1st grade concert

Show and Tell: Nikhil shared a small Tyrannosaurus figure and explained some interesting facts about T-Rexes, including their weight (of 8 tons) and the interesting fact that they can knock a car over with their head.

Writer's Workshop: Today we moved onto the next step toward publishing by sharing our work with a friend. Students had to choose a page out of their folder to read to a partner sitting at their table. Once they'd traded, students signed each other's checklist to show that they had traded. After finishing, some children chose to go back and edit previous entries while others chose to add and extra page (or two) to their informational book.

Penmanship: Today we talked about the letter Tt. We found tons of words that started with Tt, a total of 69!!

1st Grade Concert: After recess, we attended the 1st Grade Concert: Adventures in Science. They performed old favorites with scientific lyrics, including songs about the rain forest, states of matter, and the continents. Students were very impressed with the excellent performance.

Computer Lab: Students navigated www.starfall.com. This is an EXCELLENT website with great resources that're helping students work on phonics and promoting good practices which will aid in learning to read.

Art: After talking about our Kindergarten Concert, students were given the chance to draw some icons that will be submitted to Century Graphics for use on our Concert T-Shirts. These icons were created in black and white and ranged from trees to flowers to bugs and even a couple planet Earths. Final selection will be made based on what will fit and look appealing on the t-shirt, but all sketches will be contributed to the effort.