Learning Sign Language

Mrs. Andrea Montgomery visits us every Wednesday. She always listens to each of us read to her. We LOVE reading to Mrs. Montgomery, because she is a great listener and always brings a treat! Mrs. Montgomery is a retired first grade teacher at the Alabama School for the Deaf. Today she taught us our first lesson in sign language. She gave us some homework.....practice fingerspelling at home and learn to fingerspell our own name.

THANK YOU MRS. MONTGOMERY for working with us each week. We are much better readers because of you!

Classroom News

Animals in our Room:

Hermit Crabs by Makala and Shun'tavis
Makala got them from the beach. They are just visiting at school. Hermit crabs get their food from a sponge. Hermit crabs got to have water or they will die. Hermit crabs have shells and they look like a turtle.

Bird Eggs by Caleb and Anslea
We have real bird eggs and we do not know what kind of bird eggs they are. We do think that it is a robin egg or a bluebird egg. The eggs are blue. They are not going to hatch because no bird is sitting on the eggs.

Ant Farm by Niles and Baylee
We have an ant farm. Ants make lots of tunnels. The worker ants are all girls. The boy ants help the queen ant. The queen ant lays all the eggs. Soldier ants guard the nest. Some ants can fight.

Caterpillars by Peter and Rachel
We got 2 caterpillars in our backyard. We got bark off a tree and we put the bark and caterpillars in the ham box. We took them to school. They are hairy and their fur can sting you! They are black and brown. They are fat and have a little bit of orange on them. We are going to watch them and see if they turn into a chrysalis.

Alabama by Genesis and Jake

We learned about Alabama. Alabama is a state. Huntsville is famous for rockets. Mobile is famous for Mardi Gras. Montgomery is famous because it has a governor and a bus boycott. Birmingham is famous for skyscrapers.

Earth Day by Alexis and Lindsey

We planted a tree for Earth Day. We had to wear green or rain forest clothes. It was pretty outside. We have 2 trees outside. We love them.

Math Facts by Sy'Nijah

We are learning math facts like 8+5=13 and 8+6=14. We are learning 8+4=12 and 8+3=11.

Poetry Alive

Easter Egg Hunters

Class News

Don't forget to send canned drinks or individual packages of chips for Field Day.   Every child should bring something.

Thursday is Recycling Day.   Send your cans!

AR ends Friday, May 8th.   

End of the Year Report Cards will be mailed.  Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope.   Six Flags tickets will be mailed with the report cards.

Spelling words for 5/1/09

late mule kite nose price

date joke kind find mute

Hello!

Hey Parents! This is a new step for me! I'm not as computer literate as I would like to be so bear with me as we learn to use this new form of communication. I'll try to update this blog with pictures and info each week.