Wednesday, February 27, 2013

February, where did you go?

Well, it has been a LONG while since I have made time to sit down and write about school.  I guess I have been too tired, that I just don't want to think about school once I'm home?!?!  Maybe I have just been lazy?!?!  Either way, February is almost over and we accomplished a lot this month!!  Here is a brief synopsis of our month in 1st grade...

Groundhog Day:  Since the 2nd fell on the weekend, we simply read books and talked about the exciting news that spring is coming early this year!  Exciting stuff, huh??

Chinese New Year:  Again, this fell on the weekend, but my teammates and I just couldn't completely pass this one up.  We read several books about the traditions of Chinese New Year, completed a few simple classroom assignments and of course, made rice to eat with chopsticks.  I was so impressed...all of my students used the chopsticks to eat their rice without complaining!  Yes, I cheated and helped them by using a rubber band and the wrapper to make them kid friendly, but really who cares!  Of course, the big hit was giving them a fortune cookie for dessert.  Always fun!!

Valentine's Day:  Where to start???  We did the typical candy heart math (sorting, graphing and comparing), but it was also my observation!!  My students rocked it!!  They were engaged, participating in discussions and all around just awesome!  Of course, we did a few art projects and writings, but wrapped up our day handing out valentines to our friends!  The best part of the day was at dismissal...one of the boys in my class said to me, "I wish everyday was Valentine's Day!"  When I asked him why, his response was "because I like getting notes from my friends."  I was shocked!  Totally thought he was going to say because of the candy heart math and cookie, but NO it was simply about friendship!  He absolutely made my day!!

100's Day:  Well, our 100th day of school was the 15th of February.  That's right, the day after Valentine's day.  The only thing I could do was embrace it and move along.  We did all sorts of fun things...wrote 100 words and numbers, read 100 books, made a 100 day snack, 100 tally mark crowns, 100 fruit loop necklace, and probably something else I have forgotten about. :)  Here are some pictures from the day.





Presidents Day:  We celebrated the various birthday's throughout the month when we were able to fit it in.  The students enjoyed learning about Honest Abe and how he kept his important papers in his tall hat.  They also thought highly of George Washington and his fun pets!

Dental Health:  We had a visit from a local dentist, who happens to be one of my students father.  The students enjoyed acting as teeth while the dentist and hygienist flossed out the plaque bugs.

In between all of these special events, we squeezed in some wonderful learning!  I am looking forward to slowing the pace down a bit in the months to come!

Hope you are not overwhelmed by all of this!  I will be better as we move forward!!

Colleen

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