Oceania Week!

We have been busy learning about Oceania! 

Jason Chin visited and talked about his process of writing and illustrating books like Coral Reef. 

We read lots of books set in Australia! Then we used what we read to inspire some artwork.

Teresa Davis visited our class to teach us about food, history, language, animals, and more! 

The All School Share was fun! We got to wear the masks we made in Art, the fourth graders did a great job doing the Haka, we listened to a didgeridoo performer, and we all had a great time dancing to "Waltzing Matilda!"

Our Last Day with Dana

We have been on such an amazing journey learning about dairy and farms with Dana! On her last visit, she helped Mrs. Mandigo's class and our class make ice cream! Ask your child about how we made this delicious dairy treat!

Farmers' Market

The Farmers' Market was a HUGE success! We had so much fun creating our products, selling them, and buying some! :) Thank you for coming and supporting our first and second grade classes!

We owe a great deal of our success to the amazing volunteers who helped by donating materials, prepping materials, and/or helping us in the classroom! THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help and generosity!

Our Tic Tac Toe boards/bags were very popular and our decorative rocks were in high demand. People were lining up as they waited for us to put out the next bunch!

It was fun seeing our booth all put together! Our signs were very helpful and eye-catching!

What a busy night! These sellers were collecting money, making change, and encouraging people to buy their amazing products.

We had so much fun working with Mrs. Mandigo's class on this project! Together, we raised $82.72 from our tic tac toe boards and decorative rocks! We'll be donating the money to the Waterbury Food Shelf.

Thank you again for helping us make this such an amazing and memorable experience!

Read to Someone

We are Reading to Someone as a Daily 5 choice. We have important jobs as we read to practice comprehension, fluency, and accuracy. We've learned how to help each other or give time for thinking, check for understanding while we read and listen to other's books, and how to share the love of reading with a partner. Ask your reader what his/her favorite part of Read to Someone is.