PBIS Staff Variety Show

On Friday, the staff at Hemlock Creek put on a Variety Show for the students. The students loved the skits that were put on by the staff. Check out the video below!

 

All About Me Book

For the past two weeks, the students have been working on writing and illustrating their own All About Me book.  We finished our books this week. The students had a lot of fun writing, illustrating, and sharing their books with each other. 

 

 

Dental Health Presentation

On Tuesday, we had a Dental Health Presentation. The kids learned about the importance of brushing and flossing. They also learned that eating healthy foods is another way to keep your teeth strong.

Valentine's Day

We enjoyed celebrating Valentine's Day last Friday. The students loved handing out their Valentine's to each other along with doing a paper craft! 

Force and Motion

We have been learning a lot about Force and Motion the past couple of weeks. We have learned a lot about forces, motion, work, friction and energy. In order to better understand these concepts, we have been doing "Motion Missions" in the classroom.  The students have been having so much fun participating in these "Motion Missions."

Race Car Mission

Bubble Mission

Spinning Top Mission

Native American Culture Presentations and Activities

Today as a part of our unit on cultures, all of the 1st graders at Hemlock Creek got to participate in three activities and presentations by Mrs. Karl and the Oneida Nation Museum. They got to make pinch pots with clay, make an Oneida clan mobile, and enjoyed listening to Oneida storytelling. They also learned some Oneida words and how to count to ten!

 

Comparing and Contrasting

This week we have been working on comparing and contrasting characters from different books. We started out by comparing and contrasting the main character from Chrysanthemum written by Kevin Henkes and the main character from Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse also written by Kevin Henkes. We found ways that these two characters were the same and how they were different.

Then, we read the books The Tale of the Three Little Pigs retold by Katherine Mead and the book The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! as told by Jon Scieszka. We worked on comparing and contrasting the wolf that was present in each of these books.  The students did a fantastic job pointing out similarities and differences between these two books.