Halloween

Halloween is a very exciting day for first graders! We had a Pumpkin Party in the morning where the kids rotated through activity centers in each first grade classroom, taught by the four teachers. The four Centers were: Reading and Math, Sight-word Bingo, Art, and Pumpkin Games. It was really fun for the kids to go to the other classrooms, and it was fun for me to work with all of the first graders! We ended the morning with a parade and some pumpkin songs with all of our friends.

Here we are in our costumes:

On Halloween night, some of the kids came to my house for trick-or-treats. They all posed by the pumpkin we carved in our classroom. Can you recognize some of these little creatures???

Coming soon: Reading with our 4th grade buddies.

Fun at the Farm

We had the chance to go to a local dairy farm in October. Before our trip, we learned about the different kinds of cows we would be seeing, and how the cows are cared for, fed, and milked. Carrie came to our class to show us a Power Point presentation about the farm, and also to answer our questions ahead of time. We were very excited on Farm Day!

Here we are on the bus before we left - it was hard to sit still!

Are we there yet??

First, we went to the huge barn and listened to Josh as he told us all about the cows.

Then, we got to feed the cows.

There were lots of Holstiens

This one was really hungry! We had to wear plastic boots on our feet so our shoes didn't get all yucky. The bus driver was really happy about that!

Next, Mark showed us the milking machines in the parlor.

We even got to put put our thumbs in the machine. It felt really funny!

Carrie showed us the new-born calves in the nursery. We got to pet them and let them suck on our fingers. That felt funny, too!

We even got to pet the kittens! We had a really great trip!

Coming up next - Halloween pictures!

Welcome to Our Classroom Blog

I have been taking lots of pictures of classroom activities, and decided it might be fun to start a classroom blog so I can share these pictures with parents and students at home! Right click on any picture that I post, and you can easily save it to your own computer, print it out, use it as your wall-paper, or even e-mail it to grandma and grandpa! Feel free to comment, and encourage your child to also share thoughts about our activities at school. Have fun!

Here's the whole crew posing for a group shot on the playground.

Aren't they a good-looking bunch of kids?

Coming soon: pictures of our trip to the farm!