Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!

This week we've been celebrating Johnny Appleseed's birthday! We've graphed our favorite apples (yellow, green, and red), we tasted all kinds of apple products, and we even made Apple Muffins! Johnny Appleseed himself also made an appearance to celebrate his birthday with us! It was a fun week for all!

Johnny Appleseed talking about his life!

Mya is very excited about her Apple Muffin!

Lexy and Kasandra making sure to get plenty of sugar.

Muffin making is a very serious job!

Now it is time to enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed! 

It's Only Tuesday?

WOW! What a super busy week we have had, and it's only Tuesday! We've caught up on our Random Acts of Kindness, been visited by Mr. Penguin from the American Cookie Fundraiser, and saw a "cloud" created before our eyes!!! Things are only going to keep rolling as we get ready for Monster Math and Karate Reading (you will receive information on these things very SOON!). Please remember Parent Teacher Conferences are on MONDAY, Sept. 24th! Your time was listed in Tuesday folders, but if you can't remember - please write me a note! I look forward to conferencing with you all! Until then, check out how much fun learning can be!

Random Acts of Kindness

We created bookmarks for students to have when they come to the library. We gave these to Mrs. Rogers and explained what RAK's are to her! She was so excited! She said the 4th Grade Students would especially love these bookmarks, since they are reading big chapter books! 

We gave boxes of Band-Aids to the School Nurse and PE Coaches as part of our RAK's as well. They were VERY grateful, considering they do not receive general supplies and must often buy these things with their own money.

On Monday, Mr. Penguin came by to feed all of his "baby penguins". Your child can earn a baby penguin by filling out the address cards sent home in last Tuesday's fundraiser packet. This fundraiser helps the office raise money to pay for things such as laminating film, copy machines, and copies!

We've been talking about weather for the past week. Today we talked about all the different types of clouds. To end our cloud discussion we watched a "cloud" form before our eyes! The kids are still probably trying to figure out what that cloud is made of! 

Waiting in anticipation for the microwave to ding.

We opened the microwave and a cloud has formed!!! 

Wondering what made that cloud! 

Brieanna taking a closer look at the cloud!

Table 4 thinks the cloud smells like a bar of soap? Hmmm....

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Mrs. Deem

My Little Tornadoes

This week we have been talking about different types of weather in Social Science. We have talked about the weather changes that occur during the different seasons, as well as the temperature on hot sunny days. Today we talked about tornadoes and tornado safety. We even introduced a new vocabulary word: debris. To finish up our tornado discussion the students made "tornadoes" with "debris" in a bottle! This was a hit with my class of "Little Tornadoes"! 

Grandparent's Day

We had a great time celebrating Grandparent's Day! The kids were so excited all week that they'd get to spend some time at school with these special people! We had a special snack for the grandparents, handprint poems, and a special song we had been working on this week! Below I have posted some pictures from this special day. If you see a picture you'd like me to send you, please just let me know! 

Some of the "World's Greatest Grandparents" that came to celebrate with us!

Enjoying some refreshments and sharing our special Grandparent's Day projects we've been working on.

To end the day, we sang a special song for our Grandparents.
(Sang to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Let's go see our Grandparents,
Take us there for a while...
Mommy and Daddy both need a break
We'll play games, and we'll stay up real late!

Oh, We'd like to thank our Grandparents
For spoiling us like they do...
So, it's time....to....say "You're the Best!"
and that We Love You!!!

Happy Grandparent's Day!!!

Week 2 Comes to a Close

I always like week 2 of school. Routines are set, expected behavior is known, and we get straight to work on learning all the new standards for 1st Grade! Below I posted some pictures of how we finished out the week. 
We played a fun round of spelling golf to review our words before our test. Lee & Lucy are the pros with their hole-in-one shots. 

Tylon shows his Bama football pride. The PE department is selling Auburn & Alabama tattoos for $1, and Wetumpka Indians tattoos for 50 cents. This money will be used to help fix playground equipment. 

To end the week, we spent the last 30 minutes of the day doing "Fun Friday". This is the reward for those who maintained an average of 4 or less on their behavior chart for the week. They are allowed to have Super Snack and play educational games. They LOVED this time and I hope it motivates them to continue to work hard on having great behavior! I had all but 2 students able to participate this week, next week we are working on 100% participation in Fun Friday! 

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I look forward to what's to come! Have a nice weekend!