafts.

Our Star!

Now we know that Ryan has a really nice sister and his favorite book to read is the Sneetches and favorite sport to play is soccer. Although he has a few trophies from baseball too! If you would like to take Ryan out to dinner, Big Boys is his choice!
We can remember all of this thanks to our recorder, Emma Stempien. Great job Emma!

New Star

Our Star this week is Ryan! We can't wait to find out all of Ryan's favorite things!

Mystery Reader!

Our Mystery Reader was Mrs.Dolan- boy was Brendan surprised...and excited! She read Lion King to us; it was so exciting! Thanks Mrs. Dolan!

Fish Detective

Thanks to Mrs.Fontichiaro, the first graders are now Fish Detectives for the next couple weeks. They will be observing the fish in the tank by the media center and recording their discoveries.

Our Recorder for Jake

Aidan was our recorder this week and what a great job he did! We now know that Jake will be attending the Presidential Inauguration! We can't wait to hear all about it!

Our New STAR!

Jake is our new STAR this week! We can't wait to find out more about him!

Happy Birthday Graham!

Graham is 7 now! Wow! Thanks for sharing cupcakes...with skittles on top! YUM! Did you know that Graham opened one present, went sledding,swimming,played putt-putt, ate dinner and ended with a movie-ALL in one day!!!!!

Our STAR Recorder

Jenna was our recorder for Kathrine. We found out she loves to eat at Max and Erma's with her family(we wonder what she orders?) She went on a trip to Colorado and can't wait to go again! Great job Jenna!

Happy Thanksgiving To All!

Our Thanksgiving feast was a huge success thanks to all the help from the families!
We ended the day with a Blessing Mix and a movie(we tried to save some to share!)
Certainly a perfect ending to a perfect feast...Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Thanksgiving Books

We have been working hard to complete a Thanksgiving book to read on Thanksgiving Day! Don't forget to share!

Happy Birthday Will!

Will is 7! Thanks for sharing your birthday with us Will! The cupcakes were yummy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We know that Thanksgiving is a time for giving and thinking of others. With our buddies we made Thanksgiving placemats for nursing homes and Meals On Wheels.

There's an ANT in ANTonym!

Did you know there is an "ant" in antonym? Well,there is! We've been practicing antonyms and learning about organisms in science. We decided to put an ant on our antonym headbands(even though we have been getting some weird looks!)Today our guppies and snails came! We prepared habitats for them and the beetles- let the observing begin!

Our STAR!

Our STAR this week is Katherine. She won a trophy playing soccer and shared it with us! One of her favorite things to do is...you guessed it! Play soccer!
Once we interview Katherine, we'll be able to report more news. Stay tuned...

FYI

*Look for a new Homelink(unit 4)coming home on Wednesday.
*We have been learning what antonyms are...ask us!
*We started our Organisms unit in science. Ask us what an organism is...you'll be surprised how much we know! We also planted seeds and will be observing them; we hope to be bringing them home for Thanksgiving!:)
*Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday...thanks to all who are able to help out!
*No STAR next week; will start again on December 1st with Jacob.
*Thanks to everyone for such great conferences(it's no wonder I have such an awesome class!)

Mrs.Davenport

Mrs.Davenport has been helping us deal with conflict by showing us some coping skills we are able to use in real life situations. She certainly starts our week off just right! Thank you Mrs.Davenport!

New Wall Words

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blue
brown
color
funny
green
like
many
some
Word Families:
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Mystery Readers!

Yes! We had two Mystery Readers! What a nice surprise! Mrs.Bumbaugh read One Fish, Two Fish,Red Fish, Blue Fish to us. We had fun listening and enjoyed a red fish, blue fish and goldfish treat together.
To end our day, Mrs.Ringler surprised us with two really funny books: Thomas'Snowsuit and The Pet from the Black Lagoon. Definietly ones to check-out and read again!

A New Recorder!

Henry was our recorder today for Miles. Great job Henry!
We found out about Miles and all his favorite things. One of them is his father's homemade smoothies(I think Miles volunteered to bring them in for the whole class!)