Data Analysis in 1S!

Today in math workshop we started our unit on Data Analysis.  First graders used the Mimio to select their picture and answer the question "Do you like chocolate or vanilla ice cream better?

After everyone had a chance to answer the question, we looked at the data to see what we noticed about the information:

MLK

This week in social studies, first graders have been learning about Martin Luther King, Jr, through videos, books, discussions and projects.  After reading "Martin's Big Words" first graders worked in groups to define newly learned vocabulary, including equality, sharing, friendship, and peace. We wrote about the meaning of the words and illustrated the posters.  

Here are first graders from 1S and K1G working together in groups:

Check out the amazing posters that the first graders created:

 

    

    

This is our "Martin's Big Words"display in the K/1 Hallway! 

Happy New Year!

Today we read a book about New Year's Day.  We talked about what a resolution was and brainstormed our own resolutions and goals for the year. Students wrote about their goal for 2017 and why this goal was important to them.  Ask your child what their New Year's resolution is for 2017!

Brownie Points!!

We had some very exciting news yesterday in 1S, we earned our last brownie point!  We created a list of different things that we wanted to do for filling up our brownie tray.  Then we took a class vote to see which idea had the most votes.  The winner was pajama day and stuffed animal day!  First graders can wear their pajamas and bring a small stuffed animal (must fit inside their backpack) to school on Thursday, November 17th! 

Duck for President!

Over the past few weeks we have been reading fiction books about voting and elections.  Today we read Duck for President and had our very own election to vote for Farmer Brown or Duck for president.  Below are a few pictures of our private voting stations.

After everyone voted, they wrote about who they would vote for and why.

Once all the results were in, we created a graph of how many votes each candidate had.  We used this graph to make observations about what we noticed when looking at the results.  As you can see, Duck won the campaign in 1S!  

Be sure to ask your child about this fun voting activity!

Stellaluna

Yesterday we read the book Stellaluna.  We talked about what the problem was in a story and what the solution was.  After reading the book, students wrote about the problem and how the problem was solved.  Ask your child to tell you about Stellaluna and how her problem was solved in the story.

After we finished our writing, we made cute bats to go along with the story and to help decorate our classroom for Halloween!

Way to go 1S!!