L.O.C.A.L. Garden

For the month of May, my first grade students planted and raised sun flower seedlings in our classroom. During our last visit to the L.O.C.A.L. Garden, the students planted their seedlings and learned further about the sunflower life cycle.

Thorne Head Field Trip!

Last week, we did our annual Thorne Head field trip. The students had a great time exploring the pond and learning about life cycles of pond plants and animals!

Acrostic Poems!

To celebrate National Poetry Month, our class learned how to write acrostic poems. Acrostic poems are formed when the writer uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. All lines of the poem are related to or describe the main topic word. The main topic word that I chose to use for our class was the word, spring.

Patten Free Library Trip!

Each year, our first graders get to visit the Patten Free Library. On this trip, they learn about the history of the public library, explore and learn about various parts of the library and get to earn their very own library card. The students truly enjoy this trip each year.

 

Snow much fun in first grade!

With our abundance of snow this year, our first graders have had the opportunity to explore and have fun during our recess times with the snow.  Here are some pictures from a few of their adventures.

Maine Wildlife Park

This past Tuesday, the entire first grade from Dike-Newell School got to attend the Maine Wildlife Park. It is an amazing trip that correlates with the essential question, "How do animals prepare for winter?" The students loved learning which animals hibernate, migrate and adapt during the winter months.