The Week of November 5th

1S with the Artist in Residence

(This post was written by the first graders with very little of Mrs. Surrette's help.)

This week was exciting because we saw it snow outside!


Thank you Veterans!
On Friday we went to the MPR to thank veterans in the morning. Veterans are people who served the country by fighting in the military. Some of the veterans we met today fought in WWII. We thank veterans because they risked their lives to make our country free. Monday is Veteran's Day. We can thank them in our hearts or write a letter to a veteran.

Fun Loom Bracelets
Mrs. Surrette bought our class Loom elastics. We used them to make Fun Loom bracelets. This helped us practice our fine motor skills (which makes us better writers), math (color patterns) and our communication skills.
Will said, "It was really fun!"
For 9 of us, this was the first time we had ever made a bracelet. The other classmates helped us make them and showed us all kinds of ways to do it. We were persistent (a new math word) and were very proud of ourselves!



Turkeys in Disguise
We read the book Turkey Trouble. The turkey tried to disguise himself as other animals so that he wouldn't be eaten for Thanksgiving. At the end, he disguised himself as a Pizza Delivery Man and Farmer Jake fell for it. So they ate pizza instead of turkey. It was Turkey's best Thanksgiving ever!

You can help disguise your turkeys too! In your Home Folder you'll see a fun, family activity to complete together. Turkey needs your help to blend in with your family so he doesn't end up on a platter for Thanksgiving day. Check out the packet and have fun!

Sink or Float
We put objects in water to see if they sink or float. We were testing our hypothesis: Heavy things sink and lighter things float, but it was not true. We discovered objects that were hollow floated.

1S with Mrs. Alibrandi

Our Week in Library with Mrs. Alibrandi

Every other Friday we meet with Mrs. Alibrandi for a lesson in the library. This week we read about Ladybug books from years past. Today we read a book and then watched the movie. It was pretty good.

Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

In the beginning, there was a big tornado and a man lost his memoir. He had to start his book all over again. It was like The Wizard of Oz, where he gets sucked up in the storm. He goes to a library where the books are alive. He gives other people books and they turn to color.
In the end, it made Cassidy cry because the man left the library with all of the books left behind. The books were very sad, but then another character comes to the library and the story starts all over again. It's like a circle story.

This was a good book/movie.