Earth Day

GO GREEN! This month we have stressed the importance of helping the Earth. We read Fancy Nancy, Every Day is Earth Day and learned fun sayings to help us reduce, reuse and recycle.

1st graders painted the Earth with their hand print in the middle (their tiny prints are too cute!). Students then wrote a cinquain poem using words and phrases about saving the Earth.

Remember, "take a note use a tote" and "get clean but stay green". 

Go Sox!

Happy Opening Day 2013!  Opening Day at Fenway Park is always a special day. From the hype before hand, the return of my favorite announcers, Remy and Orsillo, the excitement during the game and who can forget about Wally, there are just so many things to love about this day.  I've been to one Opening Day at Fenway and it was by far my favorite baseball game I've ever attended and having been to over 15 major league baseball parks, I've been to a LOT of baseball games.  So here in 1st grade, we decided to show a little Sox Spirit!

As part of our poetry unit 1st graders learned the correct form of creating a diamante which ties perfectly with baseball.

Noun

two adjectives

three _ing words

4 word phrase

three _ing words

two adjectives

Noun

This form of poetry also helps us practice the parts of speech.  As a class we brainstormed baseball nouns.  1st graders came up with everything from Wally to Dustin Pedoria to Big Papi, even hot dog.  We brainstormed adjectives and baseball words ending in -ing.  Students then created their own baseball diamante poems to decorate our classroom door. 

From all of us 1st graders in Red Sox Nation we wish the Sox the best of luck in their 2013 season. Let's "Play Ball"!