Fun in First Grade

Monthly Archives | March 2020

Shabbat Sing

Posted on March 13, 2020 | By kdamico | 1 response

We missed all the parents and families at Shabbat Sing today! However, as always, the first graders were full of life and having a great time singing and dancing!  

Purim!

Posted on March 10, 2020 | By kdamico | 2 responses

It was such a fun day. We started off with the Megillah reading and a staff skit. Adon Lippman drank a gross milkshake and Rabbi Schaller dyed her hair hot pink! Then we exchanged mishloach manot with Hillel first grade and played a game with them. We then had fun pranking some offices in the […]

Read Across America Week

Posted on March 6, 2020 | By kdamico | 1 response

Inspired by the birthday of Dr. Seuss, this was “Read Across America Week”. The school did special activities connected to reading each day. A very nice moment in our classroom was when we took some time to read out loud to each other.

Purim is coming!

Posted on March 5, 2020 | By kdamico | Leave a response

Our school is getting ready for a fun filled day to celebrate Purim next week on Tuesday, March 10.  Your child can join in on the fun by wearing a costume. Please make sure they are still dressed appropriately for school. They need regular shoes to wear all day and they may not have weapons […]

Technology skills

Posted on March 4, 2020 | By kdamico | Leave a response

I have been working on a variety of technology skills with the students lately. Assuming you have computers/iPads/laptops in your home, these are things that you can help with and reinforce for your child. These are some of the things we have been working on: how to use the internet to do research how to […]

Which One Doesn’t Belong?

Posted on March 3, 2020 | By kdamico | Leave a response

There is so much in math that involves only one right answer. I work to find math opportunities for the kids where there can be more than one correct answer, the kids just need to be able to justify their thinking. One activity that allows for this is called, “Which One Doesn’t Belong?”.  Check out […]