Falling for the Number 9

Busy week in our first grade world!  Our firsties have been working hard on combinations of 9.  Miss Kauffeld helped our Green Chimps create fall trees with two colored leaves.  They worked as a team to make their trees and write their combinations of 9. We also read two of my favorite books this week: Bit By Bit...

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Ladybug Combinations!

This week our little firsties have started to really work on making their own combinations, or math equations. Miss Kauffeld created some super cute ladybugs to teach this combining skill.   What a great job they did on making combinations of 7! This week our firsties will start working on combinations of 9 in a spidery kind of way!...

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Just a Little Sequence

Mrs. Eshman read a book today by one of my favorite authors and illustrators, Simms Taback.  I think that it is the way that he creates his pictures that draws me in.               The one that was read today is a favorite by many of our firsties. Our firsties were reading along with Mrs. Eshman, laughing...

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Picture Day, Rubrics and Checklists, and Volunteers?? OH MY!

Happy Wednesday! I love picture day.  Seeing your little firsties all dressed up gives me the grins.  :)  Thank you for your extra efforts this morning to be sure hair was combed, clothes were ironed, teeth were brushed, breakfast was had, and everyone was packed up and out the door on time! :)  In writing, we've been working...

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A Chill is in the Air....

This chill means coats are necessary!!!!  :)  With that being said, we have accumulated many light weight jackets outside of our classrooms.  If you think your firstie is the owner of one, please feel free to remind him/her to pick it up!  :) For now, your firstie will travel with...

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Welcome!

Welcome to our Curious Parents website.  We hope you will find most everything you need here.  If there is something we've missed, please feel free to contact us at any time!  We have enjoyed all the time we have spent with your precious little firsties.  Each and everyone of them...

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