Happy Birthday Sydney!

Today we celebrated Sydney's seventh birthday. She brought in the book Trolls: Out of Branch's Bunker. This was a huge hit with the kids. Many of them have seen the movies, so they all loved listening to it and looking at the pictures. They also thought about how the book and the movie were alike and how they were different.

St. Nick Visits

On Tuesday, we had a special visitor to St. Jude. St. Nick came to visit all the girls and boys and leave a special treat in their shoes. The kids loved it and had a wonderful time!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Yesterday, we celebrated Thanksgiving with the whole first grade. We came together as Pilgrims and Indians to share a meal. Our class was the Indians and Mrs. Schultz's class was the Pilgrims. In the morning, we made Friendship Stew (our version of vegetable soup). In the afternoon, we made cornbread. At the end of the day, we enjoyed our stew, cornbread, popcorn, pumpkin pie, and apple juice. It was a great time and lots of fun!

Happy Birthday Jamey!

On Friday, we celebrated Jamey's birthday. He brought in the book Fly Guy Presents: Firefighters  by Tedd Arnold. The kids love Fly Guy books so this was a great addition to the classroom library. It has great pictures and lots of captions for the kids to read.

Fun in Spanish!

The kids have been learning about our farm animals in Spanish class. They made these fun hats to show off their hard work.

Happy Grandparent's Day!

Today, we celebrated Grandparent's Day. We spent our time doing activities with our special visitors and made a lot of memories.

Happy Halloween!

Today we celebrated Halloween at school. All of the students came to school in their Halloween costumes. We did reverse trick-or-treating where the kids gave out canned meat to the teachers for the best costumes. All of the cans of meat will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul. This will definitely help fill a void there. We also had Mr. Shelburn visit and give a demonstration with dry ice. The kids were fascinated.

Happy Birthday Lucy!

On Friday, we celebrated Lucy's birthday. She brought in the book Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Since we are quickly approaching Halloween, this was a great story for the occasion. The kids all knew the story of Click, Clack, Moo so they were good at figuring out all the clues the book gives as to what is going to happen. It is a great holiday addition to our classroom library.

Happy Birthday Ekam!

Yesterday, we celebrated Ekam's birthday. Her birthday was over Fall Break, so we celebrated a little late. She brought in the book Sophia the First: The Perfect Tea Party. The students were so surprised to find out that Sophia was not around when I was a little girl. They could not believe how many princesses were not around for me. This book had a great message for the kids. While planning a tea party, Sophia learns that bigger is not always better. It is a great reminder for our kids who often focus on material things in life.

Happy Birthday Landon!

Yesterday, we celebrated Landon's birthday. His birthday was over Fall Break, so we celebrated a little late. He brought in the book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows: Stand Together!. Most of the kids were familiar with the movie, the characters, and the setting. This helped them enjoy the book even more. It talked about each of the turtles and their characteristics. It is another great addition to the classroom library.

Apple Week Finally!

We finished our Apple Week activities today with our final Apple Tasting Party. The kids were able to eat lots of different kinds of apples with different dips, some marshmallows, cheese, and apple juice. It was a great week for everyone!