Oreo...The Amazing Bed Bug Sniffing Dog!!

A big thanks to Gracie's mom and Turner Pest Control for coming and visiting the first grade classes at Parkwood today. We absolutely loved Oreo and we were amazed by his great talent for locating the bed bugs that we hid from him! Keep up the good work Oreo!!

Happy Earth Day!

Click here to play Michael, Michael, Go Recycle!! Help Michael pick up all the litter in the park before time runs out!

.....and grow and change...part 2!

So today the students had to draw a picture of what they might look like as fifth graders....I loved that some showed themselves wearing 'safety patrol' belts (yea!!) and some REALLY are mature in fifth grade...check out the hair and earrings!!

How Do People Grow and Change?

Thanks to everyone for sending in the pictures of your children. The students had a great time Friday looking at their classmates as babies, toddlers, preschoolers and first graders. What a group of adorable babies!!
Our essential question in science this past week was: How do animals grow and change? We discussed how we look the same in each picture and how we look different. This week the students will be drawing a picture of themselves as a fifth grader! We then will be talking about the life cycles of different animals. The students will be expected to draw and write about the life cycle of an animal.

Spring Packets

Don't forget to complete your spring packets!! Return them on Monday for a special treat!

Happy Spring Break!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Spring Break! I miss you guys! I want to apologize for not updating the blog in recent weeks. We have all been so busy at school, but I promise to be better about posting at least once a week. Below are some of the pictures I have taken over the past month or so....enjoy!
Also, we seem to have several "Justin Bieber" fans in our classroom so I wanted to give you this link to hear Justin Bieber read his favorite book, The Cat in the Hat!! (click on the title)
Personally, I think some of my students read with more expression than he does!

Field Trip to Animal Care and Control and the Downtown Library

....more field trip pics

We had a great time on our field trip to the Animal Care and Control Center and the main library downtown.

Valentine's Day!

Math Games