North Pole Nouns

This week we have been talking about nouns, and we decided to create a "North Pole Nouns" poster! Very cute :)

Friday is our school wide sing-along. It goes from 2:30-3:00- afterwards we'll have a quick party in our room. Please come join us!

This Week's Spelling Words
ship fish then
shut with rush
shell shop trash
thin said who

Sight Words
help now said
so who


Reader's Theater!

Thursday during our language arts block the Firsties rehearsed and preformed a reader's theater about snowflakes. Here is the first groups video (I'll keep trying to get the other two groups posted!)

Michael, Sascha, Seth, Kadin, Isabelle, & Damon

Short -u Spelling Words

run must bump
cut sun up
jump bus nut
rug by sing

New Sight Words
by, eat, sing, stop, them

This week we read Imogene's Antlers, a story about a little girl who wakes up with antlers one morning. Afterwards the kiddos wrote about what they would do if they had antlers and shared their creative ideas with one another.

Take a peek at our sharing circle and some of the ideas the Firsties came up with!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Heritage Day at the Vo-Ag Center!

Click on the photo to view the rest of the pictures.

Next weeks spelling words:
nap, naps, sit, sits, win, wins, fit, fits, hit, hits, they, why

After months of hard work our class pet is finally here!

Toothless, the hermit crab! (pictures to come soon)

The firsties are so excited he is finally here- make sure to have them describe our hermie's shell to you.

We are working towards a class movie and popcorn party next.

Short -o Spelling Words:

mom, hot, hop, pot, pop, ox, lock, mop, got, rock, saw, went

On Friday morning we will be heading to Flathead's Vo-Ag Center for their annual Heritage Day, the program will inform your Firsties on the importance of agriculture and how it relates to them. Please dress your student according to the weather; we will be outside for part of the morning!

Our disguise Tom the Turkey project is due back Friday.

Book orders are also due back Friday.

Pictures from our math block last week:

We spent several days learning about visual and number patterns; ask your kiddo to point out patterns they see at home, in the grocery store, driving to school, etc.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

I hope you're all enjoying fall fun this weekend :)

Next week's short i spelling words:

in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, play, make

Highlights from last week:

Practicing spelling words on the smart board.

Pumpkin science fun with our fourth grade buddies!

Pumpkin tissue paper art. We wet the tissue and then peeled it off to dye the paper- the kids loved it!

We learned how to use our classroom digital camera, here's a sample of their photos:

We are finally spelling! Our words this week are short a words. Come and down are sight words.

at, am, can, bat, cat, mad, back, ran, dad, sack, come, down

Challenge word: pumpkin

The kiddos will be tested on Friday.

Check out this link on the Elrod website for great spelling practice ideas: http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/elrod/multiage/Spelling.html

Take a peek at pictures of our corn syrup leaf art and meaningful months project from last week:

Remember: Doughnuts for Dads tomorrow morning!
Wednesday the kids are out at 1:30.

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday Oct. 15th Fundraiser items are available for pickup

Monday Oct. 18th Conferences begin

Book orders due

Tuesday Oct. 19th Picture Day!

Thursday Oct. 20th & Friday Oct. 21 No School

Take a peek at some of our exciting show and shares this week!

Angel brought in her poodle, Hannah!

Teegan in his wrestling gear :)

Scout brought in her GIANT guinea pig, Kiwi, who stayed with us all day... even through the fire drill!

Our Great Week :)

Our school district participated in Read for the Record, a campaign that aims to reach over 2.5 million kids across the country. The idea is that on the same day all across the nation kids will be read the same story. Every classroom was given a copy of The Snowy Day. Mr. Zorn, our Assistant Superintendent, came in on Thursday to share the book with our class. He is a great story teller and the kids loved having him here!

Today we had our Olweus kick off assembly! The kids got their new "Pass It On" Elrod shirts (which they were beyond excited about!) At the assembly we talked about the Elrod Rules:

We will not bully others.

We will help students who are being bullied.

We will include students who are left out. Everybody belongs.

When we know somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at home and an adult at school.

Our theme this year is "Pass It On." It is a great opportunity to talk your kiddo about how they can pass on friendship, smiles, compassion, etc. daily!



Everyone in their new shirts!

The Flathead cheerleaders led us in a"No Bullying" cheer! Two members of the football team also came to talk about "passing it on" and being a good friend.

Have a great weekend!

Apples, Apples! Everywhere!

Apple Time!

We had so much fun with our apple unit! We weighed our apples, made a GIANT floor graph, wrote apple cinquain poems, made little apple books, and created plenty of art!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Remember: library books are due back on Monday!

Fall Field Trip to Glacier

If you click on the title you can view the photos individually or as a slide show.

I hope you all had a great weekend! Quick reminder: fundraising packets and money are due back tomorrow.

Blog is Up!

Our first grade blog is finally up! Hurray!
Once spelling gets started you will find weekly spelling lists posted along with any other assignments. If there are any pictures you'd like a copy of please just e-mail me.

* On Wednesday our class is going to Glacier! Please remember to pack a lunch for your student (unless you ordered a school lunch) and dress them in appropriate clothing.

We had a busy day today!

This morning the whole school participated in our "Chasing Dreams" 1 mile fun run/jog/walk. It was great to get the chance to be outside in the sunshine.

At the end of the day we had a special show and share. Belle came for a visit! She was a BIG hit!