Four Winds

This month's topic was squirrels. The children learned about three different kinds - gray, red, and flying squirrels. They observed skulls, tracks and pelts to learn about their characteristics and behaviors. Thank you Allison and Jenn for leading this month's lesson!

Measurement

The first graders started Unit 5 in math which is a measurement unit. They are learning how to measure length using different units. They practice measuring accurately and counting units carefully. They are even measuring during science time. They are setting up experiments to determine how far balls can roll and measuring the distance to learn about motion. 

Our Community Project

Mr. Baron worked with all of the first graders to research an important place in our community using digital tools. Together they created a Google Slide to share information about this place. They also recorded information on the slide. Please visit the link below to see all of their hard work on this digital project. Thank you Mr. Baron for all of your help!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pvVFZh8sqWN9faOdsuadDo2ooDWSfh6fcDxZS5aRXho/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=5000&slide=id.p

Survey Questions

First graders learned how to ask survey questions and collect data. They chose their own question to ask friends and collected the data. After recording their friends' responses, they made representations of their data. They wrote the question they asked on their representation and found a way to show the results using clear pictures. 

Reading Buddies

The first and third graders shared their published teaching books last Friday. Both classes worked on writing informational books over the past few weeks during Writer's Workshop. The children noticed that everyone used a table of contents to plan their chapters. They had a great time sharing information together about a topic they wrote a lot about. They also worked with their buddies today to make a holiday craft together. It is always fun to work with Mrs. Byers' friends! 

Winter Lights Concert

The children were amazing yesterday at the Winter Lights Concert! They did an awesome job singing, dancing and perorming. If you were not able to join us, please check out the link on the Underhill ID School website to see the performance. 

http://underhillid.k12.vt.us/

Hour of Code

The first graders learned about computer science this week. Mr. Coddington and Mr. Campbell shared how they use code at work. Mr. Wells explained how people use code and why it is important to learn. Thank you Mr. Wells, Mr. Coddington, and Mr. Campbell for helping the first graders learn all about code! You can check out the following link to learn more: https://code.org/learn