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10/28/26 We continued our exploration of air by trying to prove that air takes up space. We put crumpled paper towel in the bottom of a vial. Then we turned the vial, filled with paper towel and air, upside down and plunged it to the bottom of a basin filled with water. When we took the vial out, the towel was dry! The air in the vial pushed the water out of the way! When we tilted the vial, we saw the air come out of the vial in the form of air filled bubbles that floated to the top and popped. Then, the vial filled up with water because we created space for it. Now the towel was wet.
10/20/26 Air wrestling! We attached to syringes together using the flexible plastic tube. We wrestled by pushing the plungers back and forth into the barrel of the syringe.
10/19/26 1A scientists are learning more about air. We created compressed air by putting a flexible plastic tube on a syringe. We crimped the tube and trapped air in the barrel of the syringe. Then we tried to push the plunger into the barrel of the syringe. It was hard because the air was taking up space and we had to squish, or compress, the air into a smaller space!
10/15/26 Mrs. Giacometti came in to help us recognize Italian Heritage Month. She read a story in English and Italian. Then we made sticker pizzas and we learned how to say all the ingredients in Italian!
10/14/26 We finished writing pattern books and chose a favorite to publish. That means we proofread that book, fixed it up, colored the pictures, and added a cover. Then we sat in small groups to share our books!
10/13/26 Mrs. MacDougall read us a story and taught us the importance of respecting other people's personal space. We are NOT space invaders!
10/8/26 1A drill leaders help us learn the letters-keywords-sounds for every letter in the alphabet.
10/7/26 We're practicing our sums of 10 with a game called Penny Plate (we used buttons)!
10/6/26 First grade readers practice buddy reading. We independently read, tried to identify the main character in our stories, shared, and then read with our buddy!
10/5/26 1A mathematicians practice the "counting on strategy" with a game called Roll and Total.
9/28/26 Our first grade scientists are learning about air. We acted like engineers to create something to solve a problem. We built parachutes using simple materials: napkins, string, a paper clip, and tape! Then we went outside to see them float to the ground, not drop, because of air resistance!
9/27/26 1A mathematicians are learning to navigate their way around a number grid by playing Rolling for 50.
9/25/26 Mrs. Shapiro came in to help us understand Hispanic Heritage Month. She read a book called If Domincan Were A Color. She showed us pictures of places in the Domincan Republic and places in New Jersey. 1A students had to use clues to figure out the setting of each picture. Some pictures were tricky!
9/24/26 1A mathematicians had their first Explorations lesson. They were able to freely explore math manipulatives they will use throughout the school year: base-10 blocks, pattern blocks, geoboards, and connecting cubes!
9/23/26 We are learning how to make tally marks, create tally charts, and draw conclusions from data displayed on tally charts. Here we filled in a tally chart about our favorite season.
9/18/26 On the International Day of Peace we listened to stories, looked at symbols of peace, and shared what peace feels like, looks like, and sounds like. Then we went outside with sidewalk chalk and drew pictures of peaceful symbols - peace signs, hearts, and smiling faces.
First graders play Top It to identify and compare numbers!
9/17/26 1A scientists are learning about air! Our first investigation: use a variety of objects and try to find out as much information about air as possible. Our big conclusion - air can move things! Our scientists are looking forward to finding out more about air.
9/16/26 1A authors and illustrators wrote pattern books called When I Was Five. Then they shared the books with their classmates.
9/16/26 1A mathematicians play Bunny Hop to learn how to hop on a number line!
9/15/26 We used whiteboards to practice number writing!
9/11/26 First graders learned the value of a penny. They learned a new game called Penny Dice. They are counting pennies and learning the importance of saying cents after the count.
9/9/26 First grade mathematicians are learning how to use a number line. They played Number Line Squeeze as a whole class, and then played in small groups.
9/8/26 First graders are learning how to for lower case letters properly.
9/8/26 1A mathematicians estimate and then count a large number of objects.
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