First grader, Anahi, did some research on orangutans at home and wants to share what she learned with you! She also found some pictures and a video to share!
How many types of orangutans are there? There are two species or types of orangutans.
Where do orangutans live? Orangutans live in Indonesia and Malaysia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. These are the only places where they live in the wild.
What does orangutan mean? The word orangutan comes from the Malay language and means "person of the forest"-- from the words "orang," meaning people, and "hutan," meaning forest.
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We starting retelling the story Panda and Polar Bear and we wrote a lot! -Allyson
We learned brand new signal words like "island." -Liam
We made a chart to help us make orangutan sentences. -Anshika
We wrote a big paragraph about animals from Asia. -Lea
We did a new spelling test and we were really quiet. -Jaykob
We watched Mulan. It takes place in China. -Aaqil
We did "H is for White House" for our America books. -Juan Carlos
We did Roll and Tally during workshop. -Cooper
We made an animal classification chart. And I found out that there is more than one Scaredy Squirrel book. -Alex
We did jumping and hopping and skipping in PE. -Anahi
We wrote about a perfect friend after we read Scaredy Squirrel Makes a New Friend. -Fabiana
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile, and amphibian are on our animal classification chart. -Parker
Our paragraph has facts about the giant panda, peafowl, and orangutans. -Tianna
New books for our library came in the mail. -Tanaya
We read This is a Moose. -Kendall
The president lives in the white house. -Deniz
Miss Kloczko finally gave us new erasers. -Kyara
We learned a new signal word, "punctuation." -Damion
One of the new books we got was Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend. -Jules
I found a new book series, Ivy and Bean. -Indigo
3rd graders did Star in Motion with us this week. -Cedrus
We learned about elevation. -Jared
Today Miss Kloczko gave out new awards like the punctuation award and the island award. -Nya
We saw the Great Wall of China in Mulan. -Carol
We played Sight Word Bingo during workshop. -Lorenzo
We took a short math test this week with subtraction. -Isandro
I read a chapter book. -Ryan
We read Zen Shorts. Stillwater tells short stories to the kids. -Jade
I was absolutely AMAZED by the paragraph we were able to put together about Asia's animals this week (and with the kids' stamina at the carpet while we revised and revised and revised it)! Next week, we will wrap up our study of Asia. We'll be learning about the Great Wall of China and the first graders will get to construct their own models of the Great Wall! Stay tuned for next week's blog post! -Miss Kloczko
Thanks for reading! What do you know about the Great Wall of China? Have you ever seen the White House? What are some qualities that your "perfect friend" would have? Leave a comment for us below!
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Hello readers! Read about our week and enjoy your fall break! We learned new words like compare, anthropologist, and details. -Ryan
We did "The Chicken Dance" at Star in Motion. -Cedrus
We learned that some orangutans have puffy cheeks. -Tanaya
We painted orangutans. -Jaykob
We learned new sight words, like little, where, and saw. -Jared
We read The Day the Crayons Came Home. -Juan Carlos
Miss Kloczko made us applesauce, we learned how to write a recipe, and then we got to eat it. -Lea
Miss Kloczko got a new timer. It beeps. -Lorenzo
We did "I Can Spell Anthropologist" without looking. -Anahi
We learned about the orangutan. -Carol
We cut out our orangutan pieces and glued them together for Fun Friday. -Indigo
We put glitter on our peacocks. -Isandro
We got to taste apples. We tasted granny smith, golden delicious, red delicious, and gala. -Liam
We read Panda and Polar Bear again and we are getting really good at remembering the story. -Nya
We watched a movie with real orangutans during science. -Aaqil
We watched an episode of Wild Kratts about orangutans. -Jade
We learned that mother orangutans chomp leaves to make medicine for their babies. -Kendall
We read a book that told us about orangutans. -Tianna
We read Please, Mr. Panda. -Cooper
Miss Kloczko read it to us in Spanish and English. -Damion
We learned about writing with details. -Parker
We wrote about fall. -Kyara
Check out our last post to read about our brainstorming process!
Details tell you more and they help the reader imagine what you're writing about. -Deniz
We ate apples and thought of words to describe them. -Anshika
Orangutans have long arms to help them swing in the trees. -Jules
Some other fun things this week...
We learned about 49'ers!
The kids put panda sentences together during workshop.
One of this week's homework digital challenges... so much knowledge and so many new questions to answer!
Healthy peacock snacks at home! Thank you Allyson, Anahi, and Deniz for sharing!
Anahi's mom was our mystery reader on Wednesday. She read Dragons Love Tacos!
The first graders decorated kindness capes for the kindergarteners and we delivered them with Captain Kindness! Check out this blog post from our counselor, Ms. Hines, about kindness!
Thank you to Anahi's mom for the great photos of our act of kindness!
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