Science and Social Studies

Today we learned about sorting rocks in science. We also learned about winter holidays in social studies.

In science we sorted by color, shapes, sizes and textures. Some rocks are sparkly and some were tiny. We looked at river rocks again. We sorted the rocks on a paper with circles. It was very fun.

In social studies we learned about winter holidays like Kwanzaa, Hanuka, Christmas, and New Years. Hanuka has a candle and Kwanzaa does too. The candle holder are different. The Kwanzaa candle is called a Kinnara. It has 7 candles. Three candles on one side and three candles on the other and a black candle in the middle. Kwanzaa uses the colors green, red and black. Hanuka candles are called a menorah and it has 9 candles. 4 on each side and one in the middle. A dreidel toy is played with during Hanuka. On New Years Eve we use a clock to count down to the New Year. We learned that Santa has many different names around the world.

Week 16 Word Wall Words

Students should be able to read these words quickly. If you would like to see this in a larger view double click on the picture.

Learning About Rocks!!

Today we went to the science lab. Our teachers gave us new rocks. The rocks were from a river bed. But, we don't know what river they came from. When we put the rocks in the water they got shiny. Some rocks are like crystals. They were very shiny and pretty. Some rocks when they get wet got darker. Some rocks had lines or patterns on them. There were rocks with white and black in them. The water got really murky. Some rocks even had dots. Some students sorted their rocks by size. Other students sorted their rocks by colors. The rocks when they were wet felt smooth. They were also very hard rocks. When the rocks came out of the water again they were cold. Some rocks looked very interesting.

Science Fun

Today we learned a lot about washing rocks. We learned that rocks changed colors in the water. Some rocks can break down in the water. Rocks are different shapes and sizes. Some rocks have holes. Some rocks get shiny. Rocks have different colors when they get wet. The water gets dirty when we put the rocks in the water. Some rocks are smooth and some rocks are rough. In a volcano rock bubbles came out when we put it in the water. The rocks looked bigger when we put them in the water. When we took the rocks out of the water they felt colder than when we put them in the water. We liked experimenting with the rocks. We are going to do more experiments tomorrow. We wish you could have joined us today. It was a lot of fun.

Welcome to our Updated 1st Grade Blog

This week we are learning about rocks in science. We are practicing our reading skills. Kindness is very important to remember. We earn kindness strips when we show kindness and good manners at school. We are going to learn about temperature in math. We just learned about fact families in math. In spelling we are learning about silent E at the end of words. We are also learning about different types of media. That is why we are starting this blog. This is one form of media.