Mystery reader

We got a special mystery reader today...almost the entire Rowberry family came to read! What a fun surprise for our students to hear from a mom, dad, brothers, and a sister!

Painting a winter wonderland

We did a little art project to get us thinking about winter...as if we aren't thinking about it enough! The kids used white crayon to draw things made if snow then painted over it with blue water color to create a wax resist effect. They turned out great!

Mystery reader

This was the fourth week of having a mystery reader come on Friday to read a book to the class. The kids get to listen to a story in English and are excited to find out who the mystery reader is each week!

Leer juntos es mejor!

Today was the second time our class got to read with their 4th grade buddies from Sra. Viveros' class. They loved it! Reading together is better!

Winter mini books

We worked very nicely and quietly making, coloring, and organizing mini books about winter. We saw 10 snowflakes, 9 icicles, 8 clouds, 7...

Writing word problems

There are 3 cats in the basket and 4 cats outside the basket. How many cats are there in all?

Games with Sr. Schack!

St. Schack crimes every other day to play games for morning meeting and today we played a game to practice our spelling words.

Crucigramas

We worked with partners yesterday to make different number crossword puzzles that had a sum of 10. How many different ways can you get to ten?

Pajama day party!

Her we are dressed up in our PJs to celebrate what GREAT readers we are! We watched Madagascar 3 during snack time and they walked around in slippers.

Freeze dance!

The kids played freeze dance today during morning meeting in their pajamas. What a great start to the day!

Lunchtime!

Here we are eating lunch! The cafeteria volunteer said we did a great job today staying seated and eating quietly. Woohoo!

Morning greeting - Hola amigo!

This morning for our greeting we sang the song "Hola amigo" with the actions. The kids have it down so I took a video of them in action...check it out on my website! :)

Making books

First day back from break and we made some books about Mexico! We haven't talked about what's inside them yet, but that will come tomorrow. :)

Sight word BINGO!

We had a fun day in reading today because we got to play sight word bingo! What a great way to practice reading!

Report card day!

They were a day late but they finally got their report cards...and they promised not to open them before they gave them to their parents!

Doggie read to self

My dog came into work with me this weekend so I let him practice leer a mi mismo on a puf, work in my teacher chair for a bit, and practice tempo silencioso by taking a nap on the alfombra.

Painted turkeys

Hello everyone! I'm back! My phone has been on a hiatus but I'm now happy to say I can continue with the photo blog! Today the kids were finishing up their paste paper turkeys that they started yesterday. You'll get to see how beautiful they are hanging on the wall at conferences. :)

Goodbyes are hard

One of our wonderful classmates is moving tomorrow and will no longer be in class with us. So we made goodbye cards for him today so that he will never forget his friends at Eagle Heights.

Painting pumpkins

Last week was pumpkin week in Senorita Palmer's first grade class. On Wednesday we got to paint some mini pumpkins donated by a wonderful room mom. Look how beautiful they are!

Pumpkin seed taste testers

Yesterday our class got a little messy as we cut open a pumpkin and counted its seeds. Did you know that a large pumpkin might have 437 seeds like ours did? Today we got to try the baked seeds . Some really like them, and some really did not.

We're goin' on a vowel hunt

And we're searching for some words that start with our special 5 letters. Long ones, short ones, and silly ones too!

NWEA

The third of four tests was taken today in the computer lab. The kids were thinking hard about those tricky English questions.

Play dough word work

The kids it used play dough today to practice making their spelling words in preparation for the quiz on Friday. This is a great way to practice at home as well!

Ca co cuuuu

While on the search for words with ca, co, or cu, the students ended up finding the jackpot and laying on the carpet to copy them.

Snack time

The students enjoyed their snack while chatting with friends on Thursday.

Where do I live?

The students started a project today to help them understand where they live in this big world. We started with the most basic...their house! Do you know your address?

Book character dress-up day!

(This is from last week...)Look at all these new friends we had in class today! Ariel and Wonder Woman showed up, along with some pirates and Ash from Pokemon among others. Our substitute teacher, Miss Ingalls Wilder was taking the picture. :)

Math helper!

A high school Spanish student, Srta. Kola, volunteered to help out in our class this afternoon during math class. We were working on describing and classifying shapes.

A new friend!

Today we welcomed a new friend into the class. Everyone was so helpful to make sure he felt comfortable in our classroom community.

Read to self

Our first day of practicing read to self time went very well! The students each have their own box of books that they need to read silently and by themselves. It is a very calm environment and is a great way for them to improve their reading!

Building the alphabet

Let's work together to help build Srta. Palmer's new foam alphabet squares mat and organize the books!

(Sorry that the pictures keep turning up sideways! I don't know why or how to stop it from happening so if you have any ideas please leave a comment! Thanks!)