Hip Hip Horray! We made it to the 100th Day! The students had a blast today celebrating the 100th day of school. It has been a great year so far and we both couldn't be more proud of the students. We spent today completing many 100 Day Activities. We counted to 100 in French and English, we wrote 100 words, wrote about what we would do if we had $100.00. The students' responses were quite humorous and it was funny to see how much they really can buy with this amount. Others were very giving as they said they would donate it or give it to others who didn't have money. We also made 100 day hats where the students had to draw or count out 100 stickers to put on their hats. Finally, the kids were able to count out 10 of 10 different kinds of snacks and eat a 100 day Trail Mix. The kids certainly had a fun day and definitely feel 100 days smarter!
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This morning we had the pleasure of having the City of Rock Hill bring in someone to talk to our first graders about the importance of Recycling. During the presentation students and the presenters talked about what happens when trash goes to a landfill and how much of that trash never decomposes or takes hundreds of years for decomposition to occur. The students also got to participate in a little skit that showed how a plastic bottle can be recycled and made into a sweater. The kids were amazed and didn't realize that this could actually happen. Finally, the students talked about what items can be recycled and what items cannot and have to be thrown away. The students were able to take home a folder and pencil out of recycled materials as a souvenir. To finish out our unit of study on How To Books this week, the students and I worked through the process and steps of how to make moon rocks. The students were amazed of how baking soda when mixed with water turns into a dough that could be used to make a dough. The students then shaped the dough into balls like rocks and added glitter and liquid watercolors to them to add color/design. The students and I then wrote down the steps we took in order to make the moon rocks and then in return wrote and illustrated their own How To Make A Moon Rock Book. The students and I continued our discussion on both the sun and the process of making how to books this week. The students were able to recall the fact that the sun is our source of heat and light. We also remembered that how to books are used to teach people how to do something. We combined these two ideas this week and made and wrote a how to book on s'mores. The students loved seeing the heat lamp act as our source of heat and melt the chocolate as we were putting together our s'mores. After making the s'mores the students helped me write out the steps of how to make one and also made a s'more to go along with their writing. Enjoy the pictures below of the process we took to make s'mores. The students and I spent this week beginning our unit on writing informational text. The first type of informational text we will be working on and publishing are How to books. In groups, students looked at different types of how to books and came up with a list of notices about them. Students discovered that How To books typically teach people how to do or make something. This week the students and I worked through writing a how to book together: How To Eat A Gingerbread Cookie. The students mapped out what their first four bites of the gingerbread cookie would be and then wrote a narrative to go with their map using sequencing terms, First, Next, Then, Last. Enjoy the pictures below of the student's eating their gingerbread cookies and mapping out their How to Eat A Gingerbread Cookie story. The students had a blast on our field trip to the York County Museum. They were able to experience a short movie at the Planetarium about the sun, moon, and Earth. The video was a great way to front load our next planner on the Sun and Moon, which we will start after the holiday break. While in the planetarium the students were also able to view what the night time sky looks like in Rock Hill and see some of the various constellations in the sky. The students also viewed a demonstration on Earth Materials and how water can change the shape of land slowly or quickly overtime. Students also were able to touch and feel some of the rocks/minerals found in South Carolina that go to make some of the things we use in our daily lives: make-up, flip-flops, computers, roads, paint, batteries. Finally, the students also enjoyed touring the museum and looking at all the animals. A big thank you to all our chaperones who made the trip a bigger success! Over the next few weeks, the students and I will be exploring families and cultures from around the world. We started off discussing the similarities and differences between our own families in the United States. We will then spend the next three weeks discussing families and cultures from Mexico, China, and France. We will touch on typical foods, jobs, modes of transportation, clothing, homes, languages spoken and even what activities families do together or for fun. Each week, Madame Tyson and I will try to bring in a special snack or treat to represent each country. This week the students enjoyed some tortilla chips and salsa while we discussed family cultures in Mexico. The students also enjoyed the opportunity to practice eating with chopsticks when we talked about Chinese families and cultures. The students were very interested in learning to eat with the chopsticks and got the chance to practice eating rice and even trying to eat their lunch with them! Our students participated in Rosewood's Annual Veterans Day Program this morning. The students spent last week and this week making thank you cards for our veterans. We talked about how we need to thank them for their service and for providing us with our freedom. I have posted the link to the program below in case you missed it or might want to see it again. Enjoy!
http://www.mldistrict.com/districts/rockhill/rosewood/vod/ In connection to our unit on opinion writing, the students were able to taste test several different flavors of Oreos this week and chose their favorite. Once students chose their favorite Oreo, they then had to write down reasons why and state their opinion. I then worked with the students to turn their reasons into a structured opinion response, which included an introductory sentence which stated their opinion, reasons to justify their response using sequencing terms (First, Second, Third), and a concluding sentence. Below are pictures and videos of the students enjoying the Oreos and saying which they liked the best.
This week we wrapped up our study on earth materials and natural resources by doing a book study on versions of The Three Little Pigs. Throughout this week the students read different versions of this story and compared the differences between them. One version of the story was told from the pig's point of view and the other version of the story was told from the wolf's point of view. Students then had to voice their opinion and say which story they believed more and state reasons why. In groups, students also made models of the Three Little Pigs houses using straw, popsicle sticks and sand. The students worked really well in their groups and were very creative in their interpretation of the houses. Finally, the whole grade level decided to make our pumpkins for Halloween based on The Three Little Pigs. Below you will see a photo of our finalized product. I loved seeing some of the kids dressed as pigs and wolves too! |
AuthorMy name is Erin Webb and I am going into my fourteenth year teaching. I taught kindergarten in Summerville, SC for one year before moving to Rock Hill after getting married. Since being in Rock Hill, I have been teaching first grade at Rosewood Elementary International School. This will be my sixth year teaching using the Dual Language Model. I will be team teaching with Monsieur Joseph McFadden. I am very excited about what the coming year has to offer! Archives
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