Happy Halloween week. We have a week full of exciting activities. Here's the scoop on all that's happening...
Math: We are wrapping up Module 1! We will learn about subtracting a number from itself (yes, it equals zero), relating subtraction facts relating fives and doubles (8-4=4 so related double is 4+4=8 or 8-5=3 and 8-3=5), and relating subtraction from 10 and 9 to corresponding facts. As always, we will end our unit with an assessment on Friday.
ELA: We have officially finished reading our Mummies in the Morning book. We have a few more things to complete in our comprehension packets and Ancient Egypt will officially be a wrap (no pun intended). We will be exploring African folklore by reading some Anansi the spider stories this week. I LOVE these stories, and they are perfect for this week.
Science: Last week we had a shortened science week due to our wants and needs celebration so we did not get to check on our apple mummy. We will be doing this on Monday, which means it is going to look extra awesome! We did however have the opportunity to build our marshmallow pyramids. It did not go quite like I expected, but the students had a good time, and I was able to get some good pictures of them working in their teams building and showing off their final projects. Love how they even climbed on top of the tables to help their teammates!
This week we will begin cutting out our body pieces for our body bags, thus beginning our body unit.
Social Studies: Mrs. Ogg will also be concluding Ancient Egypt before moving onto her Thanksgiving unit.
PINK OUT: Tuesday, October 30th will be Marshall's first annual PINK OUT in support of raising awareness of breast cancer! All students and staff are encouraged to wear pink on Tuesday for this cause that is very important to our Marshall community. And yes boys, real men wear PINK! 💗
Halloween: Wednesday is Halloween. We have a very exciting day planned. We will be learning about bones in science, and sorting and graphing Cheetos bones in math. We will be having a harvest celebration, again if you wish to send in any sort of treats please do. There will not be a sign up, we will just enjoy and be grateful for whatever come our way :) Please, if you do send in something try to limit the amount of sweet treats, students will be getting plenty of candy if they go trick or treating later that night. Cheese and crackers, fruit, veggies and dip, applesauce are a few suggestions that I have seen go over quite well. Thank you!
Costumes will be allowed for the first time ever in my class. I am not quite sure how I really feel about this. I have a few guidelines that are in accordance with the school guidelines as well. Please adhere to these so that I may allow this tradition to continue in the future. They are:
- NO masks or face paint at all.
- NO weapons of any kind at all.
- Make sure costumes are easy for students to remove/ unbutton/ unzip independently for bathroom purposes.
- Students must still wear weather appropriate footwear and jacket for recess.
- Absolutely NO scary/violent/gory costumes - keep it first grade appropriate or I will call you to bring a change of clothes for your child to change into.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. As long as all guidelines are followed it should remain fun for the students.
Wants and Needs Celebration: Thank you to everyone who donated supplies to our wants and needs extravaganza! The students had a great time making pizza for all 4 first grade classes. Each student made 4 pizzas for a total of about 80 pizza's. Then they delivered their goods to each class. They also enjoyed the treats made by all the other classes and determined if each treat was a want or a need. Check out the pictures below of your little pizza makers:
Taiko Drumming: This week is the end of our 3 weeks of our Taiko drumming residency with Mr. Tony. Our 5th graders, and some of the fourth graders, have put in some extra time with Mr. Tony and will be putting on a Taiko Drumming performance for parents and families this Thursday, November 1st. It will be held in our gym at 5:30. They will be giving a repeat performance for the students Friday morning.
Thursday Announcements: This weeks announcements were broadcasted by Ella and SequoiaRain. Ella had been asking, and when I asked for a boy who would not get nervous Sequoia very confidently raised his hand and proclaimed, "I can do it!" They led the school in the pledge and entered the class to a round of applause. Nice job Ella and SequoiaRain!
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