Giving Thanks for our Class!

This week in class we had 2 birthdays...Wade and Logan!

The Goofy Hat Song!

 In Social Studies we learned about Indians and how they helped the Pilgrims that first Thanksgiving.

We had a lot of fun making our Indian vests and headbands!

                          The highlight of our two-day week was the Thanksgiving Feast!

                                       

They did a great job with the green beans!

Thanks to all of the family members who came and made it a special time for the students!

Pre-Thanksgiving Fun!

We finished our unit on "Community Helpers" in Social Studies and started a new unit called, " America our Great Country". To begin the unit we learned about Christopher Columbus and how he discovered America by sailing right to it! 

We made boats out of gourds and decided they did not sail as good as the Nina, the Pinta, or the Santa Maria!
  

The globe was helpful in showing how far Christopher sailed.        

Next we learned about Pilgrims and how brave they were!


In Phonics we talked about alphabetical order and the kids arranged themselves from A-G.


We had a great time at recess on Tuesday and enjoyed the leaves and the sunshine!




Lastly, this week we had a great discussion about the things we are thankful for and made turkey place-mats to remind us of them all!




I even had lots of helpers to laminate the place-mats!

Fall is in the air!

This year is flying by! We have been taking advantage of the sunshine and trying to enjoy outside recess while we still can. Although I have found that playing "Freeze Tag" really warms you up;)

This week I've added a couple of different literacy stations to our Reading time. We have a....

Mitten match station, where the students match words from the same word families. (Rhyming words)

There is also a station where the kids stamp the words into playdough as they sound them out.

In Math we are learning about different forms of measurement. We talked about how long an inch is and the kids had fun using rulers to measure things around our classroom.
                           
                       

During our Learning Centers we have been practicing spelling and writing our last names....

Our final project of the week was to collect fall leaves from outside and use them to create a work of art! Our class is full of creative children! (Look for our work to be displayed in the hall.)
                                    

Spirit Week!

We've had a lot of excitement this week in class! It has been fun seeing how all of our friends dress up for spirit week!

Apparently Crazy Hair Day means Crazy Kid Day!

Silly Princess Pals!

Cool Camo Buddies!

                                     
We have managed to learn a few things, even with all the excitement....

We played "Musical Word" with our sight words.

In Social Studies we learned about Doctors and Veterinarians.

 

In our learning centers we worked with geo-shapes to create different animals.

Susan came to visit again!

 One of the best parts of our week was making our project for the auction on Saturday. We made a string art sign to hang on a wall. The kids worked hard and it turned out great!!!

Have a great week! I hope to see you all at the auction!