Saving Sam!

On our 2nd day of school we did an activity called “Saving Sam”.  The kids had to put a “life jacket” on Sam and get him onto his boat WITHOUT using their hands. Each student was given a paperclip, a worm, and a life saver. They had to work together to figure out a way to get this done!! At first all they could say was how impossible it seemed! This lead to a great discussion about this year! We talked about how they would come to lots of things this year that they would think were impossible to do, but by working together and not giving up, they could do hard things!! They did so awesome at this activity. I LOVED the teamwork!!!

First day of Third Grade!

 

Can you belive your babies are in 3rd grade??? I taught some of these kiddos when they were in First Grade and cannot believe how much they’ve grown! I just loved today so much! They all just had the best behavior and were truly excited about learning all things THIRD!  We can’t wait to share all about our year right here with you!!

Welcome to Third Grade!!

Hey all you smart Third graders!! I am BEYOND excited about this school year! You are now in the most fun grade of them all!!  I loved getting to meet you all at Meet the Teacher! Get ready for Monday because this is going to be your greatest year yet!! Geaux Bobcats!!!!

Our first 3 days back at school!

Let me just say that being back in First Grade makes me SO happy!! We have the sweetest, smartest, most precious group of little bobcats in the whole school!! I was blown away by them! I can already tell this is going to be a great year! Here is a little recap of our first 3 days as first graders!! 

After getting everyone settled in class, we read our first book of the year: First Day Jitters. We discussed what it meant to have “jitters”. After reading this precious book, we discovered that sometimes even TEACHERS get first day jitters!! We decided it was best for us to have some “jitter juice” to wash away our butterflies! Plus… by this point in the day, we were all a little bit ready for a snack :)  SO…. we went outside and enjoyed out Jitter Juice and snacks!

                          

                       

We also did a fun “Gallery Walk”. This helped us get to know our classmates, and interesting facts about them! We rotated to each poster in groups and chose our favorite thing on each list. After we were finished, we talked about each one and discussed how we knew which one was the class favorite. They did SUCH an awesome job at this activity!

 

                                      

To end our first day in first grade… we made crowns! They say “I survived my first day of First Grade…and can’t wait to go back!”

   

One of my most FAVORITE activities was the one the parents helped us do! We read The Kissing Hand in class. After reading this book, the kids painted their handprints on a poem to give their parents. To return the favor, the parents each decorated their handprint for their son/daughter to have at school anytime they get lonely! These “kissing hands” will hang in the students cubby to look at whenever they are feeling sad! Here are a few of them! LOVE!!!

         

        

In Math this week we completed a “Math About Me” activity. The students used what they knew about math… and themselves… to finish this little craftivity! I was so super impressed that I hung them from their clips in class!!

                                                  

To finish up our week of fun activities, we read the BEST book- Pout Pout Fish. The kids LOVED this book… they kept asking me to read it again! We made a chart about different feelings we have from time to time. Then, we were able to write our very first journal entry! We worked together to create a class sentence, then I sent them to their desks and they wrote away! They knew right away what they were feeling, and were even able to tell me WHY they were feeling that way! I was so proud!

 

                 

                   

Were your kiddos as tired as I was after school on Friday?! We had a great first 3 days of school! Be sure to check back to more updates of our days and what we are learning!