Cultural Geography

Our guest speaker, Sarah, taught us how the British culture has influenced our culture from musical groups, to sports and food.  We tried a British snack food called "Twiglets."  And, then we had a surprise when Sarah appeared in a special British dress and shared it with those children who wanted to try it on.

Outdoor Recess!!

Bundled up and ready for outdoor recess!

5th Grade Buddies

We recently got together with our 5th grade friends to share non-fiction books. The 5th graders had just finished amazing pop-up books about different countries. They read them to their 1st grade buddy and taught them some cool facts. Then, the 1st graders read their Expert Books and taught the 5th graders a thing or two!

100th Day Fun!

This week we celebrated the 100th day of school. We had a visit from 'Zero the Hero', shared our amazing 100 Posters and made cool creations using pattern blocks and unifix cubes.

Perserverance

We have been reading books in which characters show the trait of "perseverance."  After reading and discussing several books, the children explained what perseverance is, why it is important and how you persevere.  Their words are captured on the picture of the poster below.  One child exclaimed during our discussion, "nothing would get done without perseverance!"  We brainstormed ways that we could do "positive self talk" to encourage ourselves to persevere.  Their talking bubbles are shown  in the 2nd photo.

Valentine's Celebration

The pictures say it all.  What could be more fun than 6 and 7 year olds exchanging cards, thanking each other and enjoying treats.  Happy Valentine's Day!  (We know that there was a lot of support to get all of these cards made.  Thanks!)

Cold Days!

What a cold couple of weeks we have endured!  Here are a few scenes from indoor recess that are all a bit blury due to the fast movement of the children.  With music playing, they created their own conga line through the classroom.  In the last photo, they are following a dance video projected onto our white board from "Let's Dance for Kids."  We are trying to move, stay warm and have fun.