Soy Sauce

We read the story Shawn's Soy Sauce this week.  Many of us have never had soy sauce so we wanted to try some of our own.  Dipping crackers in it was a great way to taste it!

Shapes

In math we will classify shapes based on attributes.  Today was our first lesson in our new unit.

 We explored Open Shapes and Closed Shapes.

We used straws to create some of each.

School Wide Bingo

We filled the shield...that means it's time for BINGO!!!

We had a TON of fun playing!  Our class was lucky enough to win a basketball and ice cream treats!  Great job of following our expectations at MAES!

Door Decorating

MAES had a door decorating contest for the month of December.  We decided to do one of our favorite characters...OLAF!

The Doorbell Rang

We read the story The Doorbell Rang this week in first grade.  Today some high school helpers came down and we watched them act it out.

We were very excited to see who was ringing the doorbell.  Do you see Santa?!?!  He was even at the door!

 Next, the first graders had a chance to act out the story.  We had a lot of fun retelling the story together.

Teeny Tiny

We read the story Teeny Tiny and had a really great time with it!  We were able to practice sequencing and using expression as we read.  Later in the week we had a visit from some high school students.  We all enjoyed watching them act out the story.  When they were done, the first graders had a chance to do it too.

 "GIVE ME MY BONE!"

 One of the first graders helped read the story.

 Here we are acting it out.

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun time dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating around the classroom.  Happy Halloween!