Fall Festival

Did you see Mother Nature and a Creeds Indian at Fall Festival? That was me and Mr. Andy. We had a fabulous time at this year's Fall Festival. It was wonderful seeing all of our Creeds friends present, past, and possibly future. We sure have a super PTA for putting on such a fantastic event. What was your favorite activity?

Biographies

We have been studying important 1st grade biographies about people who have made amazing contributions to American history. They were explorers, leaders, patriots, scientists, inventors, and volunteers. They worked to fulfill their dreams for freedom, equality, and a better life. One thing we noticed about these extraordinary people was that they were all DILIGENT in their pursuit of their dreams. We made the text to self connection with our October guidance lessons on diligence. Which diligent historical person do you admire most?

Farm Days Fun

We had lots of fun at the farmers' market on our field trip Friday. We saw water being polluted, bees, a magic show, chickens and ducks, pigs, goats, donkeys, and sheep. We saw a miniature horse named Blue Boy. During lunch, we sat on haybails and watched a magic show. The hay ride and pumpkin patch was lots of fun, too. What was your favorite part of the field trip?

Conservation

We have been working on learning about conservation all week. I would love to hear what you think about it. We discussed reducing, reusing, and recycling. We talked about composting being a form of recycling. What can you do to conserve earth's resources?

Hooray for reading!

Finally, all of the reading assessments are complete and we can get down to the business of reading. It was great to get back to reading groups todays. It is one of my favorite parts of teaching Language Arts because I can see the possibilities and the growing confidence in your faces as you read. What do you like about reading and what kind of stories do you like to read? Let me know and we will make it happen so that you can enjoy reading as much as I do.