Johnny Appleseed Week

 

 

On Johnny Appleseed's birthday, Miss Ash read the book pictured above to the students.  Then we did a descriptive writing project about an apple.  We webbed how the apple looked, smelled, tasted, felt, and sounded when we bit into it.  Then did a cloze activity filling in the blanks with words from our web.  After that, we tried two more kinds of apples and created a tally chart of our favorites.  Granny Smith apples won with 15 votes!   We also made a bar graph. 

 

 

 

On Friday, we made Crockpot Applesauce.  During homeroom, the children watched as the apples were peeled, cut and added to the crockpot. Then we added sugar, cinnamon, and a bit of water to the pot.  We stirred the ingredients, then the apples simmered on medium for 4 hours. 

 

 

Before we tasted our treat, the students and I did a shared writing of how to make applesauce.  We wrote then illustrated our sentences.  The students really enjoyed the applesauce as you can see...

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Community Helpers-Police Officers

 

Today we learned about another community helper, the Police Man and Police Woman.  We read a story from here and then made these Police figures.  The students then had to write one thing they learned about this important community helper. 

 



 

Thanks for stopping by!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Open House 2013

 

Open House was held on Wednesday night.  I was so happy to see so many families visiting our classroom.  It was nice to meet all of the parents and my student's siblings.  Above is a photo of our Super Stars work board with writing we did on the first days of school.

 

 

Above is our "School is Cool" display for Open House.  This craft and writing activity is from Miss Kindergarten and is available at Teachers Pay Teachers for FREE!  Click here for a link.

 

 

I love the sunglasses and...

 

 

...the hair!

 

Parents were greeted with a treat of mints....

 

...and students received a magnet with their initial for their super first grade work.

 

 

 

I also left paper for parents to write a note to their child for the next day.  This paper was also from TpT as part of an Open House package.

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

10th Day of School

 

Zero the Hero

 

 

Today Zero the Hero visited our classroom to celebrate the 10th day of school!  This adorable bear visits our class every 10 days until the 100th day of school.  He brings with him a special Math activity for us to do.   He reminds us of the special job of the number 0.  It's important to never leave it out!  Today we completed an activity sheet about the number ten and read the story of Zero the Hero.  The students really enjoyed our Math Lesson today!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Our Classroom

 

Welcome to Our Classroom

 



 

Here's the view from the front of the room....

 

...and a closer look at our Super Stars Board.

 



 

This is our Reading/Calendar/Group Area.

 

 

Our Word Wall on the right hand side.

 

 

Hall Display

 

How Do We Go Home Display

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Staples Reward A+Classroom

 

 

Help keep our classroom stocked all year,

just by shopping at Staples.

 

 

Staples Rewards® members earn an extra 2% back in rewards on any

purchase and 5% back in rewards on Copy & Print that will go towards our classroom needs. 

 

Not a Staples Rewards member?  Sign up for free at staplesrewards.com .

 

Follow the steps below to start earning extra rewards for our classroom. 

1.  Visit staples.com/rewardsclassroom

2.  Search for my name, Lisa Dryzal

3.  Link to my Staples Rewards Teacher account.

 

 

Together we can make sure our students have the supplies they need to succeed.
Thank you for your support!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

 

 

Changes...

After two years as a middle school teacher, I am returning to my first love...first grade.  Today I went to visit my new classroom, at my new school.  I'm excited about teaching first graders again and can't wait to get started!  Above is what you see when you walk in the door.   I love all the storage under the windows.  I'm planning on hiding the stuff with fabric...polka dots, I think!

 

I love, love, love the whole wall of bulletin board space.  I need to decide what will be hanging there.

 

This is to the left of the door.  Student lockers, more storage and a bathroom!  Love that!

 



 

This is another side view.  It's quite a large room, corner spot with a view of the green fields and forest behind the school.  I can't wait to liven up the color scheme!

This is to the right of the door, with the lovely Laurie (who gave up time today to give me the grand tour...love her!) 

 

This is a tighter view of the first area. 

 

Look for updates as the room comes together!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal