The Beauty of Snowflakes

The start of the week was very snowy. It was a perfect time to talk about snowflakes. We read some books and learned that snowflakes have 6 branches and no two snowflakes are alike. Pattern blocks were used to create our own ideas of the beautiful white fluff that falls from the sky.

Here are our thoughts:
I made a spinning snowflake. I like my spinning snowflake. -Ryder
Snowflakes have 6 spikes around them. -Marcus
My snowflake is really pretty. I was trying to figure out what would be the prettiest. -Ella
We made a snowflake with pattern blocks. Mine was special to me because I love snowflakes. -Etta
I like my snowflake because it was made out of pattern blocks. -Shain
No two snowflakes are alike. -Claire
We made a snowflake out of special tools called pattern blocks. -Harlow
Snowflakes are all different. -Everett
I made a snowflake that was falling from the sky. -Sophie
My snowflake is cool because it has big spikes. -Joel
I like that my snowflake has 6 sides because I am 6 too. -Mercedes
I like it because it is so big. -Kalem
I love snowflakes because they are beautiful. -Camden
I love snowflakes because they are different shapes and different sizes. -Noah
I made my snowflake big. -Laniah
I just love snowflakes because they just twinkle from the sky. -Grayson
I love snowflakes. I think they are so beautiful and they are so sparkly. -Marley

It's fitting that we are ending the week just as it began with gently falling snow. It certainly is going to be a white Christmas! Have a great weekend everyone.
-Mrs. T:)

It's Cold Out There!

Wow, it was a cold one on Wednesday. We were inside for all the recesses due to the windchill. As we looked out our classroom window at a sunny blue sky, it was hard to convince everyone that it really was too cold to be outside. Some students managed to keep busy during indoor recess by using hexagons to create an interesting design on their table.

During science we, talked about our fingerprints, examined them with magnifying glasses, and used a stamp pad to make prints on a paper. Then we tried to think of details to add to our fingerprints to make creatures and pictures. . . great ideas Grade 1s.

Our book fair is open tonight from 4-7:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. during Student Led Conferences. If you are interested pop by the library to see what is available for some good reading.

As usual at this time of year I manage to lose my voice. Nothing seems to help to get it back quickly. Since my remedies aren't working I decided to see what advice my students may have.

Here are their thoughts:
Hold your breath. -Hunter
Take some Tylenol. -Shelby
Drink water. -Kody
Get someone to scare you. -Andrew
Drink some tea. -Ashton
Take a little nap. -Rylee
Take deep breaths. -Diamond
Sit upside down. -Saydee
Take medicine. -Ezra
Have a bath with Epsom salt and hot water. -Reese
Do some exercise. -Brianna
Take a deep breath every day. -Kyla
Eat toast. -Kayden
Take a little walk. -Xoie
Have some alone time. -Ashley

Thanks for the tips everyone! I feel better already. I'll try not to have a little nap at school ;) Remember to dress warmly for the weather.
-Mrs. T :)

Getting to Know Each Other

We have been working hard at learning the names of the people in our classroom. Students were able to remember the names of many people during our morning meeting. It is great to see the children making new friends and enjoying spending time with the classmates they know from kindergarten.

Today we worked with pattern blocks. There were so many creative minds sharing their ideas. Students made unique designs, tall structures and even animals. We used the document camera to show our work to the class. Students commented on what they liked about their design and what was difficult. Here are a few examples of what was created.

We had our first library class today. The library has new stools that a few of the students got to try out. Ms. Bannerman read some stories too. We will take out library books at our next library time on Day 3.