First Quarter Goal Getters

We celebrated our classroom friends who made and achieved their first quarter goals. We are so proud of our friends who worked hard; they sure are leaders! They began the quarter with the end in mind.

Congratulations to...

Lupita, Betsy, Jesus, Angel, Kota, Maddi, Eba, Alyssa, Adam, Makenzie, and Cristal

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Oh Christmas Tree...

This afternoon we synergized to build our classroom Christmas tree. We each received a branch, and got in groups based on the colored tape on the branch. We collected data and found that our tree has 29 branches. We each contributed to building the tree as we added and fluffed our branches.

We are excited to begin decorating our tree! Our first task is to bring in a pinecone (or more for sharing) to make our first ornament.

Election Day

In preparation for Election Day we have been reading stories about some character's that wanted to be considered for President.  We read together the following stories:

 

 photo credits

Students were asked to vote today on their favorite character for President.  Each child got to use an official ballot, vote and submit their ballot to be counted.  Together, we counted the votes using tallies on the board.  The excitement was overwhelming, as there was a close race between My Teacher and Duck, but in the end My Teacher received the most votes.

So, I am proud to announce that this year's first grade Presidential election has chosen My Teacher for President. 

First Quarter Class Goal

Our class goal for the first quarter, nine weeks, of school was to ensure everyone practices their reading everyday. We are still working on this goal for the next nine weeks, because we all want to become better readers. Students can be proactive and practice their reading during Just Right Books. We are reaching for our goals in first grade!