Valentine's Day Party

If you are available for Valentine's Day on the 14th, we would love to have you in the classroom for the afternoon.

Here is a link to the invitation for families: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-third

The first grade will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14, from 1:35 to 2:45.  We are going to create 5 activity stations and the kids will rotate through all of them at their leisure.  If you sign up for a station, you will be in charge of that activity as well as gathering all the supplies, setting up, and cleaning up.  If you have an idea for a station that is not on the list, please sign up for one that is similar and simply make it your own.  

I'd like to limit sweets and candy as much as possible. On that note, please do not attach candy to cards that are handed out!

Parent volunteers are encouraged to come dressed in red and covered in hearts.  

I also need volunteers to bring in healthy snacks and Valentine's-Day-themed plates, napkins, and cups.  Things like fruit, pretzels, cheese/crackers, and cut-up veggies would be wonderful.  Please drop them off in the classroom that morning. 

Here is a brief description of each station:

Cupid Mask/Wand Station: Students will create magic wands or fun masks to wear.  The wands can be made of red/pink pipe cleaner wrapped around long wooden dowels, for example, while the masks can be made out of paper plates.  Beads, paint, and different objects can be glued on to create something unique.  You decide how to make this project your own!

Valentine Creation Station: Help first graders make Valentine's to give to their families after school.  This station will need red, pink, and white paper, white doilies, glitter, glue sticks...you get the picture.  Kids can also cut out pictures from child-friendly magazines to make a Valentine collage. 

Heart Toss: Line up some buckets (or just decorate one bucket) and collect three items to toss in.  For example, you could decorate a bucket with hearts and the kids could try to toss in three rubber hearts or pink balls from a few feet away.

Valentine Bookmarks: Use stickers or cut out items and decorate a bookmark to take home.

Face Painting/Valentine's Tattoos: Paint simple hearts on cheeks, gather up some fun temporary tattoos and help the kids apply them.  This does not have to be elaborate, just something small and easy.

 If you have questions, please ask.  Thanks for volunteering for this classroom celebration of Valentine's Day!

DATE: 2/14/2014 (Fri 1:35PM - 2:45PM)

Small Math group videos

Please watch some of these division videos to understand long division.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-mult-div-topic/cc-4th-division/v/long-division-without-remainder

Here is a second video that also might be helpful: http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=fhNea5i 

Link for science

Here is a link for the science article for today.

http://www.kidsgardening.org/node/85113

1. After reading write 3 facts that you learned.
2. Then make a drawing of the plant on your paper. Here are some images to help with drawing your plant.

Eleanor

If I had a 3D printer I would build a model of a horse.  The horse would have clear plastic around it.  You would be able to take it apart and put it back together.  There would be a guide to help you if you couldn’t put it back together.

I would build a model of a horse because I like horses.  If I built it, I would not have to use the guide.  I still might challenge myself not to use the guide.  I would like it very much.

Lily

If I had a 3D printer I would make a pen that writes for me.  In art class, I would have it draw for me.  In writing class, if my hand got tired it could write for me.  To control it you think and it will do what you think.

What if everyone had a pen [like this]?  Would we be allowed to use them?  Mr. Lamp would be mad because we aren’t drawing.  You could still use them at home.

The pen can write with crayon, pencil, pen etc.  The colors are red, blue and white.  It can write in different colors and different fonts.

Finneas

Leon was born without fingers on his left hand.  He had to grow up with this disability until age 12, but then buying prosthesis cost $30,000, so his dad used a 3D printer to make his son a prosthetic hand.  Leon’s prosthesis has cords attaching his wrist to his hand.  Now he can pick up things with both hands.  Maybe one day they will make prosthesis for him to tie his shoe laces.

His hand looks homemade like it was made from store-bought materials.  It has duct tape, string and plastic, which are things I see in my house and at stores.  It’s cool that the dad was able to make prosthesis for his son with only a 3D printer and some materials.  I wonder how he got the fingers to move, and how long it took him to get Leon’s muscles used to moving the fingers on his prosthesis.

If I had a 3D printer, I would make lots of Minecraft stuff.  The first things I would make would be figurines of Creepers, Steves, and other things from Minecraft.  Next I would create gold, diamond, iron and leather armor.  Once I was done, I would make toy tools and weapons including picks, torches, TNT and more.  When you use a 3D printer you can make many things.

Elena

If I had a 3D printer, I would build a car. I would like a car that would transform into an airplane or a boat. The car would be able to travel to travel to different places in less than one minute. I would make my car invisible so no one can see how fast it is going.  Someday I wish that I could have a car like that.

I would build this car so it could travel to anyplace in the world. With the car I could also get to any place soon.  Another reason I would build this car is to visit other planets. Since this car can transform I can chose how I want to travel.  I it be awesome to have that car because it can do cool things.