Be on time in the morning because we have a band assembly at 8:00.

We have been reading books about a penguin character named Tacky. He is very funny and always having a problem. Today was our spelling test over our no excuse words 1-51. We will get 8 more spelling words on Monday. This morning we went to CHAMPS assembly and listened as Mrs. Benson’s class taught us about self-control. During the assembly David received and award for math and Ryan received an award for unpacking in the morning. Our bellies got full from lunch because we ate chicken rings, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, fruit, and a hot roll.

Spelling test tomorrow.

Today we practiced a shelter in place drill because we want to be safe in case of an emergency. We have mastered counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s; so today we started skip counting by 3’s. We are so excited for the new challenge! During writers’ workshop we worked on our winter story. We will finish it tomorrow and have it published. During math we challenged ourselves to work independently on telling time to the hour and half hour. Since it is Wednesday, we went to ready bodies and Mrs. Peery showed us our new stations.

Boxtop note in my folder.

We are back and blogging! At recess today we were able to play outside because it did not rain. We needed the fresh air and enjoyed being outside. Did you know there are only 9 more school days until the 100th day of first grade? We will celebrate the 100th day of first grade on Monday, February 1. Since it is Tuesday we went to music with Mrs. Kimbley and worked on acting and singing out a story called “The Tortoise and the Hare.” In social studies we are finishing our study of Martin Luther King Jr. and how he changed the world for the better. In science we are starting to read about the habitat and climate of penguins. Our penguin study will last approximately three weeks. Check back for more information about penguins. 

We are back at school and getting into the swing of things. Look for new blogs starting next week, January 11. In the meantime enjoy pictures from our class Christmas party.

Mrs. Ray

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