Fairy Tale Theater

The first grade got to watch the Second grade's performance of Fairy Tales last week on Tuesday, April 19th. Many students can't wait to be in second grade and put on this play!

Cricket Game

On Thursday, April 27 the students learned about the game Cricket from the St. Louis Cricket Club and even got to play a game! Thanks to Avaneesh's mom, Santhi Pondugula, for organizing this event.

Magic House Fun

Thank you to all the parents who were able to come to the Magic House, Thursday, April 6th. The students had a lot of fun.  Please click on the link provided to see the slide show:
Magic House Slide Show.

Time Line

TimeLine Project:

Dear Parents,
Please have your child bring in 6 to 7 pictures of themselves from birth to now, one for each year. Students will be making a timeline with the pictures. Make sure the pictures are copies of the original pictures. Also, You can send digital pictures via email and I will print them out on the color printer at school. Students need to be able to tell one or two things about each picture.
PLEASE HAVE PICTURES ASAP
See Example:

 

Please send old "long Ago" items to share with the class.  I have an old typewriter, wall rotary phone and  video camera that I will share this week. 

New Writing Unit

Out new Writing Unit is from Scenes to Series that includes making a Character and writing several stories with the character that is made-up. These characters get to go on many adventures. In order to make this unit fun, I am asking that parents please send DUCK TAPE and an EMPTY CEREAL BOX. We will use the duck tape to bind our stories and the cereal box will be cut and decorated to keep the stories. We will share these stories with our parents and then with fourth grade buddies. 

A Year with Frog and Toad Musical

This morning the students went to Florissant Civic Center to see the musical A Year with Frog and Toad. Many students had never seen a live show before and loved the experience. We got back in time to eat lunch in the classroom and then go to specials.

Black History Night Activities

This years theme for Black History Night is the Harlem Renaissance. We have read books and watched videos about these artists: Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, and Faith Ringgold. We made a quilt square for each person and then made quilts. They are hanging up stairs in the hallways. Black History Night is Thursday, February 23. The kids need to be at Clayton High School starting at 6:30 with the show starting at 7 p.m. All students 1st through 5th grades get to sing, act or dance on stage. Please mark your calendars for this special event!