Habit 3: Reading New Classroom Books

I found a great deal on books at the local Mighty Dollar (yes, a dollar!).  Students have been enjoying them as they complete their work early.  The favorites have included the 3-demensional non-fiction books, of course.

Groundhog Day Prediction Survey

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day! We read a story about Punxsutawney Phil, and learned he has predicted weather since 1887. A groundhog burrows and hibernates all winter long. On February 2, Phil emerged from his borrow to predict the weather. We learned that if the groundhog sees his shadow he forecasts 6 more weeks of winter. However, if Phil does not see his shadow he forecasts spring.

Student asked their classmates to make predictions about whether or not they thought Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow. We collected data and graphed our results. We have also learned how to make an equation that represents our data.

Our class' predictions are overwhelmingly in favor of spring as opposed to 6 more weeks of winter. We'll just have to wait and see what Punxsutawney Phil forecasts tomorrow.

We'll reevaluate our predictions on Monday after we learn Phil's predictions for our upcoming weather.

Do you think Phil will see his shadow tomorrow?

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!

East High Football Players Read to Us

We were lucky to have football players from East High come read books with us today. We had eleven players in our classroom! It was a great treat for them to share Halloween books with us. Thank you for visiting us, East football team!

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Scholastic book club order magazines are going home today.  I will place the order on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.  We should expect the order to arrive on or around Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

If you are interested in ordering you may do so by sending a check to school, or ordering online with our classroom code (GYTGY).  Please enter the classroom code so your child's books are delivered with the rest of the class.  Also, if you place your order online at home you will recieve a $5 gift card to be used on your next Scholastic book club purchase AND our classroom will recieve free books.  Click the banner below to order now.


Consider ordering now for Christmas and special occasions.