Valentine's Service Project

This year, our school has made it a priority to give back to our community. This Valentine's Day, the first graders will be providing Valentine cards for nursing home residents here in College Station. The kids were so gracious and thoughtful when we discussed what these Valentines will mean for some of these people. Thanks to Project Serve, who gave us the idea and will be delivering the cards on Valentine's Day! We look forward to the photos of the residents with our cards!

A Writer's Celebration

We just finished our unit on "Authors as Mentors" where we looked at real authors and tried to do things like they do. This is a group of writers! They get so excited to write and share their stories, so we celebrated by sharing with Mrs. Edelmon's class across the hall! They had so much fun!

Happy 100th Day of School!

We sure did have a blast! See the pictures of some of our activities below: 100th day hats, what if you were 100 years old, 100 autographs, 100th day snack!

Moon + Oreos = FUN!

We watched a video and discussed how the moon changes and actually got into some deep and meaningful thoughts. We know that the moon doesn't actually change shapes, it is all about how the sun reflects onto the moon. We modeled 4 of the moon's phases with Oreos... And ate some for fun of course!

If I Were In A Snow Globe...

I can't take credit for this idea either... Thanks Pinterest! This art project was so much fun! The kids imagined what they would do in a snow globe, then we created it! These turned out really good!

2-D Shape Practice

I got this idea from Pinterest (of course)... It's actually an activity for 2nd or 3rd grade, but I knew these kiddos could handle it... And they did!

It took cooperation and knowledge of shapes. I gave a few clues, then the kids worked together to make that shape with string by pulling or moving their fingers.

They really had a great time with this challenge!

Neat Stuff for the Weekend-Game Pieces

How cool is this? And so easy too! It comes from The ABCs of Crazy Blog. Definitely bust these out next time you're playing Monopoly or any board game with players!

Neat Stuff for the Weekend-Get Organized

GENIUS!! Well, not really... Why didn't I think of this??? From Aunt Peaches!

Snowman Cracker Snack-Neat Stuff for the Weekend

How cute is this? And healthy, too!! This comes from Money Savvy Michelle... Enjoy!

Neat Stuff for the Weekend: Snowflake Art

I saw this snowflake art idea, and even though Valarie, the author of the blog Inner Child Fun did it with her toddlers, I think first graders would love to do it too! You probably have most of this stuff laying around already and this art project is perfect for the winter season. Have fun!

 Tape a snowflake

Paint on top

Remove tape!

Neat Stuff for the Weekend

Found some great New Year's ideas on the My Mix of Six Blog. She has a countdown til midnight full of fun activities for the kids and a collage that looks like fun! See you in 2013!

Our Gift

Some teachers had heard through the Internet that the students of Sandy Hook will be attending a remodeled school building nearby and that the front entry way will be decorated as a "Winter Wonderland." Without telling too much about where our snowflakes were going due to the sensative nature of the subject, we decided to send some snowflakes to some kids who need a smile this holiday season. My heart is heavy with sadness for what went on at Sandy Hook, and this is the least we could do. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy. We wish you well!

Holiday Party Fun!

What an amazing party! Special thanks goes out to our room moms and all other parents who helped and donated supplies for our gingerbread houses! Thank you!

All I got for Christmas...

Are some new socks!! We had fun in our new socks today! This is a tradition in my family, and now a tradition in my classroom!

:)