Fiesta!

Today was an extremely exciting day in first grade. The highlight of course was the fiesta. Thank you so much for helping your child make a confetti egg. We really enjoyed cracking open the eggs and being showered with confetti. There was also a surprise during our fiesta: a pinata. Everyone took a turn at trying to break open the pinata before I helped to break it open. Inside students found a small plastic toy as well as a sight word. Everyone had to read their sight word and use it in a sentence. As you can imagine, everyone was bursting with excitement at the end of the day. 

Before our fiesta, our focus was on learning. We reviewed r-controlled vowel sounds by completing a flip book. We also reviewed possessives. In Math, we learned a rap to say to help us count by 10. 

We were also able to get back to Dr. Seuss today. We read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back and then compared and contrasted this story to The Cat in the Hat. We then wrote what we would do if Thing 1 and Thing 2 came to our house. We also read My Many Colored Days. After reading we experimented with colors by mixing two colors to see what color they would make. We also wrote about how a certain color makes us feel. 

Tomorrow should be another exciting day as we celebrate the life of Dr. Seuss!