Creating Addition Artwork

What a smart group of kids. This week we worked on making addition sentences. After creating a design with different shapes, they added each type of shape to find how many total had been used in their designs.

Butterfly Release!

What an exciting morning! Our first butterfly emerged from her chrysalis. When we thought she was done drying her wings and getting them ready for flight, we took her out to the meadow. She stayed on a flower for a while and then flew off to join the other monarchs in their migration to Mexico! We are proud butterfly parents!

Any day now...

Here's a picture of some of the chrysalises. If you look closely you may be able to make out the pattern of the monarchs' wings inside.  We are anxiously awaiting their arrival!

Garden Salsa

This week we are learning about the plant life cycle. Miss Holly showed the kids how to make fresh, organic salsa using plants from our garden. We used almost all of the different plant parts: seeds (garlic and onions), leaves and stems (cilantro), and fruit (peppers and tomatoes). The kids gobbled it up- I even saw a few drinking it when they ran out of chips!

Our New Pets: Caterpillars!

Our little caterpillar friends are doing great thanks to their very caring first grade "parents". We have about 15 little guys that are growing bigger every day. A few have already attached themselves to the top of the cage with a "silk button"(ask your child what that is!). I think by Monday we will have at least one chrysalis if not more!

More Pattern Hunt Photos!

Here's some more photos from our pattern hunt. Didn't get a chance to upload them till today!

Pumpkin Patch!

Today we headed to our pumpkin patch to choose a very special pumpkin for our classroom. It was a big decision! After much thought and a mini "election" we ended up with a pretty nice one! We were also out and about with Ms. Holly and Mr. Shawn today making observations and learning about life cycles.

Pattern Hunt!

As part of a lesson on patterns, our class headed outdoors Friday morning to hunt for patterns on campus. Can you tell where these pictures were taken?

Open House!

Don't forget to join us in the gym tomorrow for Open House starting at 5:30!

What a Great Class!

Our first two days of school have gone very smoothly! We really have a wonderful group of first graders. Here's a few shots of kids hard at work, sharing our paper bag presentations, and our "welcome back" bulletin board.