The Power to Persuade!

We have been working on a small research project.  Students have been divided into groups and spent time researching what it means to recycle.  After they did the research, students wrote a script, designed a setting, made characters and costumes.  The goal was to educate and persuade people to recycle.  We filmed 1 commercial and hope to get the rest done this week.

Way to go Emerson, Holly and Analiese!

Watchdogs and Cavemen all on Friday!

Today we were treated to two big treats! We had Mr. Bellows join the day as a Watchdog.  He helped fix our Texas Play set.   I think he went home tired. 

At the end of the day, we were able to watch the 1st Grade OM team perform. We learned that Hanno can do the worm forward and backward!  Good Luck to them as they compete tomorrow. We are cheering for all of them, especially Hanno, Raymond, and Aiden. 

What a Surpise!

To go along with Read Across America Day (well we are making it a week), we had a surprise reader.  The clues for our reader included...

1.  He is a boy scout.
2. He makes mailboxes, but is not a postman.
3. He LOVES to read.

Emerson did a great job at connecting information.  She guessed the reader was my dad, because months ago I said he was a boy scout and could tell us the way to fold a flag.  Way to go, Emerson!

I have the BEST dad is the entire world.  Not only does he help with random jobs, like building the perfect stand to fit a camera, he dressed up like the book character, Pa Bear.

After reading, he talked about all the different reading that he does.  Students introduced themselves and talked about why they are special.  It was a great treat!

Words that talk...

The Poets in 1st grade are learning all about special way to use words to make poems. Yesterday was alliteration. Today was onomatopoeia!  Look at these great examples with just one day of playing with these words!

Art Hits the Road!

Today we were treated to the SBISD Museum Road Show.  Docents from the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum came into our classes. We learned about art from South America and then had the opportunity to make some of our own.  It was great fun. I know the kids loved it because they worked very hard!  

Finding the pattern in numbers

As adults we just think "it's just that way".   We have been using math to make a connection between "just because" and "oh ya". Today we were building numbers and looking at 1 less, 1 more, 10 less, and 10 more!  It was great when students realized 1 less from 4 groups of 10 means we have to break a group back into ones!  It was a true lightbulb moment!

Who let the DOGS out

DOG - Dad of great students!  Every dad in my class is a DOG.  We have been lucky to have 2 DOGS join us for a day. Me. Rodriguez was very busy in Thursday, working with kids, laminating, searching the lost and found, and just watching how hard we work. 

A few weeks ago Mr Berg joined us. He even got to take part in a fire drill.   His comment at the end if the day, y'all are very busy!

Email me if you are interested in being a watch Dog, I will send your information to the right person.