Sneak a Peek at Our Fourth Week

My, how the time flies! While I truly enjoyed having time to talk to the other 50 first grade teachers in our district and share ideas today during a professional development session today, I sure did miss my firsties! They have stolen my heart in less than a month, and I am excited to be back at Doby's Bridge tomorrow!

Our fourth week was my favorite yet; we got to settle into our routine without any interruptions, which really helped the kids focus. Even though it was a four day week, we covered a lot of ground in many of our content areas! Here are a few pictures to show you a peek into our week:

During our reader's workshop, we added a fun new element: laundry-basket-reading! The students adore the cozy baskets and look forward to their chance to lounge in the special baskets; thank you so much, Swigunski family, for donating these nice new laundry baskets! 

Ray shares an exciting part of his book with Brody.  

Oliver looks comfy during independent reading time. 

Our writing has grown leaps and bounds in such a short amount of time! We are still working on writing narratives ("small moment stories") about our lives, and we had a "museum" of our work one day this week. I gave each student their very first piece of writing from the first week of school, and they compared it with their favorite piece they've written so far. You should have heard all the kids remarking about their own growth; they were so proud (and so was their teacher!!!). Once they had a chance to compare their own work, they laid both pieces on the table and had a chance to look at their friends' work. As much as the kids loved looking at their own work, they were even more excited to show their work to their friends!

Lauren proudly shows Jessie her work. 

Saylor reads her first piece to Creigh. 

Our writing museum walk was a success!

Friday was a super-special day: Grits for Grandparents, Bring a Stuffed Animal Day, and Pajama Day! Wahoo! This was probably my favorite day of school so far; the kids were just so happy! 

Saylor and Jessie math-journal in their jammies!

Lauren and Jack take a break from their math journals to say "Cheese!" for Mrs. Whitten. 

We practiced our presentation skills when we shared our stuffed animals after math!

I just had to get a picture with all my sweeties in their jammies! 

I'm looking to another wonderful week at Doby's Bridge with my favorite first grade friends!