Crew News April 11, 2013

Sharing During Morning Meeting
Each morning during our Morning Meeting we have a sharing time. This is a time to share things that are happening in our lives that are important to us. Three people share each day and then they get to take two questions or comments from the crew. I thought I would share a bit about what was shared this morning as an example. Jonathan shared about a ski trip that he went on during Spring Break. Abby shared about the spacer in her mouth. Van had very exciting news. He shared pictures from his doctor's appointment yesterday. He went in for allergy tests and found out that he is no longer allergic to tree nuts - only peanuts. He was very happy about that. Sharing time is very important to our crew and it is a great way to bond with each other and get to know each other better.

Van points to the mark that shows he is still allergic to peanuts.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 8.3 More Riddles

Happy Birthday Sophia!

Crew News April 10, 2013

Expedition
Check out the presentation below to take a peek into our current Expedition and all of the things we are learning during this Expedition. (If you get this post by email, you will need to go directly to the blog to view the presentation. I used a new presentation app and I think you will enjoy it. Once you hit the play button, arrows will appear on the sides of each picture so that you can advance through the slides at your own pace. You can also go back to a previous slide using these arrows, too.)


Homework 
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 8.2 Dollars and More

Library
We have library tomorrow. Please help your child remember to return his or her library books so that they can check out new books.

Crew News April 7, 2013

Back to School on Tuesday
The crew will come back to school Tuesday. I have missed them all so much - two weeks is a long time to be away from them. We will be having a very busy first week back. We will begin preparing to lead the All School Meeting that is scheduled for April 17th - this takes lots of preparation and practice. We will also have our Voyage to Castlewood Canyon on Thursday for some rock climbing and hiking. Yep, we have a very busy week ahead! The rest of the year is going to fly by. We need to remember to take a minute to just enjoy it all.

We will be able to get back to work on our animal research. We all chose an animal and have been researching important facts about them. We will eventually write an "All About" book about our chosen animal. I have gathered some more books for the crew to use while researching and have added some more sources to our online resources page and ipads. The crew was very excited about this project before we left so hopefully they will be when we come back, too. Below are some pictures of some books I have gathered for them to use that they might enjoy getting a sneak preview of before tomorrow.

I have also gathered a couple of new book collections for the crew to browse. One collection is from the series of Fluffy books. Fluffy is a guinea pig who lives in a classroom and has many exciting adventures - some real and some only in his mind.

The other set of books includes the Dragon series which is written by the same author at the Ricky Ricotta series that is so popular in our room right now. I also included a similar book about Ook and Gluk that those same readers will enjoy.

I also picked up some more books in the Weird But True series that we all love. I am waiting for more to come in on hold at the library.

Finally, I have some great books lined up for our read aloud time. The crew will love these books. They are all very funny.

All of this should have your child chomping at the bit and ready to return to school Tuesday. I know I am! See you soon.

PS All school library books are due this week even though we won't have library because we will be on our Voyage that day. Please help your child find their books and return them. Thanks.

Crew News March 22, 2013

Pajama Day/Reading Day
Today was Pajama Day in first grade. We all enjoyed being comfy in our pj's for the day. We also enjoyed lots of great books. We had some excellent guest readers today. Pictures (in random order) are below. Thanks so much to all of the parents who came in to read to us today. We loved it.

Homework
No homework for our two week Spring Break. Please be sure to read lots and lots of books with your child.

Have a great Spring Break! See you on April 9th.

Important Dates
April 9th - First day back after spring break
April 11th - Part 2 of our Winter Voyage
April 17th - Our crew leads the All School Meeting

Happy Birthday Logan!

Happy Birthday Reese!