Dear President Obama
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President,
Dear President,
I like you because you are cool. Do you like ice cream? You are a good President.
Your Friend,
Anthony
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President,
I want to be president when I get older. What’s your favorite thing in the White House?
Sincerely,
Jamie
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
You are the best President. You should buy a cat. Do you have a dog? Do you like to look at the stars at night?
Your Friend,
Ashelyn
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Are you going bowling? You aren’t doing anything you said you were going to do! I think you should start reading to children.
Dakota
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
I wish I could live in the White House. I wish I could have a pet like you. Do you like the White House?
Sincerely,
Tyler
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Do you have a wife? Can you come to our school? Are you at the White House? I saw your wife on t.v.
A Future Voter
Gabe
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
I love to hunt. I have a dog. Are you going to do something about China?
Trey
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
How old are your daughters? I go to Winside School. I go to Winside 1st grade.
Love Your Friend,
Aubrie
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
President Obama, you are a good President. I saw your wife on t.v. How many rooms are in the White House?
Love,
Mckenna
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
How do you become President? Can I be President? My name is Kelcie. I like princesses. What do you like? What’s your favorite color? I like hot pink.
Love Sincerely,
Kelcie
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Is it cool in the White House? I like your grandpa. I like your house.
A First Grader,
Maddox
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Do you have a pet? Did you want to be President? What is your favorite animal? I love horses. I have a pet bunny.
Love Your Friend,
Carsan
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
What do Presidents do? What is being President like? You are going to change Presidents in 2012, did you know that?
Jacob
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Do you read because it’s fun? The U.S. is nice.
Jacoby
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
Is it fun being President? We are going to put on a show for Presidents. When I get older, I want to be President.
Love,
Allan
Monday, May 2, 2011
Dear President Obama,
If you don’t have a cat, why don’t you buy one? Do you like cake? You should be the cool President.
First Grader,
Art
What's in your hat?
As part of the Presidents' study, Miss Heise read Abe Lincoln's Hat to the class. The boys and girls learned that Abe carried important papers and documents in his black top hat. The students wrote about what they would carry in their hats. Their thoughts appear below and under the Writing Projects' tab.
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In my hat, I would carry all my toys. –Tyler
In my hat, I would carry soft animals. –Carsan
In my hat, I would carry a big picture of my family. –McKenna
In my hat, I would carry two video games. –Jacob
In my hat, I would carry five golden rings. –Ashelyn
In my hat, I would carry a stuffed cat. –Art
In my hat, I would carry three video games and one helicopter. –Anthony
In my hat, I would carry important things. –Jamie
In my hat, I would carry a soft puppy dog. –Dakota
In my hat, I would carry buttons. –Maddox
In my hat, I would carry money, fireworks, a motorcycle, and a football. –Trey
In my hat, I would carry candy. –Gabe
In my hat, I would carry a bunny. –Jacoby
In my hat, I would carry another hat in case someone steals this one. –Allan
In my hat, I would carry my Barbie, my own money, paper, pencils, and pens. –Aubrie
In my hat, I would carry flowers.--Kelcie
In my hat, I would carry flowers.--Kelcie
If I Had $100
If I had $100 I would spend it all. I would get 100 things with it. I would get a dog, cat, cow, calf, sheep, and a horse. I would give it milk from its mommy and get a dad cow. –Gabe
If I had $100 I would get a horse and pool toys. –Jamie
If I had $100 I would pay $100 for a walkie talkie and a gun. –Tyler
If I had $100 I would get Zu Zu Pets. Their names are Drack and Yamu. I have a blue one. –Allan
If I had $100 I would buy a pit bull. Mom would keep it outside. I would give it a bed and I would buy myself some boots. –Art
If I had $100 I would save it all because I can get more. Well, 100,000,000 and save it all until I’m 10. –Jacob
If I had $100 I would get a baby cat. It would be a Persian cat. Its name would be Baby. It would be a girl. –Kelcie
If I had $100 I would use it to help the poor get homes. –Aubrie
If I had $100 I would get two dogs. –Dakota
If I had $100 I would spend it on a little puppy. –Ashelyn
If I had $100 I would get a dog. It would be a girl. Her name would be Princess. –McKenna
If I had $100 I would buy a motorcycle. I would buy a car. –Anthony
If I had $100 I would have a lion. –Jacoby
If I had $100 I would save it then spend it for a doll with a pretty light purple dress. She would be my second American doll friend. My dolls would share clothes. I would sleep with both of them. My grandma would have to make them clothes for me. –Carsan
If I had $100 I would get a bull snake and I would get a rhino. –Maddox
If I had $100 I would buy a gun and I would buy a bird. Then I would shoot the bird. --Trey
My 2011 New Year’s Resolution
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to not get any practice sessions. (Allan)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to have fun. (Art)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to give Ms. Loetscher the gift of having fun. (Kelcie)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to ride my four-wheeler. (Jamie)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to play more outside. (Carsan)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to play video games and go to my grandma’s house. (Jacob)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is doing better at being a farmer. (Jacoby)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to get better at Math. (Maddox)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to get better at New Super Mario Brothers Wii video games. (Tyler)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to get better at reading and math. (Aubrie)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is having a pizza party. (Anthony)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to watch a movie and shoot a coyote. (Trey)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to make my life better. (Ashelyn)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is hanging with my family. (McKenna)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to play monster trucks and play ESPN Football. (Gabe)
My New Year’s Resolution for 2011 is to relax with my family. (Dakota)
December 22, 2010
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give…
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my brother a Ninja. (Anthony)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Mom a dog and a cat because I love her. (Art)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give a Barbie to Abby because I do not get to see her. (Carsan)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my family the BEST DAY ever. I would go to sleep when my mom tells me to go to sleep. I care about them. I love them with all my heart. I have to listen to them—that would make them happy. (Ashelyn)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Mom and Dad the best day of their life. I would give Mom a bunch of roses. I would give Dad a BB gun. I would give them those presents because they are special. (Aubrie)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give love to Mom and Dad because they love me and I love them. (Jamie)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Grandmas and Grandpas a picture of me. I would give them that because they like me. (Gabe)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Mom and Dad a clay snowman because they will love it. (McKenna)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Mom and Dad love because they give me toys. GO MOM AND DAD! (Dakota)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give Alex money because he does good tricks. (Tyler)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give Mom a robe because she wants one. (Maddox)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Power Rangers to Dominic because he likes them. (Jacob)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give my Aunt Missy a kiss, a gun to my Dad and a ring for Mom. (Trey)
If I could give anyone a special gift, I would give Mom more money so Mom can buy a new house. (Allan)
If I could give someone a special gift, I would give Ms. Loetscher a year of good listeners. No tattle tongues but lots of time for the fun stuff because I think Ms. Loetscher would love it so much. I love having Ms. Loetscher being my teacher and I want to be with her all my life. (Kelcie)
If I could give someone a special gift, I would give Grandma a motorcycle. (Jacoby)
If I could give someone a special gift, I would give Grandma a motorcycle. (Jacoby)
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First Grade Writing ProjectsSince Monday was Grandparents' breakfast at school, the first graders wrote about why their Grandparents are special. Enjoy their writings--they will make you laugh, cry, and smile all at the same time!
My Grandparents
My Grandparents take me to my cousins. Grandpa likes to make sawdust. I like Grandma to make cakes. I have a Grandma selling a church. –Jamie
My Grandparents live in the country. I play on the bales. I ride in the tractor. She makes fried chicken. My Grandparents are special. –Trey
My Grandparents are special! They work at McDonald’s. My Grandpa works on the concrete. My Grandparents are family. My Grandparents kill mice. –Anthony
My Grandparents are special! They are special because they have a cat and they babysit my baby Landon. Sometimes we go to my Grandparents. I play with their cat. I chase the cat around. I sometimes eat lunch with them. I use play dough at their house. I have a sleepover at their house.-Tyler
My Grandparents are special! They let me go to the park and they take me to the zoo. They take me to the water park. –Ashelyn
My Grandparents are special! My Grandparents take me to Poppy’s Pumpkins. We go on the slide. --Jacoby
My Grandparents are special. They give me candy. I give them hugs. They fill up my tires on my bike. My Grandparents spoil me rotten. My Grandparents got me twenty bikes. One works at the locker and the other one works for the County. – Art
My Grandparents are special! They had my mom. Then my mom had me. They are special because they live on a farm. They have calves. My Grandpa Russell sells tires. Both Grandmas work at a school. – Mckenna
My Grandparents are special! My Grandma makes pillows and I help her. My Grandpa has a remote control box golf cart. Grandma took me to the zoo! My Grandma and Grandpa took me to the Black Hills. They took me to the Amazing Pizza Machine. They took me to the kid’s museum. –Jacob
My Grandparents are special! They are fun to go to! My Grandma has sixteen cats. My Grandpa doesn’t like that my Grandma has sixteen cats. My Grandma takes us to the pumpkin patch every year. I have a sleepover when my cousins are over. –Carsan
My Grandparents are special! I ride in the tractor. My Grandparents take me to Omaha. –Maddox
My Grandparents are special on their special day. My Grandparents are special because they love me. I love my Grandparents. My Grandparents are special because they are my Mom’s parents. I can make cakes with my Grandma. –Aubrie
My Grandparents are special! They spoil me with candy and toys. My Grandpa works to help the electrical stuff. My Grandma paints stuff. They have lots of toys for us. She plays Barbies with me. Sometimes she drives a bus. Sometimes I get to go in the bus. –Kelcie
My Grandparents are special! They make me supper. They let me ride my bike. They play football with me. They tell me to do the hay. My Grandpa lets me ride in the tractor. My Grandpa and I tease the cats. I have ten bikes and Art has four bikes. We feed the pigs and cows. –Gabe
My Grandparents are special! They farm. Grandpa took me on a ride on the tractor the day before Grandpa Butch died. I wish he would stay alive forever. The day before Grandma Judy died I said, “I love you.” -Carson
My Grandparents are special! They spoil me. I had a Great Grandma. They go fishing with me. My Grandparents take me cat fishing. My Grandpa plays checkers. My Grandpa watches me ride four wheelers. –Dakota
My Grandparents let me spend the night. I feed the dogs. I water the animals. I get the eggs. I get the sheep. I shave the sheep. I can sleep in their bed. I go swimming. I go to the store. -Allan
I will shine in first grade by helping hurt people. (Jamie)
I will shine in first grade by using glow in the dark markers. (Carson)
I will shine in first grade by spelling words. (McKenna)
I will shine in first grade by getting a flashlight. (Jacoby)
I will shine in first grade by coloring. (Art)
I will shine in first grade by doing all my homework. (Allan)
I will shine in first grade by climbing. (Gabe)
I will shine in first grade by being nice to kids. (Anthony)
I will shine in first grade by doing Writer's Workshop. (Tyler)
I will shine in first grade by not hitting and kicking people. (Dakota)
I will shine in first grade by doing my work really good. (Aubrie)
I will shine in first grade by coloring really pretty. (Kelcie)
I will shine in first grade by making a glow stick. (Jacob)
I will shine in first grade by showing off one of my best moves. (Ashelyn)
I will shine in first grade by listening. (Trey)
I will shine in first grade by making more words. (Maddox)
I will shine in first grade by reading. (Carsan)
I Want to Learn…
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about farms. (Gabe)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about dogs. (Jamie)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about reading. (Anthony)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about bats, dogs, and shapes. (Carson)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about how dogs can smell better than humans. (Jacob)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about what snails eat. (Ashelyn)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about tree books. (Allan)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about math, so I can be a math
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about my ABC’s. (McKenna)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about reading time. (Tyler)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about how to read. (Trey)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about science. (Aubrie)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about spelling. (Art)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about how cats see 10 times better than humans. (Kelcie)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about stuff. (Maddox)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about pigs, cows, and a barn. (Jacoby)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about cats and dogs. (Carsan)
This is the first day of First Grade. I want to learn about cats and dogs. (Carsan)
My Family
We learned about quotation marks (also known as "talking marks" in Kindergarten.) Each person completed the sentence: My family.... The class wrote these on writing paper, illustrated the sentence, and shared with their classmates.
Ms. Loetscher said, “My family is very, very busy!”
Trey said, “My family is fun!”
McKenna said, “My family loves me.”
Dakota said, “My family had a dog named Lincoln who died.”
Tyler said, “My family likes to play kickball.”
Ashelyn said, “My family loves me.”
Gabe said, “My family reads.”
Carsan said, “My family is funny.”
Anthony said, “My family likes pizza.”
Jacob said, “My family is 9000 percent fun!”
Kelcie said, “My family is nice.”
Allan said, “My family can play football.”
Aubrie said, “My family can play pig.”
Maddox said, “My family is fun.”
Carson said, “My family goes to our cousins sometimes.”
Jamie said, “My family plays.”
Jacoby said, “My family likes to hunt.”
Art said, “My family can play horse.”
Labor Day
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make toys. (Carsan)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who teach classes. (Kelcie)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who made the games like football, volleyball, and basketball. (Allan)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who work for the doctor. (Carson)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who do the cement and that’s my dad. (Jacob)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make ATMs. (Dakota)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who build trucks. (Tyler)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who clean up. (Anthony)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who build houses. (Art)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make ice cream. (Gabe)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who made this world and this school. (Jacoby)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who run the nursing home. (Jamie)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who, like Aunt Sally, take care of people in the nursing home. (Trey)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make books. (Aubrie)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make people not be sick. (McKenna)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make ice cream. (Maddox)
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers. I am thankful for the workers who make Barbies. (Ashelyn)
