Word Detectives

Our current unit is called "Word Detectives." The students have been working really hard on solving tricky words when they read. On Friday, their mission was to unscramble six different words to make a sentence. They were so excited to figure out the secret message. I wish I would have recorded their reactions when finding out that I will be expecting our first child in March. Here are some pictures of the kiddos being word detectives!

Science Unit: Light and Sound

We started a new science unit. During the next few weeks, we will be learning about light and sound. Yesterday, we learned that objects that vibrate make sound. In order to explore this idea deeper, the students were given a container with a rubber band around it. The students then needed to pluck the rubber band. Once they plucked it, they needed to use their eyes to see what happened to the rubber band when plucked and their ears to listen to what they heard when they plucked the rubber band. The kids had a lot of fun using their senses during this mini experiment :)

Fire Safety

The Lawrence Fire Department visited Hemlock Creek today. The first graders learned about fire safety and prevention. The students were attentive listeners and had some very good questions for these Firefighters. Check out some pictures from our visitors below!

Traveling Trophy

The students were pretty excited when our class was announced to win the traveling trophy for the week. The students won the trophy for using the playground equipment appropriately and with respect. Mr. K came by to take our picture with the trophy! 

National Symbols: Statue of Liberty

We finished up learning all about the National Symbols. We learned about the flag, bald eagle, White House, Liberty Bell, and the Statue of Liberty. For the last symbol, the Statue of Liberty, we did a directed drawing and used our watercolors to paint it. The students loved this project and they turned out great! :)

Seesaw

On Friday, I introduced Seesaw to the students. The students had to think of something that they like to do. Then the students used the drawing option on Seesaw to draw a picture of what they like to do. They loved getting to use the iPads and share their pictures with each other on Seesaw!

Writer's Workshop

During our first unit of study, the students will be focusing on small moment stories. These stories are true stories about the student. The students have been busy thinking of something that has happened to them or something that they have done. On Friday, the students shared one of their stories with a writing partner!