Happy Holidays to All!! We are keeping occupied in first grade during an exciting time of year.  The students are excited to share many of the holiday projects that we have been doing in class.  Check their back packs to see all of their beautiful work!

Here are some pictures of an art project we did today....It was a directed drawing of the Grinch! They had to follow basic step-by-step directions to create their masterpieces of this Christmas character.  After we had the basic lines, they added color with crayons, and some finishing touches of a snowflake filled sky.  They are all so unique and absolutely fabulous! I hope you enjoy them as much as we did while creating them.

Science Unit: The Sun, Earth and Moon
Students have started to build deeper understanding of the Earth's position in space relative to the sun.  We built models to show how it rotates and revolves around the sun, which causes day light and night time, and the changing seasons.  We also have started to examine the moon relative to the sun and Earth and how we can only see the moon when it is reflecting the sun's light.  When we return from vacation, we will be collecting information about where we see the sun relative to school during different times of the day.