Country: France, Israel Languages I speak: English, Hebrew and a little Polish Favorite food: Noodles Favorite color: Purple, black, pink, blue and red Favorite travel spot: America Favorite subject in school: Science Interesting facts: I like to skateboard and go on vacations. I two sisters and a dog named Moolie.
Country: England, Poland Languages I speak: Polish, English Favorite food: Pizza and Chinese food Favorite color: Pink and Yellow Favorite travel spot: England Favorite subject in school: Art Interesting facts: I like to go on bike rides with my family. I have one little brother. I like to play with my dollie Baby Born.
Thursday was Sing, Dance and Share day in the countdown. All the first graders met in the theater and entertained us with great insect songs and facts. I hope you were all able to join us. It was a fabulous show! Unfortunately, many students in our class were out sick. We really missed you guys!
Here are a few pictures from the event. (and hopefully a video that works)
Yesterday was Reading Reading Reading Day!Many parents joined us for this special day. We broke into small groups and the kids enjoyed listening to the moms read new books to them. After 30 minutes of listening to books, the kids sat around the room in their reading spots and read books to the moms. The kids had a great time and I think so did the moms. It was also fun for me to step back and watch the children. They have come so far this year! It's incredible!
*Kids reading to moms.
A big thanks to the parents who joined us for Reading Day! We love having you in the classroom.
Today was Insect day in class. In the morning we had a practice on stage for our insect concert. Then we painted our bug shirts and watched a Magic School Bus movie on butterflies and ants. In the afternoon we went outside and observed insects and minibeasts in nature. What a fun day working with insects and minibeasts!
Today our First Grade Countdown started. It was Fun with Math Day. We enjoyed a fun afternoon together playing a variety of our favorite math games. The kids have come so far this year in Math! It was fun to sit down and play games together. Thanks to the moms who joined in on the fun!
The first grade teachers got together and came up with the idea of a first grade countdown. We wanted to celebrate the hard work we've been doing all year and have a little fun on the last 2 weeks of school. The countdown starts on Monday, May 30th and goes until the last day of school. Below is our FIRST GRADE countdown. Anything in red involves parents.
Fun with Math *5/30 Parents are welcomed to come and play math games with students from 1:30-2:30. Klaudia, our room mom, will be contacting you soon about this.
Insect Beautiful Insects!
Reading, reading, reading * 6/1 Parents are welcomed to come and read to the students from 9:45-11:00. Klaudia, our room mom, will be contacting you soon about this.
Sing, Dance and Share! *6/2 Parents are invited to the theater at 2:30 for the 1st grade music concert.
Time for Summer Birthdays! * 6/3 Kids with summer birthdays will be brining in supplies for an ice cream sundae party. Yum!
For the past 16 days we have been watching the life cycle of a butterfly in the classroom. It is a wonderful project and the students (and teachers) have learned so much! We ordered the eggs from a company in London and when they arrived they were already caterpillars (larvae). Then they grew bigger and bigger. Then they formed a chrysalis (cocoon) and slept for about 9 days. Starting on Thursday, the butterflies started to hatch from the chrysalis. We were so excited! When we arrived to school this morning all 5 butterflies where in the tent flying around. This afternoon we had to let them fly away into nature. We will miss them, but know that they are better off out in nature.
Dr. Jane Goodall visited ASW last Monday. It was a wonderful experience! She is quite the woman! What an inspiration. She came to meet the Roots and Shoots club at the elementary school. Mrs. Hammond and I teach the after school program, started by Jane Goodall, that works on enviornment, animal and community projects. And we are the ONLY Roots and Shoots program in all of Poland. So Dr. Jane Goodall just had to meet us. A few students in 1J have been in Roots and Shoots and were asked to help greet Dr. Jane at the door. It was a special moment indeed.
Dr. Jane Goodall spoke with the Middle and High School and again to the students in 1-5. She spoke of her time in the African jungle studying chimpanzees and the importance of conservation now. She is a wonderful example of how 1 life and truely make a difference.
(Can you find Johan, Nina and Nienke?)
I hope you look into joining Roots and Shoots next year!
