All Smiles About Waste Free Wednesday and Our New Author Study, Eric Carle

We are so excited to receive the Waste Free Wednesday trophy! Our lunch garbage for last Wednesday was less than half a pound. Way to go 1R!

Eric Carle, Author and Illustrator

We have just begun our new author study, Eric Carle. Ask your child about Eric Carle. What did he and his dad have in common? Why does Eric Carle often write about nature? If your child could ask Eric Carle any question, what might he/she ask? Look to our blog under author studies to learn more about Eric Carle!

Proud Winners of the Waste Free Wednesday Trophy!

Our class received the trophy this week for having the lowest amount of lunch waste on waste free Wednesday! Way to go 1R!

Many minds, many ideas

Effective group inquiry across first grade as we answer the question, "How can one person change a whole country?"

Ask your child about the American he/she researched for our famous American project. How did this famous American's accomplishments, contributions and character help change America? 

More group work as we help a family of mice solve a problem. Ask your child how his/her group collaborated to create a solution for this island living family awaiting a visit from their friends. 

 

Cans, Cans, Cans!

Thank you to all of our families for making our 100th Day Canned Food Drive such a success! 

Kindergarten and first grade collected a total of 958 cans for Cool Food Pantry in Waukegan!

We counted.

We boxed.

We carried.

And, we loaded.

Stacking up Minutes and Dominoes

Thank you for all your support during iRead. Our class read a total of 8,874 minutes!

Ask your child about a new math activity, Stack Up. For Stack Up we first make a choice, over or under 33, and then let the game begin. Pick a domino, 1,2 3, flip. Count the tens and the ones to determine if you are over or under the magic 33. Did you earn a tally?

Primary Winter Sing

Thank you for joining us for the performance! We hope you enjoyed our alphabetic rendition of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! 

Our Trophy, Service Project, and Who's Closest?

Proud Waste-Free Wednesday Winners

Our class received the trophy this week for having the lowest amount of lunch waste on waste-free Wednesday! Our lunch garbage on that day weighed only 12.8 ounces. Way to go 1R!

Collecting Food for a Local 

Food Pantry

Thank you to all the families who have sent in cans! We are on our way to collecting 100 cans by the 100th day of school. Any cans you can send in to support our efforts would be greatly appreciated. Your children are excited to count the cans and participate in this service project. All cans will be donated to a local food pantry after February 11th, our 100th day of school.

Who's Closest

In our newest domino game, Who's Closest, players partner up, roll a die to identify a target number, and then pick dominoes. Who will be closest to the target number? Ask your child how he/she makes the decision whether to add or subtract the domino pips.