Happy Halloween!

First Grade Halloween Party

Creepy Crawly Spiders

This week we have been learning about spiders.   

Mrs. Levy brought in her son's pet tarantula Morgan.  

We observed Morgan, read spider books and wrote spider facts.

We looked at a remote control tarantula and compared it in a Venn diagram with the real spider.

What was your favorite spider fact? 

Which spider did you like better- the real spider or the toy tarantula?

Halloween Fun!

This week we are learning about bats, spiders, pumpkins and other fun Halloween creatures.

 Is your jack-o-lantern going to be funny or scary?

What are you going to be for Halloween?

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"I liked doing the spider web with glue," grinned Ben.

"I got a Cub Kudos for doing the challenging word search," roared Jadon.

"I liked playing at lunch with Michelle," thought Gabrielle.

"I liked doing the math problem with the creepy tree and the spiders," said Shayna.

"Reading with the pointers was fun,"  roared Sally.

"I loved being line leader," said Mia.

Just keep swimming!

This week we read many stories about characters that just didn't quit.  In Jasper's Beanstock, Jasper worked and worked to make sure his bean grew.  Zig, in A Hut For Zig Bug, kept of finding more things to decorate his new hut.  On Sunday Mrs. Levy is going to try to remember those great characters when she is swimming in the Golden Gate Sharkfest.  I will swim from San Francisco to Sausalito, right under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Update:  Here is a picture of 

Mrs. Levy and Mrs. McEvoy at the swim. 

 

Poem of the Week: Jack-O-Lantern Big and Scary

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"I liked making the Columbus project," said Michelle.

"I liked doing the Touch Math subtraction," babbled Mason.

Ben said, "I liked reading the Skippyjon Jones books."

"I liked making the community art,"  roared Sally.

"I liked seeing the map of Moby island on the video that we saw,"  added Noah.

Spooky Writing Prompt

In honor of Halloween , please leave us a comment about something that scares you.

Are you scared of spiders?

Are you scared of snakes?

Are you scared of thunder and lightning?

Are you scared of ghosts?

What scares you?



Poem of the Week - October

Math Fun!

We have been working on many concepts in math.  

 More and Less

Subtraction & Addition

Patterning

What is your favorite math center? 

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"I like being the busy bee," said Jade.

"I like reading with pointers today," roared Evan B.

"I liked coloring the plant page," roared Jadon.

Leann babbled, "I liked going to lunch today."

"Seeing Mrs. McEvoy was fun," grinned Colin.

"I liked learning about plants today," rejoiced Mia.