Happy Valentines Day (Almost!)

I'm sending an email with the class list so your child can fill out Valentines for the class! We will not have a big party. I'll make cookies and we'll open Valentines and just...feel the love!

Weighing Penguins

During this penguin unit, children have had the opportunity to experiment with weight. Several of the penguins weight less than 30 pounds. We have two bathroom scales and many, many cans and boxes of food with letters on them...in small groups, students put cans and boxes of food on the scale until it equals the penguins weight. They were very serious about the weighing and so curious that they spent their before school free time experimenting with the scales.

Writing Sharing

As we finished a writing unit called "Small Moments", each child chose a piece of writing to fancy up and share! Our kindergarten buddies from Mrs. Johnson's class joined us in celebrating several weeks of learning and work! Before their arrival, first graders spent a few minutes practicing on each other. They brainstormed ways to help make this event fun for their kindergarten buddies! Then...they arrived! Mrs. Johnson chose partners and they began! Each first grader read to their kindergarten buddy and then we had a ginger ale toast. Check out the pictures below!