Dennis Bowman Visit

Here is a link to our visit from Dennis Bowman. We learned several interesting facts about the weather and meteorologists! When Mr. Bowman was leaving, he said he sensed that there was something special about our school.  I am so proud of our staff, PFA members, students, and parents who contribute to our positive school atmosphere! It's an honor to be a part of the Wylandville family!

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/8159386-classroom-weather-wylandville-elementary/

Math Tunes!

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful, rainy day! The kids enjoyed inside recess. They are very excited to make a tree out of hand-prints.  I couldn't believe how many students chose to use recess time to trace their hands!

Today, we talked about grouping objects and counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. The students greatly enjoyed singing songs to review this skill.  The counting by 10's song was a CD; however, I wanted to post the other two songs for your enjoyment at home!

Counting by 2's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Counting by 5's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awKlEMyleA


Spelling City is updated with this week's spelling list. This is a great resource in order to review and learn the spelling words weekly!

Have a wonderful evening!

Happy Weekend!

We were very busy elves today! Students completed a "Brown Bag Report" related to Biscuit. Ask your child to tell you the sounds that the following blends make: dr, fr, tr, cl, sl, and fl. We read How the Grinch Stole Christmas and completed some reading comprehension activities related to the story. Your child has some "Grinch Dust" in his or her folder to help keep the Grinch away on Christmas Eve!  I am certain you will enjoy having the dust around your home!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fire Safety/Columbus Day

Happy Christopher Columbus Day! Ask your student why we still celebrate Christopher Columbus in 2012!

This week is Fire Safety Week and we will be having a special program tomorrow afternoon that will help us remember to stay safe both at home and at school.

I just updated Spelling City with this week's spelling words and sight words. If you are looking for a fun way to review the spelling words, click on the Spelling City link to the right of this post.

Have a wonderful evening!

Don't forget that we have the Book Fair tomorrow from 1:30 until 2:00! You are welcomed to come help your student shop!

Today, your student is bringing home letter cards that we cut in class. We made several words with them. Tonight, you could review the phonics skills we are learning by telling your student words that they can make.  Suggested words: rat, mat, pat, sat, tap, rap, map, nap, ran, man, pan.

Have a wonderful wet night!

Our First Grade Blog

Welcome to our class blog! I am very excited to use this tool to communicate information to you throughout the week! Please reference this page for information regarding upcoming special events, assignments, and tidbits about our day! Some of my favorite educational websites are posted under "Links to Learning." Students love using these websites to learn during the school day and would benefit from visiting the websites at home! I hope you and your student enjoy the blog!

Have a wonderful evening! :-)

Summer is here!

I am sitting in our classroom, checking over report card comments, and missing my little first grade friends! It feels so strange for the room to be empty at this time of day. I am very proud of their accomplishments this school year. I don't know if I have ever had a group of students who had so much enthusiasm about reading! I hope to keep this blog updated throughout the summer. Who knows what kind of trouble Brady the dog might get into that I will need to report!


Enjoy your summer and keep in contact with me through my email address! edgarj@cmsd.k12.pa.us