Well...I'm trying something new...not having such great luck! LOL So our header is a work in PROGRESS! 

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday away from school.  Our first week off was a BUSY one for me. We went to see Yogi Bear, Santa and then Ice at the Gaylord! The weekend was packed with Guy family traditions and LOTS and LOTS of fun!  This second week...I've taken it a bit slower. I even had the chance to read a book just for me! Tonight our First Grade team is heading out for a holiday dinner, not sure what tomorrow has in store as of yet but Saturday is a New Year's Day/Night at the Great Wolf Lodge! And then back to school on Sunday to get ready for the week!  

We had to make do with the "fake" stuff
this Christmas! It was still fun to play in!

Hank, "Santa if you tell us to decorate we will
decorate!"  

BRRR it's cold in here...

Snoopy was there for a meet
and greet!

The Elfinator 5000 shrunk us
down in size!

And now...to grow again!

It's Christmas Eve...we're in our Christmas
jammies ready to open family presents!

Christmas morning...Jack, "I don't even know
WHERE TO START!"

It has been a wonderful break...but I'm missing my little friends!  It's crazy to think almost 1/2 of the year is passed.  Can't wait to see everyone on Monday!

Bio-Poems

Gingerbread

Is deleshesh, decorated, fast, and flat

Is the brother of the gingerbread girl

Loves candy

Feels happy

Gives love

Fears if he get's eatin

Would like to see a frend

Resident in a gingerbread house

boy

By: Trenton

Gingerbread

Is yummy, bupy, happy and brown

Is the brother of the Gingerbread Man

Loves Candies

Feels happy

Needs a friend

Gives a smell

Fears a fox

Would like to see something or someone

Resident of Gingerbread Ranch

Cowboy

By: Hayden

Gingerbread

Is yume, beytfl, plump and smelly

Is the cousin of Caleb

Loves his wagon

Feels happy

Needs buttons

Gives trouble

Fears the owners

Would like to see space

Resident of the grass

Fred

By: Emily

Gingerbread

Is flat, yummy, fast and brown

Is the brother of Gingerbread Cowboy

Loves animals

Feels happy

Needs a hat

Gives love

Fears foxs

Would like to see hes mom

Resident of the gingerbread house

Cowboy

By: Kerry

Gingerbread
Is pide, fat, yummy, decorated
Is related to the gingerbread mom
Loves cande
Feels happy
Needs clothes
Gives smells
Fears water
Would like to see reindeer
Resident of the candy house
Zoowe
By Katlyn

Gingerbread
Is fast, flat, brown, and fat
Is the brother of man
Loves canbe
Feels happy
Needs frans
Gives a smell
Fears people
Would like to see
Resident of the the fox's mowth
Cowboy
By: Nate

Gingerbread
Is flat, yummy and fast
Is the cousin of the old woman
Loves people
Feels cool
Needs friends
Gives nothing
Has NO fear of the fox
would like to see the house
Resident of the hotel
Girl
By: Vylani

Gingerbread
Is fast, brown, fat and happy
Is the brother of the Gingerbread Boy
Loves candy
Feels happy
Needs hair
Gives friendship
Fears a fox
Would like to see another gingerbread boy
Resident of the oven
Boy
By: Aidan

Gingerbread
Is good, happy, yummy fast
Is the sister of the cowboy
Loves candy
Feels happy
Needs a friend
Gives friendship
Fears a fox
Would like to see outside
Resident of fox tummy
Girl
By: Aniya

Gingerbread
Is brown, fast
Is related to the gingerbread girl
Loves candy
Feels happy
Needs food
Gives love
Fears getting eaten
Would like to see family
Resident of Texas
Cowboy
By: Diego

Gingerbread
Is pretty, tastey, circly, and dancey
Is related to the gingerbread girl
Loves candy
Feels happy
Needs food
Gives clos
Fears frinship
Would like to see a fox
Resident of lak
Girl
By: Sidney

Gingerbread
Is pretty, yume, fast, flat
Is the cousin of the gingerbread girl
Loves cookies
Feels happy
Needs flouer
Gives friendship
Fears a fox
Would like to to meet Santa
Resident of HOME
Girl
By: Gracie

Gingerbread
Is fast, flat, brown, nice
Is the brother of the gingerbread girl
Loves candy
Feels happy
Needs friends
Gives away things
Fears getting etain
Would like a snake
Resident in a house
Cowboy
By Connor

Gingerbread
Is pretty, dilshy, flat and yummy
Is the baby of momy
Loves candy canes
Feels happy
Needs a close friend
Gives smells
Fears eat him
Would like to see the over side of the river
Resident of an apartment
Girl
By: Makenna

Gingerbread
Is pretty, yummy, fast and flat
Is the sister of baby
Loves the smells of his body
Feels happy running
Needs friends
Gives her energy away
Scared of the fox
would like to see people
Resident of a little house
Girl
By: Ryann

Gingerbread
Is prity, flat, good and smelly
Is the sister of Gingerbread Baby
Loves a gum jrop
Feels happy
Needs a house, food and a bed
Gives otrs exersis
Scared to be eten by a fox!
Would like to see her sister
Resident of the couchry
Girl
By: Randi

Gingerbread
Is good, plump, happy, fast
Is the brother of the Gingerbread Girl
Loves a candy
Feels happy
Needs candy
Gives nothing
Fears the fox
Would like to see the world
Resident of the gingerbread house
Girl
By: Drake

Dear Santa, All we want for Christmas is...

Smilebox worked ONCE...tried to get this weeks weather report and other news uploaded and NO SUCH LUCK! Sorry...

Dec. 16th

PJ Day at Robertson

Wear your "school appropriate" PJ's

Yay! Smilebox is working today! And Flip videos are uploading!!!

Newsletter design made with Smilebox

So much holiday spirit at Robertson!

The countdown has begun!  Our houses are hung and ready for visitors!

Rudolph, Rudolph

Where are you?

We have been practicing our fine motor skills!

Our handwriting and cutting!

Poor Rudolph...He seems to be getting old...

He just can't seem to get the color of his nose right...

OH...Wait!!!

He's retiring and we've applied!

In keeping with our Gingerbread Themed

Party...shirts are made.

It's Friday!

We will travel to Israel today...Hmm? I wonder what they celebrate?

Wow! We have been so busy...We are enjoying our enjoying our Holidays and Customs Around the World rotation...Discuss with your child where he/she has been and what the winter celebration is in that location!

Here's a hint:United States, Africa, Mexico, France

Not only are we busy traveling all over the world BUT we have been busy right here in room 313! We are LOVING this time of year...time to do lots of crafts and MISS GUY'S favorite part is the GLITTER!

The students got some sad news today!!! Rudolph has decided to retire! Today, we were frantically trying to get our applications in for the job! SO...CUTE... (thanks Lovetwoteach)

!Happy Birthday Randi!

I will continue to try and get the video embedded or uploaded.  Sorry...some days it works and some days it doesn't!

Free digital slideshow personalized with Smilebox

What Fun!

I would like to thank our wonderful parents for coming along today and helping at Frisco Safety Town! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did!

I am in the process of trying to get pictures and video ready to upload for you all to see! I'm going to have to do it at home...(since for some reason smilebox has decided not to work again here at school)

Also, please make sure to compliment your first grader! They remembered the field trip expectations and behaved wonderfully!

DON'T FORGET

Tomorrow...Dec. 7, 2010 is our field trip to Frisco Safety Town. We will be learning about Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety!

We will leave Robertson about 9:00 and return sometime around 11:00.  Please make sure your child is dressed as if it is a P.E. day...Pants and close toed shoes. Weather permitting we will go out into Safety Town to drive the jeeps and practice our pedestrian safety on a scavenger hunt.  If it is too cold or rainy then we will have a tour of the fire station and jeep vouchers will be given! 

I know my little dragons are excited!

ALSO...please make sure your child has a lunch! I did order the 6 sack lunches from the cafeteria but that is all that will be available to our class!

Those lunches belong to: Kerry, Diego, Drake, Sidney, Vylani and Aidan.

!FINALLY!

Arthur's Thanksgiving

by Room 313

Awesome Job First Graders.

FYI...The program we use cuts the sides of the pictures off!  ARRGGGHHH I did not purposely crop anyone out of each picture! :)

PLEASE ENJOY... if you would like for me to burn a copy for you please send in a cd!

REQUEST...

 As we head towards the holidays we are in need of 12x18 light brown, dark brown and red construction paper!

Our Special Dragon of the Week

blogger so makes me maaaaadddd! 
But this is Randi's blinged out all about me poster!
You just have to turn your head sideways!

On Tuesday, Randi read to us...If You Give a Pig a Pancake!
We love those circle stories!

Just a plain ole CUTIE!


Math Time

Today we started discovering missing addends.  We played "How many are Missing" to help us learn this concept.  If we started with 7 and there are 4 under the cup...how many are missing? Well...THREE of course.  I noticed my friends solving this type problem in a couple of ways.  Some chose to count on. I have 4 and I have to get to 7 so...5,6,7! And the other way was to use the inverse: 7-4=3 SO...three are missing! Great thinkers!

Now you try it the UPS way!

Miss Guy read 3 books about the moon.  Mrs. Williams read some more. They read 8 books about the moon altogether. 

What should your number sentence look like?

HMMMM... we already know the sum of our problem so my box must go somewhere else!

3+____=8

Now how should I solve that?

Work Stations

Drake and Aniya were busy at the thinking map station!  Using the Double Bubble to compare and contrast different people! I enjoyed listening in on their questions!

Library Day...Can you tell?



We all enjoy time to read the selections we've made in the library!

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