First Grade Researchers

Wow! What a snowy week! The students seemed to enjoy their Snow Day on Wednesday. They did a great job coming back on Thursday and getting right back into their learning!

The students have been working so hard on their country research. They have been focusing on getting their final copies finished up to share with guests at the World Wide Breakfast on Monday, February, 7th! The students have been such fantastic researchers. For this challenging project they have created world maps, a research page about a country of their choice, and some illustrations to go along with the information they have discovered! The children have been practicing writing down information they get from resources in their own words. This skill is so valuable and it is great to see children at this young of age be such great researchers!

Our math time is still spent focusing on the Penguin Unit! This week we learned about King Penguins. The students measured the length of a King Penguin (36 inches) and were able to compare their height to that of the penguin. The students also learned about a new bird this week called a Skua (pronounced skew-a). We learned that this bird is a threat to penguins and their eggs!

The class did a great job focusing on expected behaviors in a whole group this week. The class has been working really hard on showing expected behaviors in our classroom. Ask your child what one expected behavior would be in our classroom!

Hopefully I will get to see many of you on Monday morning for our Breakfast Celebration. Just a reminder that this breakfast is not like ones in the past. The students should eat before they arrive because they will be required to stay at their tables and talk to the guests about the country that they have been learning about. Also, we have plenty of volunteers for Valentine's Day goodies. Thanks so much to those who volunteered! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!