Moving on to First Grade....

Hi Fox Hill Families!

I hope you all are enjoying your summer!  I can't believe the school year it about to start.  This summer has flown by and I have kept busy by visiting friends and family, preparing for the upcoming year, and enjoying the city.

Since we are no longer Kindergartners, I decided to create a new blog for our upcoming year in First Grade.  Our new blog will be used for similar purposes as this blog-just with new first grade fun! :)

You can visit our new blog at:

http://firstgrade-foxhill.blogspot.com/

I look forward to seeing you all at Back to School Night (Tuesday, August 1 at 6:30).

Field Day

We had a great day celebrating our success this school year during field day. We played many games and had a blast! Thank you to Mr. Morris for a great day!!! 

Countdown to the end of the year!

The countdown has begun!! Students are getting so excited for summer and to help them know how many days are left I have hung balloons around the room! Each balloon is filled with a fun activity for the class to do. Students have been loving popping the balloons and reading our activity! 

Measurement

Students have been busy measuring many different things in our room. We started out measuring our feet. Students thought it was so silly that that's what I was asking them to do but we had a great time. Today we measured pencils, the carpet, markers, paintbrushes, bookshelves and our desk. We are learning a lot!! Check out some pictures of the kiddos in action!

Earth Day

Today, students started to learn all about Earth Day.  We read The Earth and I and then wrote letters to Mother Earth.  I was so pleased with their writing I had to share a few with you!!

(Left: Thank you for summer! I like your sun.  What is it like to be the earth?  You look beautiful.  I promise to keep you clean.  From, Ava.  Right: Thank you for making trees because I like to climb trees.  I promise I would clean up.  From, Tyler)

This afternoon we read one of my favorite stories Michael Recycle.  It is all about a young boy who is a superhero and helps save a dirty town!  The students got VERY into the story.  We then made superhero bracelets to show everyone our own Earth Saving Powers!! It was the start to a great week!

Problem of the Day

Students have been working on finding solutions to word problems daily.  Two students get the chance to show us their skills on the white board.  It's quickly turning into one of my favorite times of the day.  Here are two pictures of the students and their work to answer the problem.  Way to go!

100 Fox Heads

Our class received 100 Fox Heads!!! This is such an accompishment and I am so proud of the kids.  The students can recieve Fox Heads for showing good behavior in the hallway, cafeteria, in specials, and on the bus.  We have worked hard to get to this point-- so of course we had to celebrate!! I brought in an ice cream treat for the kiddos to enjoy during lunch.