Life Size Penguins!

Penguin week is always a favorite for our kiddos!  This year our First Graders jumped right in! To wrap up our math unit on measurement, students learned about 4 kinds of penguins.  We used inch tiles, unifix cubes, and rulers to measure the length of each penguin.  They created a penguin fact sheet that included the actual penguin height, weight and key features.  To finish off penguin week, students selected a penguin and created a life-size model.  They could choose between Little Blue, Rockhopper, Chinstrap or Emperor.  It is amazing to watch our learners take such care in their measurement to ensure that their penguin is 100% true to size.  Ask your child to share some of their amazing penguin facts with you!

Welcome Mrs. Poor!

Have you heard about a new face in our classroom?  We would like to welcome Mrs. Poor to our first grade class.  Mrs. Poor will be doing her student teaching with us.  We are so lucky to have her join us for the next 15 weeks.  Mrs. Poor brings a wealth of experience to our room.  We are so excited to have her join us!   She has taught us new songs, read us exciting books and has even shared with us new games.  Here is a glimpse at our morning meeting with Mrs. Poor leading us in an African Welcome song.