Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superzero!

Superzero landed in the Winside First Grade classroom on Thursday to help celebrate the 100th day of school.  This Superhero read a book about the 100th day of school while pointing out the importance of place value.  He also performed the special Superzero dance with the class.  Before leaving Superzero and all the boys and girls "flew" through the air while counting by tens to 100.  (Special note:  Some believe Superzero bears a strong resemblance to Winside High School Principal Eric Kravig.)

Superzero reads a book about the 100th Day of School using the Elmo (document reader).  This awesome piece of technology projects the pages on the white board--just like the big screen!

Students listen attentively to Superzero's story.

Superzero

Superzero is super fascinating!

This is good stuff!

Look at all the Jr. Superzero capes!

Superzero with his group of Jr. Superzeros.

Didn't the boys and girls do a super job of creating Superzero capes?

Group meeting with Superzero

Finishing the meeting.

Superzero and the Jr. Superzeros take flight as they count by tens to 100.

Down the hallway they fly!

Around the multi-purpose room they fly as they count by tens to 100.

Go Superzeros!

Mission accomplished--we made it to 100!

Snowpeople and Adjectives???

What a GREAT time we had learning about adjectives while enjoying the unique and creative snowpeople that the First Graders made at home using paper plates and other materials.  Adjectives are words that describe nouns.  Each student named her/his snowperson and wrote a short description.  All snowpeople were placed on the board without any identification.  The class listened attentively as each child read her/his description.  Then it was time to vote on which snowperson belonged to the speaker.  The projects appear below.  What a fun way to integrate adjectives, listening skills, speaking skills, and artistic talents!

My snowgirl's name is Sara. My snowgirl has a big black hat. My snowgirl has a stick-out nose. My snowgirl has a smile.

My snowman's name is Billy. My snowman has a green scarf. He has a green hat with a pompom on top.

My snowgirl's name is Aubrie Jr. She has a white and red pony tail. She has a swirl that looks like an "S". She has a red and black and white dress.

My snowman's name is Boots. It has eyes. It has a mouth. His scarf is green, red, and white.

My snowman's name is Broncos. He has two buttons for his eyes. He has a red nose. He has a peanut mouth. He has a button for his shirt. He has a white scarf.

My snowman's name is "I love Missy." He has a blue scarf. It has a scarf. It has a hat.

My snowgirl's name is Coco. Coco has a black hat. Coco has black eyes. Coco is made out of paper plates.

My snowman has 6 fruit loops. He has a red scarf. My name is Tom.



My snowman's name is Jets. It has a yellow hat. It has a smile and a button nose. It has wiggle eyes and a ribbon.




My snowman's name is Joey. He has an orange nose and a red scarf. His eyes are blue.



My name is Billy Bob. I have an orange hat.

My snowman's name is Gagit and has a "G" on him. He has a fuzzy scarf.

My snowman's name is Scooby-Doo. He has a red and green hat. He has a Ho Ho Ho scarf. He has Happy Holidays on its hat. He has red and green buttons. He has black button eyes.

My snowgirl's name is Princess. My snowgirl looks cute! She has white earmuffs.

My snowman's name is Katelynn. It has eyes. It has a carrot nose. It has arms. It's hard to guess. My snowman likes to play on her laptop. It has ten-thousand one-hundred nine-million ninety-nine trillion sharp teeth. So if you're mean to me, my snowman bites. So be nice to me!

My snowman's name is Chub. My snowman has a gold scarf and it has a black hat.

Gingerbread Boys and Girls

We planned to finish this project before Christmas but we wanted everyone to be part of this wonderful learning experience so the time was not right until now.  Miss Heise read two versions of The Gingerbread Boy as the boys and girls listened carefully and answered questions.  They then completed a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two stories.  Compare means to find the ways in which things are alike and contrast means to discover how they are different.  Miss Heise and the class did a superior job with this assignment!  Then on to the important task of decorating and eating the gingerbread boys and girls!  Enjoy the creations shown below!

Big News!

Miss Laura Heise from Pender will be student teaching in our room this semester.  She was looking for a special classroom where the students would help her learn how to become an outstanding teacher.  She picked us!  The boys and girls voted as to whether or not they were up to the task.  The vote was UNANIMOUS to accept Miss Heise!  The first step included important introductions and explanations of the first grade procedures.  The first graders also learned more about the word unanimous.  By the end of the day everyone was thrilled to have Miss Heise become part of our first grade family!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing Time

Last Friday the boys and girls brought a Christmas present to share.  They had the option of just telling about it, rather than bringing the item and telling about it. 


The objectives for sharing time are: (1)  Share information; (2) Speak in a loud, clear voice; (3) Look at the audience (good eye contact); (4) Use proper grammar; (5) Have fun! 

The pictures below show what they brought so you can be a part of our Sharing Time.  DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!

This first grader brought PART of his new drum set.  I wonder if Santa brought any ear plugs! 

This student told about his new I Spy book.  This book series is great for developing visual discrimination.

Okay, I will admit that I had to go to Google to spell this word:  Fushigi.  This is a Fushigi ball also known as a gravity ball.  Good for relaxation and building balance.  I continue to be amazed at what I learn from six year olds!

This is my kind of pet--a Zu Zu pet!  No poop to clean up, unlike that left by my Grandpugs Maggie and Mayhem! 

This student used his artistic abilities to illustrate  his gift of a combined car (I think this is the name of it).   He also received other toys.

This first grader asked to leave the room momentarily.  When I turned around there was a New York Jets football player in class!  Go Jets!

This imaginative student drew a picture of her laptop computer!  Hmm...Dell may have a spot for her in marketing!

Rev up your engines!  This motorcycle ran right over the teacher's foot--minor injury!

These are light up Barbie and Ken dolls.  The student demonstrated how they work.  Fun!  Fun!

This is an Air Hogs Helicopter.  I tried to get a picture of it in flight but after the motorcycle mishap I didn't want to press my luck!

Another Air Hogs helicopter!  This copter only skimmed the top of the teacher's head!  One of the first grade girls said her daddy got one of these from Santa. 

This lucky student's Christmas present was a trip to Hawaii!  Earlier in the week he shared shells and a starfish from his trip.  He drew a picture of a humpback whale and his condo on the board to tell more about the wonderful experience.

The American Girl Doll--don't they look like twins?

A Legos fire engine--aren't Legos tons of fun?

This is a picture of the new four-wheeler and Dr. Puppy.  Lots of fun!

This is an awesome pillow book!  I will repeat that I never cease to be amazed at what I learn from six year olds!