The things we learn in Fall.


The author's message tells us that some transitions are hard!  Ask your child which tree they liked best. 
Learning to count with accuracy. First we estimate and then we use several strategies to see how close we come to our estimate. 

We started writing personal narratives. One time I.....

Learning to read with a partner.

In the beginning....

We use number lines to count and solve mystery numbers. 

We tell personal narratives for writing. 

We build good reading habits.

We assess what students know about animal parts.
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Back to School

Learning how to line up for the hallway. 

Ready for a transition in the hallway. So impressive! 


Morning meeting activity of building a tower.

Math tools! 

Independent reading time.

Loving books already! Yay!

Counting bugs in rainbow style. So fun!

May 13

Field Trip to Portland Head Light


In front of a cannon that was discovered from a sunken ship.

John was our AWESOME tour guide


Highlights From The Week

We learned that flowers can move by absorbing water. 

Function machine in math. 

Visiting author, Zacharia Ohora was amazing!  

We finished our opinion writing by writing a review.

April 26th



Our last unit in reading is a study of story elements. 

Comprehension strategies



Natasha from CELT taught us about plants. 
People, animals, and plants have a lot in common. 


We planted lettuce seeds. 

Earth Day was on Monday and we did activities all week. 

In math, we are learning about fact families. 

We reviewed small moment stories from the fall and took a writing test. 

April 11


In writing, we are learning to develop our stories. 







After learning about development. 

Before learning about development.







We learned more comprehension tools in reading. 


Subtracting with a calculator. 
Great job Willa!





Parent traits in science class. 

Inherited traits for the offspring.