2020 has been cruising by quickly! Us first graders have been busy learning at a high rate. We are really coming into our own as learners. These awesome first graders make their teacher proud every single day! As I write this we are on our second straight snow day. We were suppose to host community meeting this morning. Mr. Stevenson is working on rescheduling so that we get our chance to put on this fun event. It is hard to imagine that we only have one more week of learning before February break! When we come back from break is the time Mr. Stevenson no longer helps first graders tie their shoes. So hopefully your first grader has become independent on this skill out of necessity.

To kick off Black History Month, we learned with our fifth grade buddies about the Underground Railroad. We learned that folks in the north would put out certain colored blankets to let escaping slaves know that the cost was clear and that the people inside would help. We made our own quilts with our buddies from Miss Kelleher’s class.

 

 

We recently celebrated the 100th day of first grade. On this special day, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade created some mixed grade groups and we circulated to each room. At each spot, we did a variety of activities that revolved around 100. Once all the first graders were back together in our classroom we worked together to create our 100th of school trail mix. Each ingredient had exactly 100 pieces in it. Be sure to ask your first grader what their favorite ingredient was!