Fly Butterflies Fly
On Friday we released our butterflies. It was such a great experience watching all the
stages of the insect's life.
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Reader's Theaters
We performed three different stories to finish our ELA unit. Great job 1B!
Rock Painting
Leave your mark on Brookdale. Look at the rocks we painted for rock path.
4th Grade Egg Drop
We collected some great data. Many of the eggs survived!
Field Trip- Morton Arboretum
After exploring the Children's Garden we had a picnic lunch. Then guides took us on a
hike to learn about insects. The smiles say it all!
Spring Fun
May the 4th be with you! - Star Wars Day
Open House
Spring Poems
Acrostic Poetry
Spring Theme
Sam Lab Coding
Friendshape
Friendshape Math
Class Pledge
Puppets to retell
Monster Writing and Journals
Instrument Museum
Spring PTA Party
Axolotls
Axolotls are fascinating, water-dwelling salamanders that stay in their “baby” form their whole lives and can even regrow lost body parts.
Axolotls are fascinating, water-dwelling salamanders that stay in their “baby” form their whole lives and can even regrow lost body parts.
A big thank you to Mr. Dutdut for sharing his axolotls with us. After visiting and feeding the mom and dad axolotls , we had about 25 babies delivered to our classroom. We then observed the babies with magnifying glasses and digital microscopes.
Fermilab
Fermilab
Monster Day
Monster Day
Science with Light
Science with Light
120th Day Celebration
120th Day Celebration
First Grade teachers pose in front of the backdrop that served as our photo booth. Pictures to come.
Friendship Day- Valentine Exchange
Friendship Day- Valentine Exchange
We had a wonderful time exchanging cards , making gifts for families and predicting what would happen to candy hearts in different liquids.
WVHS Planetarium- Field Trip
WVHS Planetarium- Field Trip
Blocky and Groundhog!- Students coded a light sensor to make an alarm respond if the shadow created a certain level of darkness.
Blocky and Groundhog!- Students coded a light sensor to make an alarm respond if the shadow created a certain level of darkness.
Brrrrr! Cold outside but warm inside!
Brrrrr! Cold outside but warm inside!
Traditions Projects-Amazing presentations!
Traditions Projects-Amazing presentations!
Imagine That!
Imagine That!
We launched ELA unit 3 Imagine That!- using our imagination we thought of all the possibilities that a piece of clay could turn into.
First Grade Authors- Polar Animals
First Grade Authors- Polar Animals
Winter PARTY!!! Thank you to our PTA volunteers!
Winter PARTY!!! Thank you to our PTA volunteers!
Also a BIG thank you to Mrs. Baleskie for planning and prepping all the items for the party. Thank you!!!
Winter Math Review and Cozy Reading in 1B
Winter Math Review and Cozy Reading in 1B
Coding in 1B with Blocky and Sam Labs-students were given the task to code a light show for their gingerbread house. At least 3 lights, 3 colors with different timing for each light. Success!!
Coding in 1B with Blocky and Sam Labs-students were given the task to code a light show for their gingerbread house. At least 3 lights, 3 colors with different timing for each light. Success!!
Snow Much Fun!!A big thank you for the snow gear !! I really appreciate all the snow pants, gloves, boots , and bundle bags that you have sent to school with your students . If your child needs any assistance acquiring snow gear please let the office or myself know. We would love to help because We LOVE playing in the snow!!
Why do birds have beaks? In this lesson, students carry out an investigation to determine the relationship between the shape of different bird beaks and the food each bird eats. In the activity, Find the Best Beak, students experiment with long pointy beaks that are great for picking up seeds and wide flat beaks that are good for scooping. They discover that different beaks are best for different kinds of food.
I am thankful for 1B. Below you will see 1B Turkey caroling around the school sharing their turkey poem and engaged in turkey centers. We also used Sam's Lab to construct floats to drive our balloons in the 1st ever Balloons over Broadway parade around the school.
Balloons
Balloons
Over
Over
Broadway Parade!!
Broadway Parade!!
Engineering and Problem Solving
Engineering and Problem Solving
When you look at these pictures you might only see Legos. What I see, students being engineers and problem solvers. Each week students are given problem solving challenges. Students think like inventors to solve a problem. Here are a few of the prompts the class has tackled. The next step will be to communicate our inventions and thinking to others. Communication skills are key!
Create an invention that will help a fire fighter do his job
What new invention can you build for the fall? Think pumpkins.
Build an apple or a pumpkin. How can you build it to look 3D, realistic.
Fall Party-
Fall Party-
Thank you to the PTA and our Parent Volunteers for coordinating a great fall party. We had a great time!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Making Memories!!
Fall Mural-All helped to color and will be displayed in the room.
Who will get stuck with the ghost?
Hot "Ghost"- Potato
Freeze Dance
Freeze Dance
Eyeball Bozo Buckets
Eyeball Bozo Buckets
Mrs. DeLa Garza & Mrs. Brigman
Mrs. DeLa Garza & Mrs. Brigman
Sam's Lab- Two or three times a month your child is engaged with Sam's Lab. Sam's Lab offers a hands-on, interactive system that teaches kids (grades K-8) the basics of coding (computer programming) by letting them build physical projects that they control with an app. Think of it as digital LEGOs that you can program.
How It Works
Physical Blocks: Kids use actual, wireless, Bluetooth-enabled blocks that each have a specific function (like a motor, an LED light, a button, or a sensor). They can snap these together and even attach them to standard LEGO bricks to build inventions.
Coding App (SAM Studio): Using an iPad or computer, children use a simple, visual app to create the instructions for their physical blocks.
"Flow-based" Coding: For beginners, they simply drag and drop icons and connect them in a visual diagram to show cause and effect (e.g., "when I press the button, the light turns on").
Example of Flow -Base Code
Each student chose the Fall picture they wanted to light up.
Communication Skills at work
These two students found a way to light up 4 lights at once!
White Boards- This tool is used almost daily in our classroom. White boards are used in many subject areas so students can show what they know in an interactive way.
Look at the focus and proud smiles!
Look at the focus and proud smiles!
What organized math!
What organized math!
Don't be shy, be proud!
Don't be shy, be proud!
True or False?- TRUE we had a great time hunting around the room looking for equations. Students had to solve for both sides of the equation and decide if it was true or false before recording the equation. WOW, big math for little friends.
Great work Ethan!
Smartboard Example
Partner Power!
Equation Recording Interactive
Check out a few of the runners from our class at the Fun Run! They were fast!!
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