3M Science Wizard Visit

We had a visit from Science Wizard Joe this afternoon! He taught us all about cryogenics by using liquid nitrogen. We talked about the different states of matter and what happens to matter when you cool it down and/or heat it up. Our experiments included making a "banana hammer", shattering a racquetball on the floor, and eating "crunchy" marshmallows! What a fun day of learning!

Spring Communication Meetings

Hello Everyone, the time has come to set up communication meetings. I love these opportunities to tell you, in person, how wonderful your children are and how much they are growing in first grade! Please click on the link below to choose a date and time that fit into your busy schedules! I look forward to seeing all of you again!

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This week at Sunnyside...

This week we will celebrate math and science at Sunnyside by having our Math & Science Family night on Thursday, February 1 from 5:30-7:00. Please come on down to have some dinner, explore the cool math and science stations around the school, and check out the science fair exhibits too! Also, the Scholastic Book Fair will be open that night, 

so you may want to grab a book or two as well!

The APEX Fun Run also kicks off this week! Please look for the lanyard with your child's log-in information to come home today (Tuesday). Please contact me with any questions.

Have a great week!

This week is Celebrate Literacy Week at Sunnyside!

We are looking forward to a week full of fun and reading! This week the Book Fair will be open from Tuesday-Friday, so feel free to come and do some shopping! We also have a special guest reader on Wednesday... Dr. Flansburg will come into our class to show us his exceptional reading skills! Classrooms will also be decorating their doors like books, with voting taking place for the best doors! The week wraps up with our huge literacy night party on Thursday night from 5:30-7:00. Please bring your family! There will be dinner, games, prizes, voting for door decorating, and the Book Fair will be open! Hope you see you all there!

An Exciting Week!

This past week was an exciting one for us! We celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday by studying the life cycle of an apple and we made applesauce on Friday!

We also were so happy to release our painted lady butterflies who recently had emerged. 

Next week brings more fun with picture day on Tuesday and Grandparents Day on Friday morning!

The Caterpillars are Here!

We have welcomed Painted Ladies and Monarch caterpillars into our classroom.

We will observe and record how they grow and change as part of our science unit on life cycles.

So far we have learned that they start out very tiny, the size of the head of a pin and eat a LOT!

Ask your child about the little critters daily to learn more!

What a great first week!

 

We spent lots of time learning about Respect, Responsibility, and Safety - the three pillars of expectations here at Sunnyside. We also talked a lot about kindness and how to be a good friend. We graphed our class, the ways we get to school, and our birthdays. Sharing our Me Bags helped us learn more about each other and our new teacher! Having a desk is a very fun opportunity to practice organization and we're starting to get things in place!

Week two is sure to bring lots more activities and learning!

Remember... this Thursday evening is the final night of Early Goal Setting Meetings. If you haven't yet signed up, please click here to do so. I would love to get to meet with all of you!