The Week of January 6th

Happy New Year

Welcome back to school! On Tuesday our class rang in the New Year. Every hour (on the hour) our timer would alert us. We shouted "HAPPY NEW YEAR" and opened a surprise bag. Each hourly celebration was connected to our curriculum (graphing for math, new pencils for writing) or sparked a discussion about traditions throughout the world. Here are some of our celebrations throughout our day:

9:00 Start the New Year off "Write"

The new year is all about making good choices and thinking about change. Choose the pencil you would like best to help you start the new year off "write". Then write a resolution. Think about what would make you a better person in 2014. Choose something you would like to start doing and something you would like to stop doing.

10:00 Eat 12 Grapes

The Spanish eat 12 grapes so they will have 12 months of good luck in the new year.

(We were out of the room for 11:00 and 12:00)

1:00 New Year's Calendars

Getting organized is a wonderful way to start a new year. Try to get everyone's birthday recorded on your calendar before time runs out. Then you'll be able to think of our class for the whole year and remember our friends on their special day!

2:00 New Year's Toast

Fill your glass and toast the new year. Be sure to wish those near you the best of luck in 2014! If you can't reach their glass, you can look them in the eye and nod your head.

A Native American Welcome
For Thanksgiving our class created a quick 3 day play performance about the Natives and Pilgrims. I've had trouble loading the video onto our blog, but hopefully you can now view our exceptional dramatic skills. Check it out on the right sidebar.



December Holidays Around the World

Holiday Concert

1S making gingerbread houses for Holidays Around the World: Germany

George Washington's Breakfast

Mmmm.... Cassidy and Nolan cooked up this grand idea to share their reading group story with the class by feeding their friends.

In George Washington's Breakfast a young boy named George Washington Allen wants to find out more about his namesake. He already knows so many interesting facts about our first president, but he doesn't know what he ate for breakfast. Well, we now know he enjoyed 3 indian hoecakes swimming in butter and honey and as many cups of tea.

Cassidy and Nolan have researched just what an indian hoecake is and made them for everyone in our class to try. Check out the recipes here. There's also a quick video about 4 chefs recreating this tasty breakfast on the right sidebar. Mmmmm...I love reading group!