Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Our winter solstice celebration!


We had a fun time welcoming in WINTER! We learned about the winter solstice and read our books by flashlight to remind us that this day is the shortest day of the year which means the day with the least amount of sunlight! The good news is that the days will now start to get longer!
















The Shortest Day

Grade 1: Earth and Space Sciences


ESS1. Earth’s Place in the Universe

1-ESS1-1. Use observations of the Sun, Moon, and stars to describe that each appears to rise in one part of the sky, appears to move across the sky, and appears to set.

1-ESS1-2. Analyze provided data to identify relationships among seasonal patterns of change, including relative sunrise and sunset time changes, seasonal temperature and rainfall or snowfall patterns, and seasonal changes to the environment.

Clarification Statement:

·   Examples of seasonal changes to the environment can include foliage changes, bird migration, and differences in amount of insect activity.

I'll leave you with this joke:
Q. What do you call a snowman in the summer? A.  A puddle!

Monday, December 12, 2016

Our families

We started our unit on length so we have been learning about the concepts tall, taller, tallest, long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest. Below please enjoy our family portraits picturing our family members from tallest to shortest!
by Aaliyah


by Megan
by Anthony

by Blake


by Bella


by Connor


by Dylan


by Griffin


by Logan


by Matthew


by Marcus


by Massimo



by Madison


by Rose


by Salvatore
by Lilly



by Trip
by Stella
by Lindsay


When we completed this assignment we arranged ourselves (boys and girls)  from the tallest to shortest. We did a pretty good job! Below are pictures of our finished product!

 
                                                          



Standards:
1.MD.A.1

Measurement & Data
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.

1. Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.


Measurement game

Friday, December 2, 2016

Volunteer with Cheer! Goods and Services!

goods and servicesWe enjoyed learning about volunteering during this holiday season. We learned that people can volunteer "goods" or "services". After reading our Scholastic News, we worked with our December partners to create a T Chart of our learning. Then, we got to present our T Charts to our class!






















Goods and services

I'll leave you with this joke:
What kind of ball doesn't bounce?
A snowball!