Pajama Day

Jammin' in our jammies

Shout Out to Topsfield Fire Department

Topsfield Fire Truck

 The Topsfield Fire Department visited our Firsties today to launch our first Project-Based Learning module.  Our driving question:  How can we as engineers, teach our community about sound and light to keep us safe?

LT Connor Brown & Firefighter John Hallinan with Ms. Hancock 

THANK YOU TOPSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT!!!

Fun Fine Motor Fun with Ms. Comeau

Ms. Comeau displays the activities and directions for each activity. The kids were able to rotate to every center! 

Here we are connecting plastic pipes and cubes

Putting together ball snaps & bead poppers

A dot to dot coloring activity using an array of cool crayons

Learning to button and zip vests & tie a pair of shoes

Today this is our classroom

Our space makes sense for our needs

Back to School: TAKE ONE

 

Setting up the room; TAKE 1

Here we are...There is so much to do and it's so HOT!!!!  There's my old SMARTBOARD. What's happening to my room???

My old Smart Board computer in pieces parts

There is no longer a whiteboard or bulletin board 

The whiteboard needs to go away. Tears shed 0 vs. Heart-rate 150 mph.  The room still needs to lose the whiteboard, the walls need to be sanded, and painted, YIKES!!!!!

New things=creating new look

Calendar Corner is in the works...September books are displayed.

  

Day One is DONE

I initially thought the classroom space looked welcoming but it needed more appeal.

We're Having SNOW much fun in First!

Making SNOW with our Third Grade Buddies

Winter Concert

Camping Day

The setup FIRESIDE

Under the CANVAS

Flashlight Reading

OUR 100th DAY!

Our PATS VEST!!!  GO BRADY!!

GANG is All HERE!

VALENTINE'S DAY

SUN CATCHERS

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

OUR LORAX DOOR, made with the tracing of our hands!

Dr. Morrison reads to us!

READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY!

Sticks and Stones teaching us about EMPATHY

Jamming out our names with Sticks and Stones

Something to Crow About

We have been learning what it means to be "thankful" this month.  The students have been learning how the Pilgrim children lived.  They have also been creating a Venn Diagram comparing their lives to the lives of the Pilgrim children. Thinking of the harvest and all the hard work the Pilgrims endured...I've brought out the BREAK BOX so that we can "take a break" when we need it. This box is filled with calming gadgets, that are quiet and allow kids to reflect and relax when our workload gets heavy.