Welcome Back Old Friend!

Our class had an extra special treat this week of having a first grade guest come and visit us!  I had the honor of being Isabella's Kindergarten teacher last year, and we were delighted to have her come read a book from the Fly Guy series to this year's Kindergartners.  We were blown away with the amazing job she did reading, and the students can't wait to read chapter books just like her soon.  We're so proud of you, Isabella!  Keep up the great work!

  

Gingerbread Guess-timation

We are so proud of Jeremy- December's Estimation Jar winner!  He had the most accurate estimate of the number of gingerbread men nestled in our jar this month.  We know he'll give the little guys a great new home!

Construction Site: Gingerbread Village Road Work Ahead!

This year our class celebrated the holidays in pure Gingerbread style!  In honor of our Gingerbread Man unit, the students used a variety of candies to decorate their own Gingerbread Houses (milk cartons covered in graham crackers).  The students worked so hard to add their own special flare to their creations, and the end result was an entire village full of mini houses!  Thank-you to all of the parents who donated supplies and helped us set up for the big day.  We appreciate you!

Santa Was Here!

We are happy to report that Jolly 'Ol Saint Nick did not forgot about the Terrace Timberwolves!  The students and I came in this morning to find that the stockings we hung had been filled by the big man himself!  One of my favorite moments of the year is seeing how excited our Kindergartners are on this special day...

 

  

Hip, Hip, 'Boo-ray'!

This month, we are celebrating Georgia as our class' estimation sensation!  She had the closest estimation to the number of spooky Halloween peeps stuffed inside October's jar.  We loved her shirt too, which we thought was the perfect attire for the winning contender!

Author Spotlight

It's October and our Writer's Workshop is well underway.  This week, we had the treat of hearing from several authors who shared their newly finished books with us.  Angela, Logan, and Ani-jay did a great job including a beginning, middle, and end in their stories and facilitating the class discussion when asking their fellow students for 'comments, questions, and suggestions' in response to their writing.  The class did an amazing job giving our authors feedback too, and helped set the tone for a bright year of writing!

Super Savvy 'Sept-estimator'

Congratulations to Luke!   He correctly estimated the number of crayon erasers in September's estimation jar.  He also told our class that he practices counting with his dad, and we can see that his hard work has payed off!  Way to go buddy!