Valentine's Class List

Hello First Grade Families! 

Happy Snow Day! Can you believe this weather? How many days until Spring? 

I imagine you have so many things to do on these snow days (wink, wink) so I am sending out this Valentine's Class List, just in case you wanted to get started on filling them out:) 

Hopefully, we will have school tomorrow!

Click Here for the list

Writer's Spotlight on....Kaleb!

Kaleb's Work....Coming Soon!

You will need, gum and teeth. 

First, open the gum and put it in your mouth. Chew it until it's soft. 

Next, press the gum with your tongue to the top of your mouth to make it flat. Then put the gum in between your front teeth and stick your tongue out. 

Last, blow air and hold the gum in between your front teeth. 

Writer's Spotlight on....Megan!!!

Megan worked hard at writing her first How-To piece!

How to Blow a Bubble

First, you get gum. You open the wrapper, put it in your mouth and chew it until it's soft.
Next, press it on the top of your mouth.
Last, you will stick your tongue through and blow and you have a bubble.

Great Work on your first How-To, Megan!!

Making Gingerbread Houses!

We had such a great time making gingerbread houses this week!

We used a lot of candy to decorate them!

Check out that front yard!!

Our hands were really sticky!

Thank you to all the parents who donated items for our Christmas party and gingerbread houses! We couldn't have made them without you!!!

Writer's Spotlight on....Sam!

Sam wrote a persuasive letter to his mom and dad about wanting a cat. He has two great reasons and is working on making sure his opinion is at the start and the end of his letter. Way to go Sam!

Dear Mom and Dad,
May I have a cat? One reason, they are cute. Another reason, they are cuddly. Once I saw a cat at the pet store. I will not let it scratch the house. May I have a cat. Read my letter. It will help.
From, Sam

Writer's Spotlight on....Pancho!

Pancho wrote a letter to Mr. DeLeeuw about lunch time. This was a great topic for a persuasive letter!

Dear Mr. DeLeeuw,
I think we shouldn't have any red lights. Because we have to sit with our heads down. Another reason is every time we get a red light, we miss recess the next day. Another reason is that is makes me feel sad. You could talk with us and tell us to be quiet. I think we shouldn't...

have any red lights.
From, Pancho

Writer's Spotlight on......Olivia!

Olivia has done a fabulous job of including all the parts of a persuasive letter. She even has a few extra parts to try and persuade me to change my mind about our computer times! :)
Great persuasive letter Olivia!

Dear Mrs. Anderson,
I think we should play what ever game we want on computers because we will probably get bored with the games we already played. We can learn how to play new games. It's good to learn new things too, right? 

For example, one day I was playing on the computer and I wanted to play a Halloween game but I already played all the Halloween games. Maybe we could play new games for a little bit and we could play the games you want us to play. This is why I think we should play what ever game we want on computers. Please read my letter and help.
Love, Olivia

Message from Mrs. Anderson

Hi my fabulous first graders! 

I have a special message for you:) 

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If the first way doesn't work. 

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Christmas Spirit Week!

Christmas Spirit Week!

Please click on the link below to see each day of our spirit week!

Spirit Week at Jamestown

Class Gift Exchange

Class Book Exchange

This year, we will be doing a classroom book exchange for Christmas. Please bring a wrapped book to school ranging from $1-$3 that is appropriate for both a boy or a girl. Please make sure it says to: "A boy or girl" From: "your child's name". Thank you! We look forward to celebrating reading and blessing one another with a new book! Please send this in by Wednesday, December 18.

Gingerbread Houses...!

 

This year we will be making gingerbread houses for our Christmas Party at school. In order to do this, we will need your help with supplies! We will need LOTS of graham crackers and white frosting (the  kind that is pre-made in the plastic tubs). In addition to this, we will need candy to decorate our houses with -licorice, gumdrops, candy canes, peppermints, and anything else that will help us decorate! The dollar store is a great place to pick up some of these items. If you are willing to donate any of these items, please send them to school any time between now and Wednesday, December 18th. Thank you so much for your help!

Writer's Spotlight on....Andrew!

Andrew has been working hard on his handwriting. He has done a great job practicing making his letters neatly and has made great improvements! Way to go Andrew!

Dear Mom and Dad,
I want a swing set. Reasons, so I won't be bad and to have fun. Reasons, so I don't have to play with the other toys. Reasons. It can be a Christmas Present. Reasons. When I play with them for 2 minutes, I will play with them for 1 minutes. When it is warm I go to my neighbors playground so I want a playground. I hope you read my letter and will help.
From, Andrew

Here is Andrew's Persuasive Letter organizer. You can see he has been busy checking to make sure he has all the parts of a persuasive letter! 

First Graders Are Thankful for....

Family Math Night!

We had a blast at Family Math Night! Here are some pictures from the night...

Thank you Grand Valley Education Department for all of your hard work on organizing this event! Our kids had a blast and learned/practiced great math concepts!