Safety First

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week. We had an exciting day in first grade. 

Our day began with the Officer Phil program. We learned many valuable lessons about safety including what to do when strangers approach, why we should be buddies and not bullies, and what rules to follow on the Internet. Everyone was given a coloring book with these safety rules. 

Back in the classroom, we prepared to read our story The Big Blue Ox. We reviewed short o and -s plural words as well as our sight words. Then it was time to read the story. We enjoyed it but not as much as last week's. Hopefully, you enjoyed it tonight too. 

In Math class today, we learned how to count pennies. This was super easy since everyone remembers doing this in kindergarten. 

For gym class today, we again enjoyed our time outside. It was such a pleasant day to play and exercise with friends. 

Finally, for Social Studies, we talked about community helpers. Given clues, students had to identify the various helpers in our neighborhoods. Students then picked a community helper and wrote a sentence telling how they help us.