Of course we had to start the year off with the obligatory "First Day of School" pictures:
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| Gavin's First Day of School |
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| Brayden's First Day of School |
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| Colby's First Day of School |
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| Sirenna's First Day of School |
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| Maddyx's First Day of School |
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| Katherina's First Day of School |
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| Brylee's First Day of School |
They worked very hard on a craft after I read the book "First Day Jitters" to them.
I'm sure one of the most favorite activities from the first week of school was our first Breakout EDU activity. It was based off of the book "If You Take a Mouse to School", the mouse took all of our crayons and locked them in the box. They worked as a whole group to solve the clues and unlock all of the locks. They were able to rescue their crayons with 17 minutes to spare! I am excited to do more of these activities throughout the school year.
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| Using the black light flashlight |
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| They found the hidden letters! |
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| The boys solving a clue |
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| They girls solving a clue |
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| The key was in the glue drawer! |
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| Gavin opening a lock |
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| Trying to unlock another box |
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| They had to put together a puzzle to solve the clue |
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| Colby solving the color lock |
Everyone filled up a paper "All About Me' bag at home the first week. They brought pictures of themselves as babies, family pictures, their favorite food, and something special to them.
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| Katherina |
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| Maddyx |
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| Gavin and the picture he drew |
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| Colby |
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| Brylee showing her Mac and Cheese |
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| Brayden telling about his drawing |
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| Sirenna showing the picture she painted |
In science, we started talking about our 5 senses. The first graders sorted pictures based on the 5 senses to practice.
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| Colby taking a turn sorting |
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| The finished product :) |
And here are some odds and ends pictures from the week. I read the story "Chrysanthemum" to them and they made a craft for the bulletin board all about their names. I always enjoy how different all of the flowers turn out. The first graders tried out our flexible seating for the first time. I think they love the freedom and choices they get to make every day.
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| Maddyx using a scoop rocker and Brayden using a beanbag |
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| Brand new stability balls |
I hope you enjoyed taking a look at our first week of school! See you again soon :)
~Ms. Anglin
