Ready...Set...Go!!!

We couldn't resist going to the gym during our last 5 minutes of school Friday to "race" our Show and Tell items. Cael had a Zuzu pet, Isaac a monster truck, and Levi a car. We decided to make a better race we need to race the same thing, just like in real car races. First Grade sure is fun!

Christmas Program

K - 4 Winter Concert
Monday, December 13, 2010
MNW Elementary Auditorium

Kindergarten program @ 6:30 PM
Please have your child at their classroom by 6:00.
After the concert is over, please pick up your child at their classroom.

(Because of limited seating in the auditorium Iʼm asking you to please leave the
auditorium when your childʼs program is over and allow first and second grade parents
and guests to have seating priority for the next program.)

First and Second Grade program @ 7:00 PM
Please have your child at their classroom by 6:30.
After the concert is over, please pick up your child at their classroom.

(Because of limited seating in the auditorium Iʼm asking you to please leave the
auditorium when your childʼs program is over and allow third and fourth grade parents
and guests to have seating priority for the next program.)

Third and Fourth Grade program @ 7:45 PM
Please have your child at their classroom by 7:15.
After the concert is over, please pick up your child at their classroom.

Thanks for your support!
Happy Holidays,
Brad Bleam
K-6 Music

Character Counts in First Grade!

Character Counts!

We have a new classroom behavior program called “Character Counts in First Grade.” Today is our 70^th day of school and we have had plenty of days to practice following rules and exhibiting good character. The program will focus not only on negative behaviors but on positive as well. It is so important that kids “get caught being good!” Each child will have a smiley and frown face envelope on a bulletin board. For each smiley (positive) and frown (negative) behavior students will have slips put in.

Smiley:

When students have 10 green slips in their envelope they will receive a positive reward.

Positive behaviors include behaviors that show good character such as: helping someone, saying kind words, being a respectful listener, following directions, walking quietly in line, etc.

The pillars of character are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Rewards include: staying in the classroom for free time during recess, being Mrs. Carlson's special helper, candy, stickers, computer time, etc.

Frown:

Students will get one red slip for a warning, because everyone deserves a reminder.

If they get 2 red slips they will miss 5 minutes from recess.

If they get 3 red slips they will miss 10 minutes from recess.

If they get 4 red slips they will miss the whole recess.

If they get more than 4 slips they will visit Mrs. Davis or Mrs. Bleam to talk about making decisions showing good character.

Frown behaviors include behaviors that do not follow the pillars of character including, but not limited to: being disrespectful to others, not following directions, being a disrespectful listener, etc.

Gingerbread Project

Happy Thanksgiving

Mrs. Carlson's cousins from Spirit Lake volunteered their time (and their day off of school) in our classroom. Their names are Morgan and Emma. They helped us make turkeys with real feathers and read us books about Thanksgiving. We really enjoyed having them and wish they could come back again. Thanks Morgan and Emma!


Morgan with her turkey!

Emma reading a Thanksgiving book.

One of our beautiful turkeys.

Austyn with his creation!

Teage says "gobble, gobble"!

Emma helping her group pick out the perfect feathers.

"meow" Show and Tell

Thanks to Lydia and her grandma for bringing their cat to Show and Tell. It was a real cutie!

Happy Halloween!

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