Our Pumpkin Poem and Song

We decided to sing the poem we learned this week to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot".
Enjoy!!

FYI

Our trip to Powell Hall was wonderful. The students all looked so nice. They were delightfully impressed by the red velvet chairs and crystal chandeliers. I wish you were allowed to take photos inside the concert hall. I love the look of wonder on their faces as they listen to the instruments.  The program was a Dr. Sues story, Green Eggs and Ham. It was hands down the best kinderconcert I have ever attended. 

Just a heads up for next week. We will be going to Powder Valley for our nature walk next Thursday, Nov. 18th Whomever checked on the permission form that they would like to chaperone is welcome to go ahead and meet us at Powder Valley right outside the nature center a little after 9:00a.m. (We are loading the bus at 9:00a.m.) We have asked the students to bring a sack lunch that day so we can have a picnic outside when we return to school. They may also bring a towel to sit on. We will NOT take the lunches with us, we will eat when we return to school. 

Also, next Friday is a half day. The students will be released at 11:50a.m. No lunch will be served.

Custodian Appreciation Day

Friday was Custodian Appreciation Day. The custodian who takes care of our wing of Kennerly is Mr. Nielson. We really love Mr. Nielson. He encourages the students to do their best in school. The students all know who he is and talk to him. Mr. Nielson takes wonderful care of our classroom, hallways and restrooms. Thank you Mr. Nielson!!

Fire Safety and Mr. Barger

Today we read a story about a little girl who wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up. One of the parents whose children go to Kennerly came by to speak to  the class. His name is Mr. Barger, and he is a firefighter/paramedic. The homework he gave them was to go home and discuss what they had learned with their parents. They were also supposed to come up with a fire safety plan for the family and have a practice fire drill at home. Here are the photos from today.

Just an update

We are having a great week in room 112. This week we finished chapter 4 in math and are beginning chapter 5 which will teach new strategies for solving addition problems. 

Tomorrow is supposed to be much colder than today. I told the students not to wear shorts tomorrow. Thanks for your help!

Our field trip to Powell Hall is scheduled for next Wednesday morning. I have received ALL permission slips for this trip.

Today you should receive a permission slip for a field trip to Powder Valley on the 18th. This is a FREE trip, thanks to PTP. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!!

Our New Rug

 We just wanted to show all of you our beautiful new rug!!!

Anchor Charts

We have been very busy learning new writing skills in first grade. I thought I would show you some of the anchor charts around our room. When I introduce a new skill, the class helps me write a chart about it, and then I display the chart in the room so they can refer back to it.

This one is how to choose a "just right" book to read.

This one is all about what to do when you are reading to yourself.

 This one is all about how to read to a buddy. EEKK stands for elbow to elbow and knee to knee.

Of course these are the prompts we use to help a student write an unfamiliar word.

We've been working on this one a lot the past week. No more, "Ms. Nickless, I'm done." :-)