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Net books and Raz kids
Today Mrs Dwyer came in and taught us how to use Raz kids! The exciting part was that we were able to do Raz Kids using the net books! We learned how to log in, earn points and read! the netbook...
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Christmas Peace
Twas the day before Christmas Break and all through the classroom, Mrs. Faas was doing everything she could to keep the room peaceful.OK, I could have worked a little harder on that and made it rhyme...
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Area
Last week we worked on an activity in math where we determined the area of our feet. This activity was great for giving the children strategies for counting larger quantities of objects.The children...
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Buttons
We looked at sorting buttons in math and had to use our vast knowledge of property words to describe the buttons. The children LOVE the buttons.
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Survey projects and a little building fun!
Building with our NEW Lego Blocks. Thank you CVA!Lincoln Log compoundLego tower We started (and completed) our survey project this week and I have to say that I am very impressed with how the children...
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SNOW much FUN!
Well, we did it. We went outside to play! And what a time we had! Thanks to our 3rd grade friends (HELLO MRS. LOPEZ'S CLASS!) for rolling those HUGE snowballs for us to play with! Starting to pile...
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DEAR time
This past week we did our very first official D.E.A.R time in class. D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything And Read. The children took their reading group books and 3 other books from the classroom and...
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Valentines for Veterans
We made our valentine cards for our Valentines for Veterans Celebration this week. We have a special guest coming on Friday to talk to us about his career int he army. Photos to follow!Our Word Wall...
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A Visit from a Very Special Veteran
In honor of our Valentines for Veterans ceremony, we got a visit from a very special veteran. It was Mrs. Faas' Dad! Mr. Smith showed off his dress uniform and talked to the kids about how a...
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Hearts Hearts Hearts!
The kids and I were on the lookout for hearts this past Valentine's Day! Here are the ones that we found!Customize a free digital slideshow
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Steve Swinburne visits Canal View!
Author Steve Swinburne came to Canal View last week for a visit and to talk to us about his books and his love of nature and writing. We had a great time and the kids asked a ton of fantastic...
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Dental Health Month
Thank you so much to Mrs. Palermo for coming in to talk to us about how to take care of our teeth. Now that we are starting to lose our baby teeth and get our grown-up teeth, we need to be extra...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
We had fun celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day! We went to visit Mrs. Straub's kindergarten classroom for a movie, craft and eat green eggs and ham! It was so fun!Enjoying our...
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What's in a Name?
We have new fish. They are guppies and they have been a source of great excitement in our classroom lately!We have been enjoying watching them swim around and around in their tank. Today we picked...
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Friday Craft Project!
I love messy art projects! All of the first and second graders decided to do the same project in order to decorate the hallway for Open House. It looks pretty!
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Tadpole Eggs Arrive!
Checking them out!Eggs in the spotlightWe use the document camera to project it onto the computer......and then onto the smartboard.recording our observationsUp close and personal
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Eggs no longer!
We have been checking out the progression of our tadpoles. They are swimming around and eating the elodea plant. My scientists have been working hard at recording their observations.
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We LOVE series books!
Hello all!This past year in first grade we had some fun read-aloud books. I would read the first book in each series so that I could start to develop an excitement for different books! Below is a...
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Welcome!
Hello there!If you are reading this then you have probably gotten the letter from Canal View that says that I am your first grade teacher!I am having a fun summer with my family and getting things...
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