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Arctic animal booklets
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The cold snap we are having fits right in with learning about the arctic! We have been reading fiction and non fiction texts about polar bears, walruses, seals, arctic foxes, and snowy owls. We are reading about their adaptations that help them survive this extreme climate - thicker fur, fur that changes to white in the snowy winter, a thick layer of blubber, and short ears to keep warmer are just a few. We have enjoyed several funny fictional accounts of some of these animals as well.
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| Love these polar animals |
Another book we read that everyone enjoyed was based on a true story of a little dog adrift in the Baltic Sea. He was rescued by the crew of a fishing ship, and his story of surviving several days adrift on an ice floe was stirring.
Water painting an arctic scene which included ocean animals as well as land animals was a relaxing way to end the early release day. The kids cleaned up so quickly at bus time - they know just what to do with all their painting supplies!
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| We needs lots of blue paint |
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| I'm painting the orca whale |
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| A little dab of paint will do it |
Phonics instruction was extremely exciting this week as we formally introduced King Ed, otherwise known as Magic E or Silent E. We all wore glittery capes while working on king Ed words and centers and even took a race down the hall to a second grade class with capes flying, to share our words transformed by Silent E.
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| Nice job! |
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| Spelling words ending with King Ed |
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| We are full of magic today! |
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| Making King Ed booklets in our capes |
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| Love these capes! |
Writing caused quite a stir as well, especially since it involved making deliveries. We began Letter Writing this week, learning the format for a Friendly Letter, singing a song including 'heading, greeting, body, closing, signature' to the motions of 'head and shoulders, knees and toes'. Some letters were written for family and those went home in envelopes. Others were delivered to other first graders. Here are a few examples:
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| Very friendly, indeed! |
We completed Topic 7 in math but will continue to build on concepts of place value, tens and ones, skip counting, and working with numbers on the 100 chart.
A notice went home about the 2 school store dates for a PTO fundraiser. I will send a reminder closer to the dates. Thank you for the 4th grade fundraising donations on Pajama Day too.
Bundle up and stay warm!
Mrs. Dagley
Phonics instruction was extremely exciting this week as we formally introduced King Ed, otherwise known as Magic E or Silent E. We all wore glittery capes while working on king Ed words and centers and even took a race down the hall to a second grade class with capes flying, to share our words transformed by Silent E. 
