Catch up time!

It is time to play a little catch up and share with you some of the happenings in our classroom! We finished constructing our Amethystine Python as well as it's habitat to display in our room. We have also had three mystery readers visit as well as taken our first field trip to see Beauty and the Beast. I hope you enjoy this view inside our classroom. We are gearing up for a fun filled week of celebrating the 50th day of school as well as Halloween!

Amethystine Python Construction

Mystery Readers

Beauty and the Beast

Australian Visitors

We had a very special surprise this week. A friend in Mrs. Cox's room has family friends who actually live in Australia! They came to our school this past week and shared with us some words that are different in Australia as well as answered our many questions. We love hearing their accent and getting to meet them!

Reptiles it is!

We have decided on studying the rainforest first now that we are in Australia. We explored the different types of animals found in rainforest and decided that we wanted to learn about reptiles first. We took a vote on which type of reptile: a snake, a dragon, a spotted tree monitor, a gecko, and frogs just for fun. Our friends chose to study snakes first. We looked at six different kinds of snakes and voted to study the Amethystine Python. I have attached our voting list so you can see how overwhelming the vote was! My guess is because it can grow up to 28 feet long! We are excited to begin researching all about this type of snake and building a life size one ourselves next week!

Australia Flight

We made it! We are currently in Australia for the remainder of the school year after a successful flight on Friday. The students worked so hard to learn about the different parts of an airport and worked together to make the flight possible. Check out some of the pictures of our class, Mrs. Cox's class, and Miss Stoddard's class during the flight!

Pizza and Packing

Friday was a special day in our classroom because not only did we get to have pizza and cupcakes for lunch, but we packed our suitcases for Australia! We made sure to pack toothpaste and a toothbrush, clothes, snacks, and much more. Check out the pictures below to see our progress. This week we will be in charge of building the security for the airport while three other first grade classes build air traffic control, the airplane, and take of the grounds crew jobs. We will be taking flight this coming Friday afternoon!

Get Ready for a Sand-tastic year!

I hope you all enjoyed vising our classroom today and are just as excited as I am about starting a new school year! We are going to have so much fun becoming super readers, mathematicians, and research experts. I can't wait to see everyone on Monday! Check back here often for pictures and information about what is happening around our classroom!

Chorus Performance

We enjoyed a wonderful chorus performance the last week of school before winter break. We had 6 friends participating and we were so proud of their efforts and skills. Can't wait for their next performance!

Turkey Trot 2013

Better late than never! Turkey Trot 2013 was a huge success for Beulah Elementary this year. My friends decided that they wanted to dress up so we made vests with Native American symbols and a head piece to wear. We had just finished studying the Appalachee Native Americans in social studies so they were super thrilled to show off their knowledge while making this outfit. Here are some pictures from our fabulous day!

Welcome to 4th Grade!

New year, new school, new state! I am so excited to be your child's 4th grade teacher this year. It will be my first year at Beulah Elementary School as I have currently moved from Atlanta to the Gulf Coast. I am so sad to be missing the first few days but I know my students are in great hands with Mrs. Morales. If you have any questions or concerns please direct them her way until I arrive, she will do her best to answer them. This blog will serve as another form of communication between school and home. You will find updates about classroom happenings, photos, and blog posts written by our very own 4th graders. I hope you enjoy keeping up with us and I can't wait to get to know the students as well as all of you! It's going to be a great year!

End of the Year Program

Thank you so much for attending our end of the year program this morning. Our friends were so excited to show off their new songs and spend time with you in our classroom. I can't believe the end of the year is here and it makes me so sad but I know that they are ready for first grade and I'm so excited to see them excel and grow. Thank you parents for all you have done this year supporting our learning. It means the world to me and to them. Click on the link below to view our pictures!

End of the Year Program and Party

Eric Carle Author Study

I could not help but share these with y'all! We have been working on an Eric Carle author study the last two weeks and one of the books we read was "The Grouchy Ladybug". We made our best grouchy faces and put them on the bodies of ladybugs (I hope y'all got to read their writing when the ladybugs came home as well). Their grouchy faces made my day so I wanted to share them so you could enjoy them too!

Grouchy Faces Album

Field Day

We had a wonderful time at field day on Wednesday! Thank you to all the parents who came out to support us and made that day so special for our friends. Click the link to enjoy some pictures from our fun day!

Field Day fun