Much to be thankful for!

Our class has so many things to be thankful for.

Check out these plates we made with our families.  They show some of the many things we are thankful for.

The whole first grade participated in a re-enactment of the First Thanksgiving.  Half of us acted as Indians, and half as pilgrims. 

Chinese New Year

Last week we discussed the Chinese New Year.  We learned that they have parades at night.  They make dragon masks and carry lanterns. We made our own dragon posters.

We also tasted some traditional food. Here we are right before we taste our Edamame!

Groundhog Day

Tuesday was Groundhog Day!  We learned about the tradition of Groundhog Day and what it means if the groundhog sees his shadow.  We used toilet paper rolls to make our own little groundhogs!

New Year, New Promises!

We are so happy to be back at school! We talked about New Year's Resolutions and we made some ourselves, too!

Promises to Our Family

Kaitlynn: I'm going to help my Mom cook.

Amy: I'm going to watch SkippyJon Jones with my family.

Ashley: I'm going to help with my baby sister.

Catherine: I'm going to clean my room.

Promises to Our Friends

Nadia: We're going to color together.

Daniel: I will play air football with them more.

Liam: I am going to share.

Ethan: I am going to help my friends when they are hurt.

Promises to Our Teacher

Mia: I'm going to read more for my teacher.

Kate: I will listen to the teacher.

Javon: I'm going to walk good in the hallway.

Darrius: I will do my homework.

Promises to Ourselves

Andrew: I will play video games.

Nyssa: I will read books.

Dominick: I am going to play outside more.

Vicente: I'm going to watch my favorite show.

Merry Christmas!

We had lots of fun getting ready for Christmas break, here in 1st grade.  We had some visitors come to our room the last few days.

Mr. Wallace came and read us his favorite Christmas story, The Night Before Christmas.

Santa and one of his elves came by our room and gave us all hats and scarves!

We had our Christmas party on Friday morning.  We had lots of yummy breakfast foods to snack on.  We saved our milk cartons from lunch and used them to make gingerbread houses!

Our Thanksgiving Breaks!

Kate

I made a Christmas tree. I decorated it too.  I went to my friend's house. We decorated it too. I went to my Papaw's house.

Dominick

I put up Christmas lights and my dad made a Christmas tree. It was big.

Amy

I put up my Christmas tree.  The tree has a candy cane.  My tree has a rock.  I love Christmas.

Nyssa

I had a sleepover for a day.  When it was time for Thanksgiving, me and Makayla got on our clothes, then we wait for the guests.  We ate turkey and lots of food. 

Ethan

I put the Christmas tree up.  It looked nice.  We put the presents under the tree.

Fire Safety!

We got a visit from the Fire Department.  The fire fighters taught us all about fire prevention and fire safety.  We know now that we should have a plan for what to do and where to meet if there is ever a fire at our house.

They talked to us about smoke detectors and alarms, and we practiced how to stop, drop, and roll.

The fire truck was really big! We are very lucky because we got to climb into the truck and see what it is like.