Friends Near and Far: Thailand

                                      Thailand Presentation

During the week of March 4th, First Grade participated in our annual "Friends Near and Far" event. Each class learns about a different country and each student creates a passport to visit these countries in order to learn about the culture of the country. My class learned all about Thailand and presented what they had learned to other classes. They really enjoyed this week and did an awesome job of presenting. Below are some pictures of activities that other classes participated in as they came to visit Thailand.

Students building a house from Thailand

Students using chopsticks

Students making a Thailand flag

Awards Day for the 2nd and 3rd Nine Weeks

                                           Second Nine Weeks Awards Day

 Congratulations to all the students who were recognized for their accomplishments for the second and third nine weeks of school. The award categories included a Reading Award, Math Award, Perfect Attendance, and  Good Citizenship Award.

                             Names of Students on Top Row right to left: 

                     Rachel O., Nina F., Breanna A., Carmen R., and Carina H. 

                           Names of Students on Bottom Row right to left: 

                             Miguel B., Jose R., Jeremiah C., and Tyler S.

                                     Third Nine Weeks Awards Day

              Names of Students on Top Row right to left:

                        Nathaniel A., Rob Roy M., Rachel O., Jacob M., Nina F., Brianna C.

                              Names of Students on Bottom Row right to Left:

                          Jose R., Johnny T., Breanna A., Jeremiah C., Tyler S.

Let Us Give Thanks

We started our Thanksgiving celebration a little early. Before the Thanksgiving holiday, we took the time to understand how this holiday came about. My students then retold the story of Thanksgiving by performing a play and having a feast of their own. Before the students stuffed their faces with food, it was nice to listen to all their reasons for being thankful this Thanksgiving. Take a look below...



Class Thanksgiving Feast (November 20, 2012)

                                               
                          
                                    
                                


                           

Top 5 "Sweet" Leaders of November



Congratulations to those students chosen as the Top 5 "Sweet" Leaders of November.

Olivia C.
Miguel B.
Tyler S.
Nina F.
Ashanti D.

( A special congratulations to Nina for being chosen as a "Sweet" leader for September, October, and November. A special congratulations to Tyler for being chosen as a "Sweet" leader for September and November)



We All Voted on Election Day

Today (November 6, 2012) my students had the opportunity to participate in a mock election by voting for a class president. There was a designated area in the classroom where students were able to cast their votes. Students used their school identification cards as registration cards and after their cards were reviewed by the teacher to assure a match in identification, students were clear to make their choices at the voting booth. This activity provided an understanding of the voting process, which lead to in depth discussions about the importance of voting and why we vote.

  After a day of voting with the students I rushed down to my local voting facility in my neighborhood to excercise my right to vote.

Ms.Carl is being checked in to make sure registration is listed.

Ms. Carl is walking to the poll area to cast her vote.

Fashionable Writing: It's a Process

Just like stepping out with the newest purse of the season that perfectly matches the cutest pair of shoes, is all apart of the in-fashion process, writing a great story works the same way. It's all a process. As my students continue to learn and utilize the writing process to produce great stories and prompts, they are having a blast integrating technology as a way to publish their work. Take a look at some of the books published and view the presentation above to get the inside scoop of how we utilize the writing process.

Awards Day for the 1st Nine Weeks

 First Nine Weeks Awards Day



(November 2, 2012)
Congratulations to all the students who were recognized for their accomplishments for the first nine weeks of school. The award categories included a Reading Award, Math Award, Perfect Attendance, and  Good Citizenship Award.
The following students won an award for the categories listed below:
Math Award:
Anthony M.
Tyler S.
Good Citizenship:
Tyler S.
Carmen R
Nina F.
Breanna A.
Reading Award:
Rachel O.
Tyler S.
Ashanti D.
Breanna A.
Perfect Attendance:
Tyler S.
Brianna C.
Rachel O.
Anthony M.
Olivia C.
Fernanda L.
Jose R.
Nina F.