Math Investigations!

For Math Investigations, we played the game "Collect 20" in class. Collect 20 is a game where partners roll a dot cube and collect that many counters with the focus being on one to one counting. Partners play until they "collect 20" counters or get slightly over! This is a game that you can also play at home with a dot cube and some pennies or anything that you have 20 of. Let me know if you play the game at home by writing me a note in the planner. :) Math is so fun!

Rainy Day Fitness

On rainy days like today, we like to do Adventure to Fitness in class to get in our 30 minutes of physical activity a day. The kids really enjoy going on educational and physical adventures with Mr. Mark! You can check out the Adventure to Fitness website at home.
Adventure to Fitness

Independent Reading!

We've got some great readers in class! Everyday during Reader's Workshop, we have time for either buddy reading or independent reading. We practiced independent reading this week and the kids got to choose a spot in the room to read and enjoy their books. Yay for reading!

First day 2012

What an awesome day we had today! Your children are all so precious and I adore them all! Here are just a few pictures from today...

Check out our Blog from last year

This is a link to our class blog from last year. Check it out to get a sense of what our class blog will be like this year.
http://mcavoyridout.blogspot.com

Welcome!

Welcome to our First Grade Class Blog! I am beyond excited to have your sweet one in my class and to begin "Running the Race for Excellence" this year. First grade is such a memorable, educational and fun year in school. You will be AMAZED at how much your child grows and learns this year.

As we kick off the 2012-2013 school year, here are a few reminders:

• Please sign up to "Follow by e-mail" by typing in your email address above. You will receive notifications when I post blogs about fun activities and reminders in our classroom.
• Remember that Friday, August 17th from 2PM- 3PM is our orientation- PLEASE bring your child's school supplies on this date, if possible (it's always easier to drop them off at this time rather than on the first day of school)
• Here is a list of supplies that each child will need for class:

  Looking forward to seeing all of you at our Meet and Greet on Friday, August 17th from 2PM-3PM. :)