100 Days of School

How long does it take to make one hundred pancakes on the 100th day of school? About as long as it takes students to write one hundred words. How long does it take to eat one hundred pancakes? Not very long at all! It was a very sweet day.

Yes to Yoga

To my delight, this is an incredibly diverse class this year. Nine countries are represented by my students. Children originate from India, Iraq, Mexico, Honduras, Germany, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Indonesia. The children have enjoyed researching and teaching their classmates about their backgrounds using our ActivBoard. This young man invited his mom to introduce us to yoga and meditation. Our attempts at the contortions were quite amusing and the giggling was contagious!

Falling For Apples

This is my favorite field trip. Each September, we travel an hour and a half to the Perry Lowe Apple Orchard in North Wilkesboro. Before the trip, we learn how apples are cultivated. We read and write about apples. We sort apples. We count apples. We compare the taste of different apple varieties. We bake apple turnovers.

So you can imagine the ooohs and aaahs when the bus turns off of the busy interstate onto a quiet, winding, dirt road lined with apple trees laden with apples. We hop off of the bus and Farmer Lowe gives each of us a fresh, cold apple to eat as we ride along on a trailor behind his tractor to tour the orchard. We visit the apple house to learn how the apples are processed. And at the end, we pick our own apples to take home. What a great way to welcome the season of fall!

Sweet Sixteen

We're back! This is our new class of first graders. Aren't they cute? All of them seem happy to be back at school to begin a new school year. They posed for this picture just after our "hike" around the school to launch our schoolwide camping theme. Sparks of excitement are flying as we build a fire for learning!

Tater Time

Green is Great

Guess who wore the most green items on Saint Patrick's Day? We learned all about Ireland in March. Since Ireland makes us think of potatoes, we tasted many kinds of foods made with potatoes. Everyone brought something made from potatoes to share. We had potato salad, sweet potato fries, potato bread, scalloped potatoes, hash brown potatoes, and potato chips to name a few. Can't wait for you to see our potato people on the next post!

Multicultural Munchies

During multicultural week, one of our mothers prepared foods from Ghana in our classroom. We enjoyed a meal of stew and fufu. It was delicious!