Yesterday, our class used yard sticks to measure the snow at Pond Cove!

                              One of our learning targets is to measure to the nearest 1/2 inch.

   The class collected data from three locations on the playground.

       Later we analyzed the data and found the mode, the value that occurs most often in a set of data. 

       The maximum measurement was 7 inches and the minimum was 2 inches.

Then the students discussed the possible reasons for this range...

-inaccurate measurements, 

-amount of wind or sun impacting the snow,

-various amounts of snow that already existed on the ground 

-height of ground underneath the snow

I wonder how much snow will fall today?

The students listen to a story about the weather in India from Ms. Anugrah, a visiting teacher from the Tatske International school in northern India. Later, she presented the class with a Khada, a traditional scarf given in honor of love, respect and gratitude.

First grade reading buddies with Mrs. Kieran! The students are practicing reading aloud with accuracy and expression.

We have begun our study of fairy tales, fables and myths.

Fairy Tales Unit: Reading and Writing

Learning Targets:
1.  Students will be able to describe characters in a story (traits, motivations and feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

2. Students will be able to recount stories including fables, folktales and myths from diverse cultures and determine the central message, lesson or moral and explain how it's conveyed through key details.

A comparison of the classic tale Cinderella and a modern day adaptation Prince Cinders by Babette Cole.
Students are learning to identify parts of a fairy tale and compare characters, setting and plot. 

Reading time: Students are analyzing characters and identifying their physical and personality traits.
Readers also collect evidence from the text to support these traits.  

Our class created fairy tale vocabulary boards and are using these to sort vocabulary into various categories.
These boards will also be used by students to collect new vocabulary when reading.

Egyptian celebration