Happy Thanksgiving

We are thankful we live in a country where we are free to worship as we want.  We are thankful for our families and friends.  We are thankful we have warm homes to live in and lot of food to eat..  We are thankful for the opportunity to get a good education.  And we are thankful for our loved ones!  We hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving!

Special Person of the Week

Our Special person of the week lives in a tan house with a brown roof with his mom and his brother.  His favorite color is red because he just likes it.  His favorite subject is Reading because he likes to learn.  His favorite TV show is ‘Spongebob’, and his favorite book is Lightening McQueen Old, New, Red, Blue.  He likes to eat Macaroni and cheese.  He likes to play his Nintendo DS.  He feels happy when he’s eating ice cream.  When he grows up, he wants to be a Race Car Driver because he loves race cars.  If he could go anywhere in the world, he would go to King’s Island.  He feels he is special because he is himself.  He feels the best thing about him is that he is very helpful.  He is in Cub Scouts.  He likes to play baseball (rookie league).  He likes to help his Pap Pap in the yard and cook on the grill.  He also likes to help his Grammy cook dinner and bake cookies.

Making Bread and Butter

Our class made bread out of the wheat we ground up earlier this week.  We had to read the recipe and measure the correct amounts. We cracked the eggs, then poured in the flour and milk. After the bread was made we made our own butter using heavy whipping cream.  We are good cooks!  The bread and butter were delicious! 

Native American Centers in Mrs. Dye's room

The two first grade classes joined together for Pioneer and Native American Indian centers.  While in Mrs. Dye's classroom the children made and played an Indian snake stick game, made bead necklaces, made a feather headband and played a corncob tossing game.  They enjoyed learning about how Native Americans played.  Fun, fun, fun.

Pilgrim Centers in Mrs. Stites' Room

Both first grades joined together for learning centers about Pioneers and Indians.  While in Mrs. Stites' class the children made a yo-yo button toy.  They also learned about and ground wheat that they will use to make bread later this week.  The children dyed yarn using blackberries and onion skins.  They also made a ball and cup toy.  What a fun way to learn about pioneer living!

November Learning Centers

Learning Centers this week were fun!  We played a game of Slap! which dealt with words with ending blends.  We wove a mat using a pattern like the Navajo Indians do.  We played Turkey Trot Bingo with words with beginning blends.  We also worked on vocabulary words which were written in American sign language.  We had a lot of fun learning!

Special Person of the Week

Our special person of the week lives in a big house with his mom and his sister.  His dog’s name is Chloe.  His favorite color is blue because he just likes it.  His favorite subject is Math because it is fun to do.  His favorite TV show is ‘Spongebob’ and his favorite book is Tuesday.  He likes to eat macaroni and cheese.  He likes to play basketball and baseball.  He feels happy when he gets a new toy.  When he grows up, he wants to be a Fireman because he wants to help people.  If he could go anywhere in the world, he would go to Florida.  He feels he is special because his mom loves him.  He feels the best thing about him is all kinds of stuff.  He wants you to know he plays baseball.