100th Day Carnival

Hey good citizens!  Not sure if you've heard or not, but we Lakeview Laker/Firstie Nation fans have hit the good ole' 100 Day of School mark!!!!!  Un.bel.iev.able

To break away from the ordinary 100 day activities (so bored of them) a super, AWESOME idea popped into my sometimes frozen brain.  A 100th Day carnival!  Yep!  I said it, and we did it!!!!
A few of our games included...
-Bowl to 100
-Roll to 100
-Build a Castle (with 100 blocks)
-100 Face Painting
-100 Hugs and Kisses Number Match
-100 Bean Bag Throw

                                     
We wrapped up by singing "Happy 100th Day" and ate a bit of cake.

An AWESOME day.

2016 Ready, Set, Go

Good citizens of the Firstie Nation!  I hope you are all having a terrific start to the new year!  Things have been moving pretty quickly in the capital.

As I have been the first and only President of the Firstie Nation to win the presidency 9 years consecutively, I felt it was important for me to keep with tradition and set a New Year's Professional Resolution.     Drum Roll.....

Read the pictures people!!!  sigh...
I must write blog, I must!

#runningiseasierthanbloggingforme

#imlazy

Cute Little -oo activity.

During my nightly surf through the first grade blogs, I most delightedly stumbled on to this cute little activity from the sweet little lady at First Grade Wow!

Froot Loops=Crazy Fun times spelling -oo words.  #coloredpencilsbonus

 Look at her little hands in her lap.  Sigh.  adorbs

I am really excited about these little 120 puzzles.  Super easy.  I've seen this idea beofre, but never took the time to make these cute little things.  The senate each will get one.  They are all randomly cut, so they are all different versions of cool.  #notsureifthequalifyforawesomeyetornot

old school

When I was a wee one back in the day, my teacher had us cut snowflakes out of paper and coffee filters.  Well, because I just loved my teacher Ms. Swenberg, I'm sending out a snowflake throwback.

#symmetry

#folding

#cutting

#fun

Tis the Season...

Tis' the Season to be AWESOME...

at reading grid coordinates.  #myteacherfriendsareawesome!!!!

-masking tape on floor in 10 X 10 grid....check
-pictures of teachers from our school...check
-number coordinates...check
-fun had by all...checkity, check!

at making gingerbread houses

at completing gingerbread science experiments

at cooking pumpkin bread in a crock pot!  #whodoesthat   #wedo

(I was so worried this wouldn't work...we did it as a science experiment!)

IT WORKED!  Nailed IT!

at being just plain...

AWESOME!!!!!

Camera Dump 101

Hey there Nation fans!  Sorry this girl has been incommunicado for a while.  Too much going on in the Capitol!  To much to describe, so let the pictures speak my words.

Sci Friday
Science Experiment
Question:  What will happen when we mix shaving cream (#toomuchfunwecan'thandleit) with corn starch?
Hypothesis:  "It will explode."  (they think everything will explode!)
"It will turn blue."
"It will feel like liquid."
Observation: The two substance will mix to form a "snowball."
Conclusion:  The foam and the powder mixed to  make a soft substance.  We loved every minute.  (Plus the room smelled like my dad!)

Sci Friday

Science Experiment

We used different science tools to see how they would perform on the same science experiment.

The favorite: baking soda, vinegar and food coloring.  Three different science tools.

                                                

Service Project 2015

Baby Boutique

Play Doh Shape Math

All Things Spooky

Hi there great citizens of the FirstieNation...
Here is a peek at what the great senate has been up to this month...

Candy Corn Bandit  (Inspired Apple)

Crazy little thief!  Stole our Candy Corn!  We used his clues to predict where the little bugger may have run off to with our goods!  We went on a crazy candy search!  His clues led us to the lunchroom, gym, recess yard,  

library and back to the capital!  (Woofta!  FAR!!!)

When we got back to the capital the bandit escaped, but he did leave us some fresh new treats!  

Yum-o!

Oh my gosh!  Did you know they make body Cheetos?  This was super, fantastic cute!  Not my idea, my sweet little neighbor girl let me in on the coolness.  (#mrsmagnuson)

SPIDERS

This absolutely is the HARDEST thing for me to teach my senate.  

Spiders give me the freak outs!

I read many books, much to my dismay, even tearing up a bit...#ihatethem

 Spider Egg Sacs

(A Day In First Grade Inspired)

 SO COOL!

  I could handle the glitter spider webs!  

SO MUCH FUN!

Don't Forget to be...

AWESOME!

Mystery Reader

Every year the Firstie Nation opens its doors to the Senate's families and friends for a little mystery reading.  It is a ton of fun.

  This year I am honored to have one of my BFF teacher friend's little baby in my class.  So, little miss' mom volunteered to come to the Nation and read a story.

Clues:

I work with kids.

I LOVE warm weather.

I have two children.

My favorite holiday is the 4th of July.

I have a daughter in your class.

Mrs. Isaacs

And because Coach Isaac's is a teacher...she not only read an AWESOME story, but she brought a cool little activity to go along with it,

The mystery story was "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs."  After the story, the senate was split into groups, to build a house with sticks, bricks (Lego) and straws.  After they built their houses, the wolf came to blow  (or sneeze) their houses down.

They had so much fun!   We had MEA last week so they didn't have a mystery read last Friday.  Let's see who's next...

stay tuned...