March Students of the Month

I've gotten a little behind on blog posts this month! Here are our March Students of the Month. A little late, but congratulations, just the same!

Great job, Madison and Nick! Keep up the good work.

Scroll on for pictures of our fantastic concert!

First Grade Concert

The big day of our concert finally arrived! We have been practicing for weeks, and we were all so excited to perform for our friends and families!

We met ahead of time in Mrs. Ebeling's room. It was hard to wait quietly until everyone arrived.
We each got a red, white, or blue necklace to wear to go along with this year's "Celebrate America" theme. Finally, it was time to line up and walk back-stage to the risers.

It's almost time to start, and we're ready!

Some of us had flags to hold and wave during the songs.

We wore cowboy hats and bandanas, too.

It was hard to wait while Mr. Koven was talking.

Is it time yet??

Finally, the curtain opened! Don't our t-shirts look great?

OK, here we go...

Abby, Kaitlin, Grant, and Madison had to introduce one of the songs.

Elizabeth and Sam were speakers, too.

Whew! It's all over! We waved and bowed at the very end when the audience clapped for us. The whole show was very fun, and we did an awesome job! Our teachers were sooooo proud of us!
If you would like to purchase a DVD of the whole concert, you can order one for $7.00. Get your orders in as soon as possible. Forms were available at the concert, or contact me at school and I will send you one.

Thanks for coming to the show!

Science in the Toy Box

We have been working on Physical Science during the last few weeks, and we've learned a lot about Matter, Sound, and Movement. To show the effect of gravity on an object, the kids have been constructing various slides, and then watching marbles roll downhill.

The marbles move faster with a little push.

There's no way the marbles move uphill, though, even with a push!


The steeper the hill, the faster the ride!
(Is that the sun shining in the window?? We haven't seen much of that this spring!)


We've also been learning about balance, and if things crash, they fall down, not up, due to gravity. These wooden totem blocks are very tricky to stack.

These two worked extremely hard following a stacking suggestion on the can, and they did it!


Wow! These blocks have been around for a long time, and I think this is the first time anyone in my class has been able to do this! Way to go, boys! I'm really impressed with your patience and eye-hand coordination! It's WAY harder than it looks!
The kids have been very interested in all of our activities and experiments during these units. Thanks for your help with the homework assignments!