What's happening in first grade?: Hello, Fall and Hello, Asia!

Our first week learning about Asia! So much fun in only four days of school! Here's what we were up to this week!

I wrote almost a whole page in my notebook today during writing. -Henry

Pandas eat 20 pounds of bamboo every day. -Sam

We watched a panda video. The panda was bleating! -Antonio

We learned that pandas live in forests in mountains and we read this cool story with a panda bear and polar bear. The polar bear fell down the snowy mountain. -Noora

We learned the word sluggish. It means slow and tired. -Ella

We read by ourselves this week. -Brielle

My favorite thing this week was getting a new team. I'm on the tigers. -Oscar

Jacob and I read stories to the class. -Jonah

We did a marshmallow contest—the marshmallow challenge. -Carson

We learned about true and false in math. -Lilliana

We learned about giant pandas. They have a big wrist bone that acts like a thumb. -Alexis

We watched a couple of panda videos and learned all about them. -Ginger

We are learning about the panda. Babies are born pink and without hair. -Lucia

We did a special world map for Asia. -Jacob

We got to write about two dogs playing in leaves. -Aiden

I got to read my dinosaur book during reading time. -Gino

We watched a video with a baby panda crying and squealing. -Sophia M.

On Monday, we did the marshmallow challenge. I just wanted to eat the marshmallow, but it was an exercise for self-control, so I waited until the end, and then I got to eat two. It was worth the wait. -Sophia D.

We learned all about pandas. Their cubs are as big as butter. -Owen

We did F is for Fireworks for our America books. -Savannah

Our first math unit is officially finished, we delivered kindness capes to kindergarten for Kind Kids Club, and I had the best time reading these kids' writing all week long! AND I got the most thoughtful gifts this week-- goodies from Alaska, sweet notes and drawings, and a beautiful sunflower from Apple Hill! Thank you, first graders, for a wonderful week before Fall Break! What in the world am I going to do for 5 days without you? :) -Miss Kloczko