Santa's Stuck!

Greetings on this blustery night! I hope everyone made it home safely. The snow squall sure came at a bad time. 

Today was another fun-filled Christmas theme day in first grade! 

We began our day with Religion. Today we read the Christmas story. We talked about how we can do something special for others this Christmas season. 

We began Language Arts class by finishing up our Grinch activities from yesterday. The students wrote about how they would make the Grinch grin. We then worked in our literacy centers. Finally, we read Santa's Stuck, one of my favorite Christmas stories about Santa getting stuck in the chimney. After reading the story we wrote about what we would do if Santa got stuck in our chimney. We added that to a craft. Have a look: 

We ended our morning with Math class. Today we practiced adding a two digit number and a one digit number. We said that we could count on to find the answer or break the two digit number into tens and ones and add from there. After working with both strategies, the students picked their favorite one to solve problems. 

This afternoon we were treated to our annual Handbell concert. The students in 4-8 grade performed Christmas songs for us to enjoy and did a beautiful job. After the concert, we returned to school and watched the end of the movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas. 

Stay warm!