Thankfully, the OB told me I could return to school and my sweet first grade friends on December 3rd. I have some great pictures from before my appendectomy and some great pictures from the three weeks I was able to return to school before Christmas Break! :) Enjoy and thanks for staying with me through my slack posting (or lack thereof).
September pictures:
Practicing our focus words by back writing....they LOVE this!
drawing illustrations to go with the words for the preamble
more illustrating
After discussing how to find too easy, too hard, and just right books in our Reading Workshop, I found lots of friends using the strategy of the five finger rule. (Justin)
Group 5
Noah
Jimena
Sara
Charlie
Chase
Our Finished Product (The Preamble complete with illustrations, kid-friendly of course)
Big Book Station
Computer Corner
Pocket Place
Book Boulevard
Listening Lane
Magnetic Mountain
Game Station
Smartboard/Ipad station
Ipod Touch Station
Publishing Place
Buddy Read/ Book Baggy station
Cheese Chunk Station
we were the first class to earn 60 tickets (6 crickets) for good behavior in the school so we were first to be placed on the marquee outside of the school. :)
December pictures:
When I returned from maternity leave, a picture of my baby girl, Laken, was placed outside the door and I noticed our class earned a lot more tickets while I was gone...WOOHOO (10 tickets= 1 cricket)
We were blessed with a visitor. Our elf, Lightning (named by our class).
Hanging out by the globe.
In the name bucket.
On Snowman Day, our elf was clever enough to bring us SNOW BALLS from the North Pole!
On the giant clothes pin.
Noah (under the mistletoe)
Chase
Gabe
Sara
Straton
Ella
Meygan
Kadyn
Josie
Charlie
Jasmine
Stephen
Bella
Violet
Janki
Logan
Jimena
Brailenn
Jordan
Ben
Connor
Emily
Arie
Group 1 making snowflakes
Noah & Brailenn making snowflakes
Emily's snowflake
Justin eating his gingerbread cookie and working on his main idea gingerbread man.
Violet
Chase & Jordan
After school, while they were calling car riders, I caught this CUTE picture of Janki and Straton sharing a seat so they could play on the computer together (notice no fighting, problem-solving).
Our elf got a hold of a marker and put mustaches and goatees on all of the boys...silly elf. (Logan)
Charlie and his cool goatee.
Lightning dressed up as Rudolph for reindeer day!
Mrs. Jones and Oliver came to talk to us about our character trait of the month :)
Brailenn's Reindeer writing about why Rudolph's nose turned brown.
Our class of reindeers.
Brailenn's writing:
"Rudolph's nose turned brown because he put his nose in the dirt. And if it happens again, then it will change another color." :)
Ben working on his grinch..."To make the Grinch grin, I would..."
Emily and her finished Grinch!
Jimena gluing on the grinch's cotton ball hat.
Lightning dressed up as the Grinch for Grinch Day :) (He also put all of the girls' behavior clips on PINK & all of the boys' behavior clips on RED...haha)
Christmas Party day and our last day with our beloved elf :)
Christmas carols in the P.E. room with the whole school
Thanks Mrs. Reubert & Mrs. Padgett
Teachers helping out for the Twelve Days of Christmas song.
Noah came out as Santa!
Working on our goodie bags for the Christmas Party. (Group 1)
Harrison &Noah (Junior Santas)
Group 4
Group 5
Group 3
Group 6
Group 2
Mrs. Whitmire (room mom) did a fantastic job with our party. Here are the reindeer puddings.
Reindeer popcorn baggies.
Reindeer water.
Enjoying the goodies. (Inside the bags were reindeer noses, reindeer food (for Santa's reindeer), a handprint santa ornament and candy. :)
Parents came in and partied on down with us.
Mrs. Whitmire read the story, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and we did the book swap/exchange.
What a great day :)
