It was another Guest Reader Wednesday in first grade! Thank you, Mr. Crabb, for reading with us today. *Little Pea* and *Little Hoot* were a “hoot” to hear!
We love Miss J, our intern from Providence College. She is already part of our family and we love to teach her our math games!
Hebrews 11 is our guiding Scripture passage in Elementary Chapel this year. We are learning about all the saints of the Old Testament who put their faith into action. Hebrews 11 is often called the “Hall of Faith” for this reason. In first grade, we have been creating a “Gallery of Faith” as we learn about Bible characters in Chapel and in our Bible curriculum. Today, our gallery filled up! It’s time for new frames and more wall space.
Dr. Walner invites you to partner with us as we look ahead. The 100th day of school is coming up. We are preparing for re-enrollment month. Catch the Vision at Reaching for 2020 on Thursday, February 7. Have you taken the Parent survey yet?
Look what first graders can do! Check out these completed graphing projects! Students designed a survey, questioned their classmates, and then represented their data in three ways: 1) a tally chart, 2) a bar graph, and 3) a picture graph. It’s fun to get off the workbook page and to put learning into action!
We’re watching Mrs. Howe’s 4th Grade Class in Action!
The first graders are learning about data, graphs, and charts. They designed a survey to give to classmates, with one question and four choices. Today they asked their questions and gathered their data/results. Up next: charting and graphing their data!
We spent our rainy Wednesday doing a math game!
Mrs. Poppleton’s class had a very special Guest Reader today ... MR. Poppleton! Mrs. Poppleton’s husband shared a Poppleton the pig book, of course. He also read *Joseph Had a Little Overcoat* by Simms Taback, a Caldecott winner. Thank you for spending time with us today!
The Kindergarteners are learning about Martin Luther King Jr this week and spent some time creating some dreams of their own.
Marble run-building is a MUST DO activity for rainy day recess in first grade. Look at these creative marble run engineers!
Honey Bee class enjoying making edible snowman for snack. Yum!
It was a great first day back to school after Christmas break! The first graders wrote and drew about their Christmas break activities, and then they shared their writing with the class. It was fun to hear what everyone has been up to over the last few weeks!
If you haven't heard, I'm having a baby! The 3rd graders have been so excited to share this journey with me, I had to think of a fun and educational way to announce the gender. They found out that 3/8 of the class was right! It's a little girl!
Discovery can sometimes be best the best way to learn something new. The first graders had a discovery learning experience to prepare them for a math chapter on graphs and charts. After practice with sorting and categorizing, the students were asked to represent their data visually, on a poster. How could they show what was in their basket of shapes without using the basket? Students got very close to discovering bar graphs and picture graphs through their exploration!
The kindergarteners jumped right into learning today by beginning their sight word memorization! These two were quizzing each other! We are ready to continue to learn in 2019!
The 3rd graders had a great time building gingerbread houses today! It wasn't just fun and games, however. They first had to make a design, then build the houses based on their plans. Tomorrow, they will make a graph of the candies they used and reflect on the end product.
In Mrs. Burdette’s class, students have the choice of being a mentor in another class. Last Friday, this student, another 3rd grader and a 4th grader came to serve in the Kindergarten class. Such a special time!
The Kindergarteners did a great job leading chapel by singing the song. “Jacob and Sons” in their own technicolor dream coat!
It’s the second week in Advent, and our first grade class continues to keep Christ at the center of the season. Here are some more excerpts from their Advent Alphabet books (an Advent writing project).
