Weekly Poem

Five Little Turkeys

5 little turkeys standing by door,
One waddled off, and then there were 4.

4 little turkeys under a tree,
One waddled off , and then there were 3.

3 little turkeys with nothing to do,
One waddled off, and then there were 2.

2 little turkeys in the noon day sun,
One waddled off, and then there was 1.

One little turkey better run away,
For soon will come Thanksgiving day.

Star Student!

Congratulations to Dhruv for earning the title of Star Student for the week of October 31, 2011!

Last night, I prepared the seeds that we extracted from our pumpkin yesterday.

Toasted and salted, pumpkin seeds have a nutty flavor. And the students will get to taste these seeds later this morning.

Try this recipe at home:

Rinse the pumpkin seeds under cold water and make certain to remove the pulp.
Place the seeds in and bowl and toss with garlic, sea salt, and extra virgin olive oil
Arrange the seeds on a backing sheet bake at 325 degrees until toasted, about 25 minutes.
Store the left over seeds in an air-tight container.

Enjoy!

Reminder.....

due

Friday!

(10.28.2011)

Our Finished Pumpkin

How Many Seeds?

Scroll down to find out!

801 seeds!

Monthly Poem

Upcoming Camelot Event

Leaves Tumble Down

Using patterned scrapbook paper and leaf templates, the students cut out leaves to decorate the windows of our classroom.

Congratulations!

Robert completed his reading book and workbook this morning. Congratulations are in order!

Weekly Poem

Leaves Tumble Down

A perky little elf

Sat up in my backyard tree

Painting attractive leaves

To throw all around me.

Leaves of golden yellow

Leaves of bright shiny red

They all came tumbling down

About my targeted head.

Star Student!

Congratulations to Tiana. Last week, she was very successful!

This week she will get the use of the Star Student chair and the Star Student t-shirt.

Congratulations!

Dhruv completed a First grade reading book this morning. That is a big accomplishment and deserves congratulations!

First Grade Proof Readers!

Paper Bag Pumpkins

Cookie's Morning Stroll

Reminder.....

First Grade Mathematics Test

Friday, October 21, 2011

Weekly Poem

I'm a Little Scarecrow

I'm a little scarecrow

Stuffed with hay,

Standing watch in my field all day.

When I see a crow

I like to shout:

"Hey, Mr. Crow, you'd better get out!"

Star Student!

Congratulations to Robert for being awarded Star Student for the week of October 17, 2011.

Coming Soon

It's Fall and time to change some seats, fix some messy name plates, and celebrate the unique qualities of Autumn.

In the next few days I will be making some changes with these new name plates.

Click on the photo for a closer look.

Weekly Poem Video

Introducing.....

....the new addition to our classroom. As yet, she is nameless but we will put our thinking caps on this morning and come up with something suitable.

UPDATE: The children have voted and decided on the name Cookie.

Modern Take on the Classic Jack-O-Lantern

Columbus Day

IN 1492

In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

He had three ships and left from Spain;
He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.

He sailed by night; he sailed by day;
He used the stars to find his way.

A compass also helped him know
How to find the way to go.

Ninety sailors were on board;
Some men worked while others snored.

Then the workers went to sleep;
And others watched the ocean deep.

Day after day they looked for land;
They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand.

October 12 their dream came true,
You never saw a happier crew!

"Indians! Indians!" Columbus cried;
His heart was filled with joyful pride.

But "India" the land was not;
It was the Bahamas, and it was hot.

The Arakawa natives were very nice;
They gave the sailors food and spice.

Columbus sailed on to find some gold
To bring back home, as he'd been told.

He made the trip again and again,
Trading gold to bring to Spain.

The first American? No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was bright.