Pumpkin scooping, Seed sorting,
Math puzzles, Weather reporting. Parade walking, Games and talking. Feelin' groovy, End with a movie! Check out a slideshow on our First Grade Photo Page
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Olivia came to me during DEAR time, asking me to read this book to the class. She insisted it would be a good book because "it is a very nice book. There is a big sister and a boy, and it is short." I asked her to please write me a reminder note. I discovered the book, note attached, on the corner of my desk after school. Will I be reading this book to the class? YOU BET! Our students may not be old enough to vote in the local, state or federal elections next week, but they can learn about the process and steps involved in getting elected.
It is Election Week in the Primary Wing at Greenbrier School. After careful consideration, many candidates were nominated Monday. Which candidate will win? Will it be a Fruit? Will it be a Vegetable? The Primary election held on Tuesday will determine which candidates will be chosen at the Campaigns later in the week to represent their Party in the big Election. CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO! *On Tuesday the children conducted their own research to find background information about WATER on Pebblego.com. *On Wednesday after painting pictures with water, we "wondered" why our pictures disappeared, then we learned the scientific word for when things dry out. EVAPORATION is the process when water as a liquid becomes a gas. *Thursday the students recorded how long it would take for a water picture to evaporate. HOW???? FIRST we painted a class picture with water on construction paper. NEXT we set a timer for one minute. THEN each student took pictures with our class I-PAD (again and again, and again) every 60 seconds until the picture completely evaporated. LAST we talked about evaporation that happens many places in our world at home and at school. Pants that are damp, bath towels that are hung up to dry, an old apple, and our fish tank are all things that experience evaporation every day. The video of the process of our "Exploration" can be found here AND on the "Observations Over Time" PAGE! ENJOY! EVAPORATION from Amy Welzenbach on Vimeo. Today we had a school store! Children played the roles of cashiers and shoppers, using their calculators, nickels and pennies to buy store items stocked from the classroom. How do we learn best? *when we help one another *when we have opportunities for practice *when we are allowed make mistakes *when we can learn from our mistakes *when we are challenged *when we have FUN! When we can re-tell a story or event, we are demonstrating our comprehension of what we've read. Signal words that spotlight the order of events are important to recognize. Words such as: first, next, then, and last will be used in our writing to describe "How To.."
Thank you, parents, for your support at home guiding the research process on Pebblego.com. When we "Flip" a Lesson, the children take what they've learned at school, try it at home, then come back to school and share what they've learned. Those who researched Thunderstorms had information to keep us safe at school today!
Concepts reinforced included: developing research and note-taking skills, which integrated well with our Science Lessons about Clouds and Weather. Our magnifying glasses were trained on Seeds today. Did you know that the form of a seed's casing determines how it can travel?
*Fluffy seed fibers and helicopter shapes allow seeds to be carried by the wind. *Seed pods that dry and burst apart toss seeds off the plant and out to the ground. *Burrs are seed casings that have tiny hooks on the end. The hooks are like velcro, causing the seed to cling to animal fur or hikers' socks. *Tasty nuts and berries hold seeds that may be may be dropped, buried or eaten by animals. Scientists know that animal droppings can contain seeds that may grow! This week we enjoyed another beautiful afternoon in our Learning Courtyard. On Tuesday, leaves were under investigation by our student scientists. We sorted them by size, shape and color. When we returned to the classroom, we chose one leaf to examine closely, recording its length and width. Then we studied the front and back of the leaf, drawing what we observed in our science journals. This morning began with a clear, cloudless sky. The Earth was clean and cool after being washed by a good rain last night. By afternoon the winds blew in a sampling of clouds for us to identify as budding scientists. Cirrus clouds are very high above Earth. Wispy and feathery, they bring no rain. Cumulus clouds are puffy and round. Stratus clouds are low and flat. The Wind blowing these After wearing our scientist hats, we took a few moments to be Dreamers. Images seen in the clouds: a shoe, a dinosaur, a person, a dog......
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October 2020
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