Boat Builders
Mrs. Ricker passed out foil to everyone and we made a boat with the foil. We tried them in water. We saw if they floated or sank. We put pennies in the boats . We got up to 15 pennies. (Written and typed by Nevaeh Rego)
Leader in Me Celebration
We honored our Leader in Me Wall Honorees with our school wide celebration. The student lighthouse team led us in cheers before each student was called up to get their certificate. Our honorees were: Habit# 4- Cameron Sanders, Habit#5 - Sloane Brian, Habit #6- Dax Nickol, Habit #7- Archer Moyes.
Shamrock ShakesOur class had been working on How To Writing. We decided to make Shamrock Shakes for St. Patrick's Day. The shakes consisted of Sprite, sherbet, and whip topping. Miss Judy and I passed out the ingredients and made the shakes. Before the students tried them, the students used their observation skills and 5 senses to observe things about our shake. Most students enjoyed them. After drinking them, we wrote about how we made the shakes.
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The week before Winter Break. We did several activities involving Gingerbread Men. I read several versions of The Gingerbread Man along with The Gingerbread Girl, and Gingerbread Friends. We discussed cause and effect, and beginning, middle, and end of the story. We also compared the differences and similarities of between the stories.
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Building Gingerbread Boats
We used straws, wood,and foil to make boats. We put them in water. Some boats had holes in them others didn't. Then we put a gingerbread in to see if the boat would float. (Written and typed by Cameron Sanders)
Candy CAne Science
The students each predicted what they thought would happen when they put a candy cane in hot water, cold water, and vinegar. Then, they put candy canes in hot water, cold water, and vinegar. After putting a candy cane in each type of liquid they watch and recorded their observations on their sheet.
Dancing Raisins
Mrs. Ricker came in to do a Science activity. The kids learned about Dancing Raisins.
We did science.we got a cup kind of like sprite. we put in the cup and we got raisins. We also got popcorn kernels. The raisins floated up and down so as the popcorn kernels. it was so so fun! (Written and typed by Abriel Lake)
Building Bridges
Students were given several toothpicks and marshmallows. The first drew their plan of what they wanted their bridge to look like. Then, they implemented their plan by building their bridge. Some students realized their plan would not work so they made a different bridge. The bridge had to hold together when bridging a gap between two desks. One group decided to put their bridge together to create a stronger and longer bridge.
Pumpkins
We partnered up and learned cool things about pumpkins. We read websites about pumpkins. Two weeks later we tested it and we predicted it and predicted means to guess. We learned new things! It was it was fun and cool. ( Written and typed by Sarah Ruppel)
(Phots courtesy of Joseph Hayes)
Red Ribbon Week
Give Drugs the Boot
Team Up Against Drugs
Don't Get Mixed Up With Drugs
Dorney's Pumpkin Patch
Parkside PTO paid for us to go to Dorney's Pumpkin Patch. The students got to do the gourd slingshot, roast marshmallows, go on the choo-choo express, pick a pumpkin, find their way through a maze, do an obstacle course, and enjoy a hayride. The kids had a blast!! Thank you to the parents/grandparents who came to help out. Pto
Fire Prevention Week
Firefigters for Lawrence County came to Parkside to help teach our students about fire safety. Firefight Curtis discussed the importance of having a meeting place and knowing two ways of out his/her house. Please discuss these things with your child. Also, this week is a good time to remember to check the batteries on your smoke detectors. They watched a video and then were able to go outside to see the different parts of a fire truck.
Taking Steps to Be Proactive
Taking Steps to be Proactive
Art students from Mrs. Tewell's art class at LHS came to our classroom on Monday to make an art project that goes along with being proactive. We discussed ways to be proactive and then decorated and wrote those ways on shoes. We are taking steps to be proactive.
Art students from Mrs. Tewell's art class at LHS came to our classroom on Monday to make an art project that goes along with being proactive. We discussed ways to be proactive and then decorated and wrote those ways on shoes. We are taking steps to be proactive.
Ag in the Classroom
Mrs. Buchanan comes into our classroom once a month to do a presentation. In first grade she focuses on lessons about animals. This month she talked about dairy cows. She discussed the different types of dairy cows and why they are important. The students then made a craft to along with her presentation.
phots courtesy of Madi Griggs and Ethan Metz
Leader in Me- 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Today we started our Leader in Me workbooks. We discussed how every student can be a leader. Part of this lesson was talking about things we do well. Ask you child about the things that make them a leader.
We are off to a wonderful start in first grade this year. All of the students have been busy getting into a routine and learning new prcedures. This year has started off terrific. I hope you enjoy this website throughout the year. I try to update it once a month and add pictures of classroom and school happenings along the way. Thank you for sharing your child with me this year.
Jobs
We have started classroom jobs this week. Ask your child about his/her job is in the classroom. These jobs give them a leadership role in the classroom.
We WeWe
We have been busy introducing routines in our classroom. We have learned four parts of Daily 5 . We have also started math stations also. Ask your child which part of math stations is his/her favorite.