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August 22, 2011– Today was the first day of First Grade!!!! Today we had a Happy First Day Celebration, went on an alphabet scavenger hunt for the letter “x”, and learned how to use our interactive white board. We learned our new classroom rules and the names of our new friends. What a GREAT first day!

August 29, 2011– Cheering the Panthers to Success!!!

September 5, 2011–Learning our Sight Words

September 12, 2011– Celebrating our five senses with Alligator Pie!

Showing our school spirit!

September 19, 2011– Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed

September 26, 2011– Fun with Patterns!

October 3, 2011– Vertices, Sides, and Shapes.

October 10, 2011– Cheering for our Texas Rangers

October 17, 2011Celebrating Job Day!

Football Player

Model

Paleontologist

Rock Star

Police Officer

Teacher

Teacher

Basketball Player

Plumber

Horse Trainer

Vet

Vet

Zoo Keeper

Babysitter

Cowgirl

Animal Trainer

Boxer

October 24, 2011– Proud to Be Drug Free

October 31, 2011– Compare and Contrast

Graphing what Mrs. Markum will be having. Our Class survey says……. GIRL!

Doctor says……. BOY!!!!!!!!!

This week we read two versions of The Little Red Hen. We made a class Double Bubble Map to compare and contrast information from these stories.

November 7, 2011– Comparing Pilgrims and Indians

November 14, 2011– Celebrating Thanksgiving

Making butter like the Pilgrims

November 28th– Christmas Tree Farm

December 5th-

Santa Claus came to town!

December 12th– Surgery on Contractions – Christmas Around the World

Text Box: Happy Christmas from 
Great Britain!!!
Text Box: Opening presents from Mrs. Markum
Text Box: Decorating the 
Christmas trees
Text Box: Mrs. Markum’s class presented Rise and Shine Monday December 12th.

January 3, 2012– We welcome Cameron to our class!

 

January 9, 2012–  Creating our own masks from the story Masks! Masks! Masks!

January 16, 2012–  Working in small groups to create a circle map about Nouns.

January 23, 2012–  Celebrating our birthday months!

January 30, 2012– Celebrating the 100th Day of School

February 6, 2012– Measuring with Non-Standard units in Math

Person

Place

Thing