Hi! We have had a fun and busy week! We started it off playing math games with our peer helpers. We worked on two big multi step projects. We wrote similes and acrostic poems about fall. We wrote about what we like best about fall. We colored on tin foil, sprayed it with water and then printed onto pictures of leaves. These are all combined into one project that is hanging in the hall across from the art room. It's great being able to use the art room four days a week to spread out into groups and to do big projects!
Our second project was rewriting the big book, Mrs. Wishy-Washy. We finger painted and ate mud. We used bubble wrap to print water. We talked about verbs and picked one to act out in a photo. These are all being combined to make a book called, First Grade Wishy-Washy. We use the books we make in class to practice fluency in our reading.
We start each day with morning work. These are the papers you see coming home. There will not always be something written on the papers. The adults in the room try to check work before it goes into cubbies so the kids can fix mistakes right in the moment. However, sometimes we need to hurry into our next activity. If you notice something has been corrected on a paper, it's a great chance for you to reinforce the skill at home. We then move on to our schedule, calendar slides and movement songs. Ask your child to teach you the Tooty-Ta-Ta or Hey There Neighbor.
As some of you know, I teach a class each semester for UMaine. We will be having some of these students in to observe and help us out at random times. I also have a Husson student visiting who will most likely be student teaching in the spring. Mr. Ouellette, from UMaine, will be in on Tuesday mornings and Miss Legere, from Husson, will be in Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The kids met them both this week.
Flex Friday started this week! It's a once a month, Friday afternoon activity. The entire school gets to pick which activity they want to go to. Ask your child which one s/he picked!
UPCOMING EVENTS
* THANK YOU to everyone who ordered off our list already!!! You guys are truly amazing! First Grade Wish List.
* Please start saving empty toilet paper rolls and half gallon, empty milk jugs. We will be using them for a special project in October. You can send them in as you get them. We do not have enough of either yet. Also, instead of shoe box lids, like I had originally asked for, I think disposable rectangle pans would work better. The lids would end up wet. I added a class set to our wish list. I priced them out and this is even cheaper than Dollar Tree.
* Monday, September 28 - Coles Transportation Museum Field Trip for Grades 1-3. Because it there are three grades going, we do not have room for chaperones. If your child's permission slip did not make it home this week, please let me know.
* Thursday, October 1 - Field trip to UMaine Witter Farm. Bus leaves at 9:30. Everyone is welcome.
* Thursday, October 8 - Firefight Pete visits.
* Friday, October 9 - Teacher Inservice - No school for students.
* Monday, October 12 - No school
* Friday, October 16 - Field trip to Veazie Fire Station - Bus leaves at 9:50. Everyone is welcome.
* Friday, October 23 - Flex Friday / Hullabaloo and Trunk or Treat
* Friday, October 30 - Dress like a book character (pretty much any Halloween costume has a book to go with it so don't stress over this!) OR pajama day! Your choice! We'll be having lots of Halloween themed activities!
