Nancy Noun and Victor Verb!

We have been learning about nouns and action verbs. Today the girls labeled Nancy with as many nouns as they could think of, and the boys labeled Victor with lots of verbs! Then, they shared their project with the rest of the class.

Calling All Inventors!

 This isn't through our school district, but I thought I would pass on this cool opportunity for kids grade K-12!

Calling Student Inventors!

MN Student Inventors Congress Student Competition

Do you have an idea for a great invention? Creativity, innovation, problem solving and the invention process are the main elements of the Minnesota Student Inventors Congress. Students are challenged to identify a problem, research it, test solutions, document results and then display the results of this process. MSIC advisors receive a packet containing information for the event and "how to teach an invention unit." 

Click on the link to learn more and register if you are interested. 

Click here! 

Tens and Ones

During math, we have been focusing on place value. The first graders need to be able to tell me, for example, that 23 is 2 tens and 3 ones. We used pretzel sticks and jelly beans to show numbers today! :)

Minute to Win It AR Party!

Congratulations to the students who reached their AR goals for October and November! We celebrated today with a Minute to Win It party! Take a look!

We will have another party for those who reach their new goal by January 17th. If you have any questions about AR and your child's goal, please let me know!

Tuna Drive!

Way to go first grade! We tied with Mrs. Sheeran's class for first place in the canned tuna/chicken drive. Between the two classes, we donated over 40 cans to the Janesville Food Shelf. "Fisherman Erler" visited our classroom and read a fishing book to the class.

Happy Halloween!

Fire Safety Week!

Math Leaders

Each school day, we begin math with a number of the day and quick practice. The kids have been watching me teach them the routine, and last week they started doing it themselves. Our new curriculum encourages students to be the leaders allowing them to learn from each other. Each student can use his or her own favorite strategy to solve problems. Take a look! :)

Go Bulldogs!!!

We had an exciting pep fest this morning, and we get to go to the parade this afternoon. What a great way to end a fun-filled homecoming week! Go BULLDOGS!

...and we earned gametime! WOW! What a fun day. :)

Color Collages!

We have art every Thursday, and we do the ABC's of art. This week our letter was "C", so we made Color Collages! We picked a color and cut out pictures of that color and made a collage. We have awesome artists in first grade!

9-Partners

We have been working hard on number partners during math class. Today, some of the students made a "9 poster" that shows different ways to make 9.

Some kids even thought of equations like 100 - 91 and 103 - 94....WOW! Take a look!

Class Color Day!

Homework

Hi First Grade Families!
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. I added a homework schedule to the side of the home page. Right now, the only homework first graders are responsible for is the math packet each week. We will begin spelling homework in 2 weeks! I will update the homework schedule as we add things.

Thank you for all of your help with the homework!
Mrs. Leiferman

Caterpillars!

Landon brought in caterpillars to show the class. We have them in a little butterfly house, so that we can watch them go through their life cycle and become butterflies! Take a peek!

1st Week!

Hi First Grade Families!
We had a successful and exciting first week of school! :) We are becoming a team of learners and learning about all of the rules and procedures in our classroom. We have also been practicing our emergency drills and learning about bus safety from the bus drivers.

You should have seen the first Math homework packet in Thursday folders. That is the only homework so far. Spelling homework will start in two weeks.

If you click on the "Look into our Week" tab, you will find our goals for next week and also anything special we are doing for the week.

Please make sure you contact me with any questions, concerns or compliments. I want to work as a team to make your child's 1st grade year a fun and rewarding experience. :)

Mrs. Leiferman 

Welcome to 1st Grade!

This blog will be an additional way to keep our 1st grade families updated on what is going on in our classroom. I hope you enjoy and take advantage of our blog. On this site, you will be able to find upcoming events, spelling/sight words, test dates, birthdays, and much more! Please let me know if you have ideas to make this site more useful.

I hope you are as excited as me for the 2013-2014 school year! I can't wait to meet all of you next week!

 

A Bittersweet Ending!

It is starting to actually feel like summer! I hope everyone is enjoying their first few days of summer break. Last week was full of fun! The misty weather at the zoo didn't stop anyone from enjoying the animals.

On Friday, we had tasty treats at DQ and ended our time together at the park with kickball and other activities.

The last day is always bittersweet. We are all excited for summer, but it is also hard to say goodbye. :( I had an awesome time teaching, learning from, and laughing with all of you. Thank you for all of your hard work this year and good luck in 2nd grade! My classroom will be across from 2nd grade rooms next year, so make sure you stop by and say hi! :) 

Butterflies!

We have been watching Painted Lady butterflies go through their life cycle, and today we let them go!