Animal overload!!

This chapter in science was about the different types of animals.  We learned about mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.  One of the ways we studied the different types of animals was by using Topic Triangles.  The students had to match the animal type, a characteristic, and a picture to make a triangle.  

We made a turkey craft to hang in the hallway last week.  The turkeys are holding a peaceful protest...  They are trying to encourage people to "Save a Turkey, Eat More..." strawberries, burgers, cake, bratwursts, hot dogs, pizza, apples, ham, and mashed potatoes! 

Ava brought super show and tell again this week.  Her mom brought in 2 chickens and 5 baby chicks!  They were so cute and seemed happy with us.  There was a lot of chirping, from the chicks and kids :)

We ended the week with the Veterans Day Program at school.  Grades K-3 said the Pledge of Allegiance in front of the crowd at the beginning of the program.  

Have a great weekend!

~Ms. Anglin

November odds and ends

November is off to a great start!  The month started with a special show and tell/ Top Banana (my student of the week) guest.  Amanda's mom came and read a few books to us during our snack time.  These kiddos love story time.

Our character trait for November is Respect.  We learned that respect means treating others how you would like to be treated.  We wore yellow for respect.

The first graders are impressing me with their ability to quietly read to themselves for long stretches of time.  I love the fact that they can be captivated by a book and do not need anything else :)

In first grade we make our own flashcards to practice addition and subtraction facts 0 through 10.  I believe that writing the fact down can help some students remember them.  My main goal for these is memorization.  Here they are working on their +6 cards.

Every Monday when we learn new spelling words we do some exercises.  Here they are doing jumping jacks and push ups.  By the end of the year they will be big and strong, right? 

We had a very funny show and tell last week.  Flubber that makes funny noises when it gets squished down into the container.  They could not control the giggles!

For a Thanksgiving writing assignment, the first graders wrote about 3 things they are thankful for.  They were thankful for their moms and dads, cows, cars, church, school, houses, and of course their teacher.  I am thankful for each and everyone of these kiddos.  They sure do make my heart happy :)

Thanks for dropping by!

~Ms. Anglin

Halloween

We did a lot of fun things in October to celebrate Halloween.  We had fun with other classes, did art projects, and of course had a Halloween party!

At the beginning of the month I turned the class into witches and warlocks.  These are always a hit in the hallway!  Everyone did a great job watercolor painting the night background for this scene.  I then took their pictures in profile and turned them into silhouettes.

A table full of painters

I love how these actually look like each of the kids!

We recently partnered up with the 2nd graders to make Halloween hands.  We filled gloves with candy corn for nails then added popcorn to fill it out.  The finishing touch was a creepy spider ring.

The firsties decorated my bulletin board with their original ghosts.  We have ghosts with a bike, walking a dog, and wearing fancy clothes!

The high school Child Development class came to our room to do a Halloween craft with us.  They made such a cute Frankenstein out of Popsicle sticks!

Peyton with her finished Frankenstein

We finished out the month of October with Halloween (on a MONDAY)!  Everyone looked so good in their costumes!  Once we were dressed up we had some extra time so we played Witch Hat Ring Toss.  It turns out this game is much harder than it looks, but everyone still had fun.

Once everyone was ready, grades K-3 went trick or treating at the nursing home, assisted living, and high school.  They walked away with so much candy, it was almost unbelieveable.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween, I know these first graders did!
~Ms. Anglin

Field Trip to the Fire Hall

We kicked off Fire Safety Week with a field trip to the Fire Hall. Everyone in 1st and 2nd grade wore red for the trip.

Every year the 1st and 2nd grade classes go to the Fire Hall to learn about fire safety from our local volunteer firemen.  First we gathered in the meeting room and the firemen showed us their equipment and quizzed us on our knowledge of fire safety.

We got to see all of the equipment on a fireman so we wouldn't be
scared if we ever saw one.  We learned about the SCBA
tank and how the equipment keeps them safe.

Teaching us about the things fires need.

We got to check out the bay and look
 at the uniforms that are ready to go. 

We talked about the jaws of life and even got to see it.

Then they showed us the gear they use when a water rescue
 is needed.  The suit keeps the water out and fills up
with air so they can float.

Then came everybody's favorite part.  The kids each got to spray water from the big fire hose.  It was especially fun when a car drove by!

Fire Fighter Ava

Fire Fighter Michael

Fire Fighter Aaron

Fire Fighter Becca

Fire Fighter Peyton

Fire Fighter Colton

Fire Fighter Amanda

Fire Fighter Meika

Next up, we got to see the BIG hose straight from the truck shoot out across the street.  The power of that was amazing!  Then we watched as a fire extinguisher was used.  A lot of us had never actually seen one go off before- which is a  good thing!

We had a great trip and are fortunate that our firemen are willing to take time out of their busy schedules for us :)

~Ms. Anglin