Birds

Our first graders are loving becoming ornithologists and learning all about birds.

Students have been researching and observing birds. All of this hard work will help them as they create their own high quality nonfiction bird book.

Our crew had some fun exploring owl pellets to see what they eat.

Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a great day celebrating with some fun math activities, color pages, games and art creations.

We have been working on week to spread kindness and compassion within our crew and our school.

100th Day

We had such a fun 100th Day of First grade.

We enjoyed counting to 100 in multiple ways. We played games, used 100 charts and even made a special 100's day snack.

We also did some funw writing and shared what we would do with $100 dollars.

Winter Wonderland

We had a wonderful last day of school before winter break. Our crew loved getting to start the day but snuggling and reading with our families at school.

We enjoyed some fun winter activities in the afternoon. We had fun painting, playing bingo and doing some coloring.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful winter break.

Planetarium

What a fun adventure! The first grade crew loved getting to listen to a presentation at the Gates Planetatrium. We observed the moon and stars and learned how they look around the world.

Next, we got to explore the Space exhibit. Students loved the interactive experiences of touching rocks from outer space, using tools to model a space rover and getting to explore the exhibit.

We can't wait to learn more about the Sun, Moon and Stars in our next expedition.

Celebration of Learning-Tools and Work

What a great night! Thank you for coming to share in the celebration and hearing about your child's hard work over the last few weeks.

Our crew loved getting to learn about different tools and how they make jobs easier.

Our crew did a great job collaborating, listening and creating their Magnifiencient Things together.

Tools and Work

In our first module for Expedition we have been learning about how tools and the Habits of Character can help us do work and make things easier.

Students first learned about different tools and how they help with different jobs. Next we learned about the Habits of Character and how they help us accomplish our work. We have enjoyed closly reading The Most Magnificient Thing and The Little Red Pen. Through these readings we say different tools doing their jobs as well as the Habits of Character- perserverence, collaboration and iniative.

Next, students wokred in groups to create a magnificient thing for our classroom. Students needed to come up with an idea, collect tools, make a plan and collaborate to create the item. Our crew did a great job creating some signs for our room and working together.