We had a fun day in math.  Students began with a warm-up by counting by two's.  Students then constructed twin-pop popsicles (double stick) and arranged them in rows adding one more in each successive row.  We discussed the patterns.  After, the students had time to free explore at one of three Work Stations (dominoes, Unifix cubes, pattern blocks.

First Grade Beginning of School photo.

We have gotten off to a great start.  I use this blog to share photos throughout the school year.  Please check back often to mrsgallaghersblog.blogspot.com.

We could not have asked for a better day to visit the Nature Center to participate in the program "Furry Friends."  Students learned all about what makes a mammal a mammal and then went out onto the grounds to complete a scavenger hunt.  A big thank you to our chaperones: Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Amayun, Mrs. Nowak, Mrs. Panagiotopoulos, Mrs. Beerman, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Parisi.

What a fun and educational morning.  Dr. Amayun, Adeline's dad came in to speak with us about caring for our teeth.  He brought along Mrs. Amayun and little brother Spencer to assist.  Dr. Amayun showed us how to brush properly and we practiced brushing using Legos filled with Play-Doh.  We also got to put on gear that a dentist might wear such as a hair net, face mask, and gloves.  We got to touch real dental instruments as well. We also looked at and touched real jaws and models of teeth. Thank you Amayun family for taking the time to come visit with Room 8 today.

Hello,  we had a great morning with a visit from Miss Chris from the Springbrook Nature Center.  She spoke to the students about animals.  We learned about different parts of animals and did some fun activities. Here are some photos from her visit.  I have also included some photos from Kids Teach Too.  We had eight students from our class participate.  The presentations were very impressive.