Happy, Happy Thanksgiving!

Full Definition of thankful

1. 1:  conscious of benefit received <for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful>
2. 2:  expressive of thanks <thankful service>
3. 3:  well pleased :  glad <was thankful that it didn't rain>

thankfulness

 noun

As we approach Thanksgiving, we have been discussing in our classroom ALL of the things that we have to be thankful for. The lists are never ending. At the top of that list are family, friends, food, water, God, siblings, clothes, etc. Wow! These kiddos sure know the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

At the top of my list is my family, friends and my students! It's these people who make my life so great. It's these people who I am lucky enough to get to surround myself with on a daily basis and for that I am SO grateful. 

Happy Turkey Day! Enjoy your time surrounded by family and friends and please remember to be truly thankful for all that you have!

"There is always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for."

~Miss Weeding

Welcome to the 50's!

Hip! Hip! Hooray! It's the 50th day!!!!

Today marked the 50th day of school and what better way to celebrate than a little 50's fun. We had a Rock n' Roll time!

The students were given the option to dress up in their best 50's clothing if they chose. We brainstormed ideas and looked at pictures of people from the 50's on Tuesday and decided that poodle skirts, high pony tails, rolled up jeans and slicked hair would be FABULOUS!

We started our morning by celebrating making it to the 50th day and all of the hard work that the students have put in to get here! They're 50 days smarter in reading, writing, counting, wondering, sharing and thinking! YAY!

We had many boogie woogie activities planned. We decided a great way to honor the 50th day would be by having a hula hoop contest!  FUN!

We also did a variety of math and reading activities that had to do with the 50th day. We had a bubble gum blowing contest (which we found out is kind of difficult!), learned how to do the sock hop (which is also kind of difficult :)) and wrote about what we wish we could have 50 of. Oh, the possibilities.......

We finished off the day by going to our very own homemade Drive-In movie theatre and enjoying some popcorn with the other First Grade classes.

Happy 50th day of school!!!

~Miss Weeding

The Votes are in!

As many of you know, TODAY is Election Day! Get out and vote!!!

The students had the opportunity to vote today in class and they took it VERY seriously. Many of the children came to school today with some knowledge of our presidential candidates and who they thought they would vote for. We read the story "Vote" and filled out our very own Voter Registration Cards. 

After Miss Weeding was the witness that signed each of their registration cards, the students were headed to the voting booth. They  each got to vote for their choice of President and we also voted on our favorite school lunch: pizza or nachos. :)

    

       

          

After they were done voting they each created their own I Voted sticker and they proudly wore them the entire day. FUN!

This afternoon we tallied our votes as a class....the suspense was killing us! ;) The votes are in!!!!!! Drum roll, please.............

 For favorite lunch, winning with a 14:9 vote was PIZZA!

And for President, winning with a 18:5 vote was Donald Trump! 

Happy Election Day! If you haven't already done so...GO VOTE!

~Miss Weeding

If I were President...

It's that time of year where the Presidential Election  has almost come to an end. We talked today about what it means to be the President, all of the decisions they have to make and how important their job is. To join in the fun, we decided what each of us would do if we were President. We heard it all from making sure others are more kind, to giving food and money to less fortunate people, to making more homework and demanding everyone eats ice cream for supper (I might vote for that kiddo ;))! I think we might have some future leaders in our room! Many of these children would make a WONDERFUL President!

Here are a few of the responses that the students came up with. Enjoy!

                               

How awesome is this?! Miss Weeding's Class for President 2016??? :)

BOO!

Happy, happy Halloween from us to you!

Halloween. One of the most exciting days of the year for a first grader. A day where it's acceptable to wear a costume everywhere you go and eat candy for breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner! (At least that's what Miss Weeding likes to think! :) )

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

~Miss Weeding

Fall Fest

Happy Fall Fest!

Whew! What a festival it was. Every year the first graders participate in a Fall Fest. The children take part in different activities such as dancing, making yarn dolls, making butter, quilting and playing old fashioned games. This is always a VERY fun event that the students really enjoy! Who doesn't love a reason to dance, play and learn with friends?!

Some children chose to dress up in pioneer or country attire for the festival. This year was no exception. How cute are they?!?

Our morning started off with quilting. The students learned about quilting and how to make a 9 patch quilt. Then, they went to work!

                                                           

After quilting we were off to dancing! The students learned how to do the Virginia Reel and let me tell you...they did a FABULOUS job! Some of them might not admit it, but I think this was a highlight for everyone! :)

                             

 

                         

Next, we were off to test out our yarn doll skills. The students each made one yarn doll.

How lucky were we to have all of these wonderful parent volunteers who were kind enough to come and help make this day possible?! THANK YOU!

Yarn dolls was a HUGE success. Next, we learned how to make our very own butter. Let me tell you, the kids learned it is a LOT of work to make butter, but they definitely got their arm work out in for the day. Many of them said they'd much rather get it from the store. :)

    

                        

The students also got to play a few old fashioned games. 

                                        

Overall, Fall Fest was a huge success. The students enjoyed many of the hands on activities while learning along the way. We consider ourselves pretty lucky to be able to enjoy all of these fun celebrations! Happy Fall Fest!

~Miss Weeding