Saturday, August 29, 2015

First Week!

We have had an amazing first week of first grade! The kids were working so hard, and it was so much fun to see them all adjusting back to school and learning all the new routines we have in our classroom. I have already been so impressed with this whole group- they get to work right away and use every drop of time during the day. Many kids come in and immediately ask me, "When are we going to get to read today??? Will we get to write soon?" and those questions are music to a teacher's ears! 

Our first day was great- we did some writing telling about our feelings that morning after reading the book "First Day Jitters". I was so excited to watch every single kid trying their best on the first writing project of the year- whether that was getting one word down on paper or writing a paragraph. 
























We also learned one of our most important routines for the year, which we call a movement break. We do movement breaks after every time we have spent sitting on the floor, so usually a few times a day. We watch a Just Dance video and try to follow along with the dancers on the screen. This gives us a chance to move our bodies and get the wiggles out and makes it so much easier to focus on our school work. These kids are great dancers already!


In math, we have been getting familiar with some of the hands on materials we will use all year long, and learning how to take care of these items. 







We have also started two of our literacy stations, where we will spend a large chunk of our morning. The students did a great job in both stations! 


Finally, (as I'm sure you've heard) we have been spending a few minutes at the end of the day holding our ball python, Stella! She is a sweet and gentle snake, and the kids are being equally sweet and gentle to her! 







Thank you for reading our first blog post! Check back soon for more updates! 

Friday, August 21, 2015

Welcome to the Blog for 15-16!

Hi Parents and Families of 15-16 Firsties!
I am excited to meet you soon at Back to School Night! Feel free to check out some of the posts below to see what fun things lie ahead in first grade!