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!
A picture diary to chronologue the day-to-day happenings in Señorita Palmer´s first grade classroom.
Friday, December 21, 2012
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!
Friday, December 14, 2012
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...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Writing word problems
There are 3 cats in the basket and 4 cats outside the basket. How many cats are there in all?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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?
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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!