Special Person of the Week

This special person of the week lives in a home that is half brick and half metal with his dad, his mom, his sister and his two brothers. He has a dog named Bengal. He has a cat named Princess Ann. He also has pets named Fergie, Ellie, and Aboo. His favorite colors are light purple and orange because he likes them. His favorite subject is Gym because they play Star Wars. His favorite TV show is ‘Sponge Bob, Square Pants’, and his favorite book is The Foot Book. He likes to eat enchiladas. He likes to play video games. He feels happy when he plays with his sister and brothers. When he grows up, he would like to be an archeologist or a geologist because he wants to find things and look for rocks. If he could go anywhere in the world, he would go to Florida. He feels he is special because God loves him. He feels the best thing about him is that he is nice.

Young Author Books

Our class participated in the Young Authors Writer's Convention. Each child in our class made a book about themselves. The books were displayed for view at IUK. Each child received a gold Writer's Council sticker on the front of their book.

Special Person of the Week

Our person of the week lives with her mom, her dad, her sisters, and her brother in a one-story brown brick house. She has cats named Vivian and Orange Boy. Her favorite color is purple because it is pretty. Her favorite subject is Math because she thinks numbers are fun, but she also likes Gym! Her favorite TV show is ‘Hannah Montanna’, and her favorite book is Junie B. Jones. She likes to eat Chicken,. She likes to play school, roller blade, play softball and also likes to draw. She feels happy when she is with her family. When she grows up, she wants to be a teacher because she would like it. If she could go anywhere in the world, she would go to Florida. She feels she is special because she belongs to a family. She feels the best thing about her is that she has a pretty smile. She also wants you to know her mom calls her Livi.

More Water Safety

After working hard learning to freestyle, and backstroke, we got some free time to play in the water and have fun. We all improved our swimming skills. Fun, fun, fun!

Water Safety Skills on Tuesday

Tuesday, we learned how to glide, flutter kick, float with our face in the water and kick back to the wall. Some of us went off the diving board.

Learning Water Safety at the Northwestern Pool

Our class went to Northwestern High School to learn water safety. Monday we learned to 'bob', blow bubbles so we wouldn't get water in our nose and also do the Tasmanian, Tweety Bird, Torpedo front glide!

Writing to 1000!

These three children wrote all the way from 1 to 1000! They have been working 15 minutes per week during our Learning Center time. A big accomplishment. We are proud of them!

Special Person of the Week

Our person of the week lives with her daddy in a little blue house with a white porch. Others in her family are her mom, her sisters and two grandpas and grandmas. She has a dog named Bella, and a fish named Beatty. Her favorite color is purple. Her favorite subject is dogs because they are playful. Her favorite TV show is ’Sponge Bob Square Pants’ and her favorite book is Lucy on the Loose. She likes to eat pizza. She likes to play outside. She feels happy when she is at home. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian because she thinks dogs are cute. If she could go anywhere in the world, she would go to Disney World in Florida. She feels she is special because she has a mom and a dad. She feels the best thing about her is that she has a lot of friends.

Writing to 1000!

These children have written from 1 to 1000 during our learning center time. They are now working in books that make them use their math skills to figure out answers to story problems. We are very proud of these hard workers!

Dr. Finkler shows us Amphibians

Dr. Finkler, a biologist, brought in several different amphibians to show the first grade classes. He introduced us to several different species of salamanders, and several different kinds of frogs. We learned about their habitats and many interesting facts. We had the opportunity to hear the chirps of different frogs. We learned a lot!

St. Patrick's Day

Our class celebrated St. Patrick's day fun by following hints that were left the night before by a leprechaun. We found fun signs and tricky messes around our room. We also found his pot of gold. We read several books about St. Patrick and learned that he was a real person. He was not originally from Ireland at all, but actually grew up in Britain. He was stolen, and sold as a slave to a man named Miliucc, and then became a shepherd. After being saved from slavery, Patrick went back to Ireland as a missionary. We used our math skills to find out that St. Patrick was 76 when he died.

Special Person of the Week

Our person of the week lives with her mom, her step-dad, her sister, her step-sisters, and her brother in a big tan and brown house with a lot of trees. Her favorite colors are purple and pink because she likes them. Her favorite subject is Gym because it is fun. Her favorite TV show is ‘SpongeBob Square Pants’ and her favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham. She likes to eat macaroni and cheese. She likes to go outside and play, and she likes to color. She feels happy when she’s at home. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian because she could help animals. If she could go anywhere in the world, she would like to go to Florida. She feels the best thing about her is that she shares. She feels she is special because she is nice.

Dr. Ladd and Dental Care

Dr. Ladd came to Howard to give a presentation to the kindergarten through 2nd grade children on dental health. He showed us the correct way to brush our teeth and our tongue. He explained how important it is to floss. He said we should brush our teeth every time we eat something. We should visit the dentist once a year, and get a flouride treatment also. Dr. Ladd provided each child with a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. Thank you Dr. Ladd!

5th Grade Reads Dr. Seuss

Mrs. Gaines' 5th grade class came to our class to read Dr. Seuss books to us. Each 5th grader paired with a first grader and read several stories to them. It was fun to spend time with the big kids and listen to how well they read the stories.

Dr. Seuss

Our class celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with centers using books Dr. Seuss has written. We had a reading center and read many of his books. We made a 'Cat in the Hat' hat to wear for the day. We played a graphing game using the names of several of his books and graphed them as we drew them out of a 'Cat in the Hat' bag. We logged onto an internet site that had games special made for Seusville. We also played a game with dice and striped Cat in the Hat hats. We will continue doing special 'Dr. Suess' activities the rest of March, and will be doing a lot with rhyming words.