Wow! The 50th
day of school was on Monday! It has
flown by! We had bunches of fun
learning about the 1950’s. The students
completed an alphabetical order skill sheet using 50’s words like record,
jukebox, and greaser. We did a fun math
booklet using the number 50. We also watched
parts of a special about the 1950s. We
learned that a new car cost about $1,800. Wow!
It was fun to watch it all in black and white!
We will be changing gears in Social Studies as we learn
about how people around the world celebrate Christmas. It’s such a fun unit and they will learn so
much! It’s one of my very favorite units
that we do. If your family incorporates
traditions from another country into your Christmas celebration…we’d love to
hear about it! Send us a note or come in
and share!
I do have some “change in plans” news for you also. Originally, the first grade classes were
slated to begin Science at the beginning of the second trimester. Can you believe the second trimester starts
next week? We were told, however, that
due to unforeseen circumstances, the first graders will not be having science
with Mrs. Rex. So I’ve been
brainstorming ways to bring Science to our kids!
Here are some ideas I’ve come up with but I’d love to hear
yours also!
*I have a good collection of science experiment books for kids. I was thinking of having kids volunteer to take the books home to find an experiment to share with their peers. They would be in charge of doing it and explaining the science behind the experiment!
*Much as we have Art moms, we could have Science Moms/Dads/Grandparents...:) I know there is some great talent among our parent pool.
*I will be working on the units I have previously taught (first grade has never had Science so it was going to be something different) and we will be doing them on Thursdays.
So e-mail me any ideas or thoughts that you have! I know we can make this work...and work wonderfully!
Have a great day!
Carin
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