Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...Learning through the Alphabet!

On our first fun friday, we explored a coconut with our senses and had a little taste test as well.  We also enjoyed making our own chicka chicka boom boom trees with our handprints.  Hope you enjoy the pictures. :)

I have some fun pictures from our "Fun Friday" last week.  I will post and give you an update on what's been going on in room 110 this week! :) 

Having blast!

 We continue to have fun and work on getting to know one another.  Today was the first full day of school with a reading lesson and our first math test...eek!  They did GREAT!  We also created our "All About Me" Glyph, using questions to help us get to know each other.  Here are some more photos of our exciting adventure in room 110. 

Working with letters using playdough

Do you like my mustache? 

Created an elephant using playdough

Computer time

Sweet smile

Our first glyph in first grade...they did great didn't they?!!!

Just relaxing and reading

GRRRR...she made a bear!

 

Yay for the First Day!!

Today was a fabulous day!!  We had lots of fun learning about our school and our classroom.  Here are a few pictures to show how our day went... I hope you enjoy! :) 

Checking out the library center :)

Getting down to business coloring their first day picture

Already working as a team:)

Sweet girls getting their paint on...:)  It was so sweet listening to them get to know each other. 

We learned about our classroom rules and read about the trouble maker "David" and his first day at school.  We decided we wanted to be good decision makers and "peacemakers" in our room and came up with a list for "What good students look like".  I can tell my kiddos are so smart and are already making good choices.  

Can't wait for the rest of the week and all the fun we will be having!   

 

Conference time!

I have spent a couple of days the last two weeks at conferences and I have LOVED every minute of it! I have gotten to meet some wonderful and incredibly creative people! I have gotten some great ideas to incorporate in my classroom to help my students be more successful learners and some insight into how to get results in the classroom and in life.

Last week I spent my Wednesday at the NEAEC conference at BSLK. It was wonderful! Kim Adsit was the keynote speaker and she was amazing! She was incredibly funny, insightful and motivating!

Today I spent my day at the Marshall County Professional development Academy. The keynote speaker was the New York Times bestseller, Andy Andrews. Boy was he charismatic, passionate and super funny! He shared some of his principles for obtaining the life that you want. It was such a simple concept, but we often forget the importance of a smile and taking responsibility for our own actions. Something I want my students to learn and practice everyday. "We control our own destiny!".

I have had a blast learning and am even more pumped for this new year! I cant wait to share with my students my love of learning and encourage them to find theirs too!

I will leave you with this video of the speaker I heard today...just some food for thought. :)  Click Here.

Check out the news feed for some important dates and information.  :) 

I got my class list!!

Today was a very special day! I got my list of my very first, first graders!! I cannot wait to meet them in a couple of weeks...I can tell they will be a very special group!:). I will be sending out a packet to all the parents on the next couple of days so they can get prepared for an exciting year.

Almost complete!:).

I have just about got my classroom ready for my little friends! There will be some small things to do here and there over the next few weeks, but the big stuff is just about complete:). Here is a sneak preview.