November Star Students

Emily and Noah were our November star students.  Both of them enjoy reading and are wonderful class helpers!

How To Writing

As part of our functional (how to) writing unit the students participated in making butter using heavy whipping cream and a jar. Each student had a turn to shake up the jar and watch the cream turn into butter. At the end we all sampled the butter with crackers. Afterwards they each wrote their own How To Make Butter stories.

Star students

JD and Tessa were star students for the month of October. They are both great classroom helpers and a great friend to classmates. Congrats JD and Tessa!

Say No To Drugs Week

The students have been participating in Say No To Drugs week Oct 27th - 31st. The class made a door decoration to show why they would say NO to drugs while they grow up. A BIG thank you to Mrs. Hawkins for helping with this project!!!!

Pattern Blocks

The students have been learning attributes of different 2D shapes and making patterns with them. This is an example of composing shapes to make a pattern block design.

Updates

Upcoming October Events and Dates to Remember:
- Oct 15th: picture day
- Sat, Oct 18th: Fall Carnival 
- Oct 24th- Planning Day/ No school for students 
- Oct 29th: Early Release  (not the 22nd- it skips a week this month)

Fire Safety

Captain McAvoy (fun fact - he is Mrs. Pugh's brother) came in to teach the 1st graders about fire safety.  Students learned about what to do if a fire started at home, how to get help, and fire fighter equipment.  Thank you Captain McAvoy for sharing your safety tips!