Apr 27, 2012

Week of April 23, 2012

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

First grade mathematicians
explored counting by 2's

I'm counting by 2's and keeping track

"I love math"

We shared our strips of 2's

Boys and girls split into teams and worked together to make
groups of tens and ones


We are having fun working together counting by 2's, tens, and ones

We were challenged to count and group by tens and ones



Science outdoors
Scavenger Hunt

Looking for something wet

Looking for something hard

something soft!

colors of the rainbow!

Rebecca is recording what we found.


We looked for something with a strong smell 


We had fun at Spring Sing!

Have a wonderful week everyone,
Liliana

Apr 22, 2012

Enjoy the photos and captions!  Have a happy week everyone!


- Earth Day Assembly -
The whole school gathered outside to sing songs and join
buddies for earth day activities. 

Entering the green house to get materials for planting


Planting seeds with our buddies

We are planting pea pods.

Nice day to be out with my buddy!

A drink of water for the seeds.



We can't wait to see our seeds grow
 and plant them in our vegetable gardens!


"Helping our Garden Grow" art project for the
Bee Bop Auction

Beautiful colors!
Thank you Michele for this wonderful idea!

We drew birds and placed them on the canvas.



Rebecca installed a weather station out in the field
by the green house.


We now have a computer to keep track of  weather conditions.

We are in the science lab watching a video about storms.

We are listening to sounds of storms and drawing
what we hear.


Visitor Anna - a friend of Liliana -
sharing artifacts from Africa

Anna visited Africa while a junior in high school (a year ago).

Anna loved sharing her experience as a young intern in Ghana
teaching health an hygiene. 

Visitor Ella from the 2/3 class
reading a book she wrote.

Ella, your book is so good and funny!
We love it!  Read it again!

Visitor George, Zoe's dad, teaching us a song.

Dad and daughter enjoying a song with the K/1's.

George is a kindergarten teacher in Nantucket.
Thank you George! We loved your visit!


Apr 1, 2012

How Big is a Foot? Units of Measurement, Nests and Eggs, Vernal Equinox, and more.....


First Grade Math - our first grade mathematicians explored how big is a foot after reading How Big is a Foot by Rolf Myller.  After measuring the length of a rug with our different size feet and getting different results, the children learned the standard measurement for foot.  They used 12" rulers to measure the length of various objects in the classrooms and out in the gardens.  The children are presently exploring measuring with units of measurement such as different size cubes, interlocking cubes, pencils, etc.

Birds (language arts)- the K/1's made clay eggs of the birds they are researching.  The children researched the size and color of the eggs of seventeen different birds. The children built the eggs pretty close to their true size and color. The children also built nests out of shredded brown paper and paper bowls.  Friday the children finished their bird research with the help of their middle school buddies.  Next week each child will be compiling his/her research in a book.

Science - Rebecca helped the children welcome spring with a walk on the grounds to look for signs of the season, and a discussion about vernal equinox.  She helped the children explore our globe to learn about earth's rotation.  Rebecca also showed the children a weather station she is building.  The children are learning about instruments such as the tipping bucket which measures rain, and the anemometer which measures wind speed and direction. The children will be learning about another instrument in next science class.  Everyone is enjoying learning all about the weather and the children were especially excited when Rebecca showed them clouds in a bottle.

Shakespeare - the K/1's are exploring puppetry and the imagination, and are having fun!

Have a great week!
Liliana







nice day for a first grade math group photo


sharing findings with Laura

measuring the length of books with cubes



drawing our beautiful birds






















building a nest is a lot work


research with our buddies is fun!


looking for signs of spring on a warm sunny day



Rebecca's weather station









Clouds in a bottle?
Very exciting!