Happy Holidays!

We had a very busy day.  It was filled with food and fun!

First, we had a holiday concert. 

Second, we made a holiday craft.  Candy canes made with a pipe cleaner and beads.

Then, we played holiday bingo.

Finally, we had a yummy buffet of treats!

I wish you all a safe and happy holiday filled with friends and fun!

Gingerbread Houses!

   We had so much fun Friday afternoon creating gingerbread masterpieces!

     

     

     

Gingerbread Friends

Our Gingerbread Friends are very cute!

Non Fiction Features

This week Room 11 has worked hard on searching for non-fiction features and explaining their purpose.  Here you see students working with a partner on this assignment.

      

     

      

Gingerbread Cookies

Yesterday we made gingerbread cookies in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we did not get any pictures because they ran away!

                        

Candy!

Students are starting to bring in candy for the gingerbread houses.  This is exciting!

Winter is here!

Please remember to send your child to school with all of their snow gear.  The snow is coming and it is cold!

Gingerbread Friends

On Friday, we made gingerbread people to hang in the hall.  I will take another picture when they are hung up!

              

We like Gingerbread!

                            

It's Gingerbread Time!

Last week we started one of my favorite units, Gingerbread!  We read different versions of the Gingerbread Man so that we could compare and contrast these stories.  We will continue to read different version of the Gingerbread Man this week!   

Library Visit

Yesterday our class walked to the Burnham library for a visit.  The students learned the history of the library, listened to a story and then selected one book to take home.  It was a great way to celebrate reading!

        

        

        

        

        

Sharing

We started individual sharing this week.  I am impressed with my class.  They are really puting thought into their shares!

            

Blogging!

Yesterday each child in Room 11 started their own blog page and today they wrote their first post.

Take a look at these busy students!

              

              

              

              

Halloween Fun!

Our Halloween party was a huge success!  We had delicious food and beautiful weather!  

Here are a few pictures from the afternoon.

              

             

Lake Champlain Watershed Presentation

We have been learning all about Lake Champlain during the past few weeks.  On Thursday Stephanie  Larkin from the Lake Champlain Basin Program visited our classroom.  She talked about the ways our town can harm the lake.  Stephanie brought a watershed model of a town and each child had the opportunity to "pollute" it with food products that we pretended were pesticides, cow manure, oil, grass clippings, fertilizer, soil and pet waste.  We then had a spray bottle rain storm and everyone watched how the rain carries these pollutants into the lake.  Stephanie then talked about ways to keep the lake clean.  She explained that by protecting wetlands, using plastic bags for pet waste, putting up fences around farms and houses, and planting trees and grass to keep soil from eroding into the lake were ways we can help.  This was a wonderful hands on presentation that everyone enjoyed!

              

              

              

              

Fire Safety Presentation

October is fire safety month so we had Colchester Volunteer Fireman Jeff come in and talk about fire safety.  He talked about the importance of practicing fire drills at school and at home.  We also learned about the various parts of a firemans uniform and how it keeps them safe.  Here are some pictures from our presentation.

                      

Field Trip to ECHO!

What a beautiful day for a field trip!  Students first learned all about wetlands and then they were able to explore the museum.  We loved the turtles!

        

        

        

        

Open House - Click the link below!

Open House

Open House - Click the link below!

Open House

Community Applesauce

Today we made homemade applesauce.  It was a great way to end our week! 

                       

Tic-Tac-Math

Today students learned how to play Tic-Tac-Math with a partner.  Everyone was engaged!  I truly enjoy watching my class work together.  They are such a sweet group.

              

              

Book Characters

   Last week we started talking about the characters in the books we read.  We have been using adjectives to describe what a character looks like on the outside.  We have also been talking about what a character is like on the inside by reading about what they say, do and feel.  In the pictures below students are working with a partner to describe the characters I have given them.

               

               

A Gift from Shaws

Friday UMS received a special gift from Shaws.  Not only did they bring a Champ cake but they donated $400.00 to our school.  We are fortunate to have such a generous business in our community!

         

                     

Doubles Dan

Last week we worked on gaining fact power with addition strategies.  One of our favorite strategies is to learn our doubles.  Friday afternoon we made Doubles Dan to reinforce this concept.

      

      

      

      

      

Special Guest

On Friday morning Corporal Jeff Fontaine brought in Daniel Goodrow to read to Room 11.  Daniel is a student at Essex High School and a Special Olympic Athlete.  Daniel read Piggy Pie! by Margie Palatini and then answered questions.  It wa a treat to have a guest reader.