Bouncing Like Kangaroos

Sorry we didn't blog yesterday because we had extra recess.  We are finally done with the tests.  Mrs. Dodge brought in blue yoga balls for us to sit on while we are working.  It helps us sit up straight and use our muscles.  We LOVE sitting on them!!!  We want more in our room.  We have 4 now but we might get more.  We got a new decodable yesterday called Matt and Sam and today we got the decodable On a Mat.  Today we did have an easy peasy lemon squeezy math test.  It was soooo rainy so we had inside recess....again!!! 

A Sam, Sam, Sam Day

Some people read a book and took a test.  We made High Frequency Word flashcards and decorated our envelopes for them.  Mrs. Dodge read us A Pocket Full of Kisses.  It was the sequel to The Kissing Hand.  Chester raccoon didn't like his baby brother.  Then he thought his mom didn't like him anymore becuase of the baby brother.  He realized that his mother loved him and his baby brother the same amount.  She gave him a kiss in his hand and then told him to put it in his pocket.  We got a new decodable called Sam, Sam, Sam. 

A Nice Decodable Day

We came in this morning and colored our Number Two Book.  We did a listening test today and it was a piece of cake.  We made paper apple cores before and after PE.  We had a lockdown drill, so it wasn't real, during PE.  The words today in math were sum and addend.  Mrs. Dodge passed out a new decodable today called, I Can See.  Mrs. Dodge read us  Back to School story about schools in different countries.  It was a nice day!

LLLOOONNNGGG, Tasty Day!

We took a LLLLLLOOOOOOONNNNGGGG math test this morning!!  We didn't know all of the answers but Mrs. Dodge says it's ok.  She says that by the end of first grade we will know how to answer the questions.  Mrs. Dodge changed our desks AGAIN!!!  We have new neighbors in the classroom.  Mrs. H brought in fall cookies and we frosted and decorated them.  They were yummy!!!  Then we had indoor recess because it rained just before we went outside.  Oh well.  We still had a good day! 

We Ate Apples!

Today we colored and labeled apples on paper.  Mrs. Dodge gave us apples.  We had "catch up" time and finished our work.  We drew a picture of Mrs. Dodge in our Writer's Notebook.  We did addition sentences in math.  We got a new decodable today called, There Is.    We did cartwheels on the playground and so did Mrs. Dodge.  Most of us are excited about the weekend but some of us don't want to go home. 

Happy Birthday JS!!!!!!!

We did workshop today!  We did curved lines in handwriting.  We wrote in our Writer's Notebooks and colored with markers.  We took an important math test today.  We decorated our shoeboxes with markers, colored cotton balls, foam stickers, glitter, and colored paper.  We celebrated JS birthday and we also had a long fire drill.  We also changed the way our desks are arranged.

Extra Recess

We gave the kids a little extra recess, so we didn't have time for a blog.  We will be back tomorrow!! 

Inside Recess, Butterflies, and More!

Yesterday, we had a substitute because Mrs. Dodge was testing us. We finally got to have recess inside.  We could play with cars, legos, dinosaurs, color, read and a lot more. 

One of our butterflies emerged from the chrysalis over the weekend.  We released it with Mrs. Dodge in the school garden.  We now still have 2 chrysalis and one of them is dark brown because it is going to emerge soon. 

We got a new decodable today titled Up.  We wish it wasn't raining today so we could go out on the playground. 

Algebra is Easy!

We got extra recess.  In math today, we did algebra.  It wasn't hard and Mrs. Dodge could not trick us.  We are going to see the PTSA fundraiser.  Mrs. Dodge read us A House for Hermit Crab. We are not tired today but we are ready for the weekend!   

Easy Breezy Day in First Grade

We made people to look like us.  Mrs. Dodge will glue our t-shirts and pictures of our faces on them.  We added numbers to 10 with counters.  It was easy.  We did workshop, we read Pete the Cat. We went on the playground and in the cafeteria there was hot dogs and tacos for lunch. 

Our class is cool we hope you like it!!!

Frog Day in First Grade!!

We did a lot of ELA.  We got our first decodable called See!  The High Frequency Words are the  and see.  There are now three chrysalises.  We made caterpillars with paper and they had a pattern.  They are hanging on the windows.  Math was SUPER easy today.  We had our first fire drill this morning.  We made "About Me" Books.  Tomorrow will be an even more super day!

"Remembering"....Day

We went to Art today and made tea cups out of clay.  In our tank, we have 2 chrysalises and one caterpillar who is making his chrysalis.  We read Chrysanthemum.  Today was a special day because it is 9/11.  Whenever we see a fireman, policeman or ambulance worker we will say thank you.  We went outside for recess.  There was HOT DOGS and Chicken nuggets for lunch in the cafeteria.  Tomorrow will be a safe day!

Coloring and Writing in First Grade

We switched desks to fit us and went on the playground.  In math, we made numbers with play doh and then wrote them with our pencils.   There was pasta with meat sauce in the cafeteria with some broccoli.  Four people bought lunch today everybody else brought their lunch.  We did workshop for the first time today.  We liked it!!  We looked at Writer’s Notebook and Word Work Notebook.  We got our Handwriting Books and Skills Practice Book.  We hope that tomorrow is fun and not rainy!

First Grade is AWESOME

Post from 9/7/12

Mrs. Dodge made us close our eyes and she gave us play doh today.  We got to make the letters in our names with it.  We listened to The T-Shirt Song and decorated t-shirts.  We made a friendship fruit salad with pears, peaches,and marshmallows.  In the morning we went to Mrs. Moore's room and she read Moosetache.  First grade is a lot of fun.  We wish it wasn't Friday because we want to be at school.  Woooooo first grade is AWESOME!!!!!

Classroom: After

Here are pictures of the classroom right before the students came today (9/6/12). 

 

 

 A view from the door

 From the carpet

 Our calendar area

 Computer Center

 Another view from the carpet

 View from computer center

 Front of the classroom

 Work Display wall.  Each student has an owl to display their work.

 

We had a great first day!  Hopefully we can get the technology working soon!!

 

Onward to day 2!!

First Day of First Grade

Unfortunately, my computer at school will not let me compose a blog post.  So, the students created a blog today on Microsoft Word and I am copying and pasting it to the blog.  I will also post pictures of the classroom from just before the students arrived today.  Here is the students' blog from today:

Students' Posting:

We got to school and we were excited to be here.  We had to unpack into the baskets and then color.  We liked doing math and going outside.  We found clues everywhere around the school in the busy places to search for the gingerbread man.  We found him in our classroom and we ATE him!!!  Mrs. Dodge gave us marshmallows to remind us about marshmallow toes and marshmallow mouths.  Then we got to eat them.  We are excited about coming back tomorrow. 

I hope to be able to post these during the school day.  However, until further notice, I will post the blogs from my personal home laptop. 

The Night Before First Grade

Hello Everyone!!!!!!

Well.....it's the day before school starts and we are all probably anxious.  Remember to read your poem and put your confetti near your bed.  I will do the same.  I am soooo excited to see everyone tomorrow.  Just for fun, I am posting the Magic Confetti poem. 

Back To School Magic Confetti

The night before school is exciting and fun.
There are always so many things to be done.

Your clothes are ready, your backpack is too.
Your classroom is full of fun things you will do.

There are so many questions that go through your mind,
All types of thoughts of every kind.

But sometimes we all get the jitters down deep
Ans that makes it hard to fall fast asleep.

So I've made you some magic confetti, it really is cool.
It will help you be rested and ready for school.

Just place the confetti next to your bed.
On the night before school starts where you lay down your head.

The confetti will help you sleep through the night
And you will wake up in the morning fresh and bright.

I'll place the confetti near my bed, too
And remember, I just can't wait for school so I can see you!
 

Author Unknown

 

 

There are so many things planned that we will all be VERY tired after the day is done.  I hope everyone gets a good night's rest.  We will have a busy, fun and exciting day.  Tomorrow I will post pictures of the classroom.  There will also be the first posting from the students tomorrow.  So enjoy your evening and sweet dreams!!!  See you in the morning!!!

 

Mrs. Dodge