Getting to know each other...

We went to the computer lab for specials. (Sarah)
It was our first day for star student. (Hampton)
We went to the front playground for the first time this year! (Helen)
We learned the Elmo the Elephant song and highlighted all the "e's" that made the short e sound. (Jacob)
We got to use offices for our math test today. (Virginia)
We got our writing journals and got to write our first entry. (Jayden)
This was our first day for our first test. (Ella and Preston)
During morning meeting we counted by ones, two's, fives, and tens. (Ella and Marie)
We had read-aloud and snack at the same time; Mrs. Ziegler read a book called "All About You". (Ford and Ella)
Mrs. Ziegler still has to change the sign on our schedule that says we will have snack with math. (Will)
Mrs. Ziegler was the star student! (Preston)
We read Goldilocks and the three bears so that we could learn about choosing books that are not too hard, not too easy, but JUST RIGHT! (Connor)
We counted to 100! (Jayden)

Question for Students: (parents please help your child respond by leaving a comment)

What is one thing you learned about Mrs. Ziegler when you interviewed her for Star Student today?

Our First Blog of the Year!

Grace lost her first tooth today during lunch! (Mrs. Ziegler)
We worked on our math scavenger hunt some more today. (Marie)
We went to the library and read magazines. (Preston)
At specials I checked out a non-fiction book. (Ella)
We wanted to do star student for the first time today but did not have the time! (Ford)
I raised my hand for questions. (Jayden)
We learned the Annie Apple song because it will help us remember the sound of the short a. (Jacob)
It was our first day to check out books! (Hampton)
We got to share our writing with each other. (Connor)
We got our SSR bags and folders today. (Virginia)
We followed a new schedule today. (Will)
I got a chapter book from the library. (Caroline)
We were the first class to check out books and we got to take home TWO! (Patrick and Ella)
We practiced the morning song some more. (Virginia)
We read "A my name is Alice" for read-aloud today. (John)
We picked out seven books for our SSR bags and got to read them. (Luke)
Mrs. Ziegler taught us how to keep the classroom library organized. (Annie)

Question for Parents:
Today we all wrote a little sentence that went like this "R" my is "Rachel" and I like "Reading." We would love for you to do the same thing. Please respond with a comment by writing "______ my is _________ and I like _______." Thank you!

Welcome to a NEW YEAR!

I am very excited to begin a new year with a brand new class of excited and anxious first graders! This is the best place to come to keep updated on all the happenings in the classroom. We will end most of our days by working together to summarize all that we have learned and experienced on this blog. So check back often and remember, WE LOVE PARENT INVOLVEMENT, so comments are always VERY welcome!