Castle Coin Pajama Party

Today was our Castle Coin Celebration for earning 10 coins with good behavior. We voted as a class and decided to have a pajama day. So, just for today we did Reading Working in our pajamas, ate lunch in our pjs, and even went to specials in our slippers. We also worked with Microsoft Word and typed our Native American stories in computer lab. At the end of the day we watched a Reading Rainbow movie about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Fun Friday

Today was a first grade Fun Friday. Students rotated around to each of the different first grade classrooms and did different activities related to Thanksgiving and Native Americans. We practiced math, handwriting, reading, social studies, and following directions. Be sure to ask your child what his or her favorite activity was. We will be doing the activity I did in my classroom next Monday.

Booklets

As we continue our work in Writing Workshop, we have been working on writing longer stories and publishing them in small booklets. Today's lesson was about how to make a cover for the book. Students reviewed the features on a book cover and how to best place them for visual appeal.

Leaf Rubbings

Mrs. Simmons, the art teacher, shared an activity with me that she has done in the past with the 5th graders. Since we have been learning about leaves, I decided to let the students try it out. They created leaf rubbings using pastels as their medium. Here are some of their creations.

New Student

We have a new student in our class today. Although she has been at Mary Castle for a month, she has just transferred into our classroom. The students were very kind to her as she was getting used to her new environmant today.