It was a GREAT first day of first grade. One of my sweet students brought me a card and some Starburst for the first day. Starburst is one of my favorite kinds of candy and she said it was her favorite too.💚😀 Lincoln HeightsECMES #firstdayofschool #makingconnections

Had a successful and fun first week. We read First Day Jitters and collected data on how we felt the first day of school, created our class contract after reading Our Class is a Family, got to meet Frankie the turtle, and much more. Lincoln HeightsECMES #firstweekofschool #firsties

Got a nice surprise yesterday afternoon, was one of four people to receive the TREEmendous Tiger award for the month of September.🐅💚 Thank you for nominating me Brittney Jennings! Lincoln HeightsECMES #ROOTEDinSuccess

Took my expedition outside today to observe and record the weather using their senses. 👀👃👂Lincoln HeightsECMES #usingoursenses #weatherwatchers

We started our bats informational reading and writing unit today. The kids shared facts they already knew about bats. We discussed key vocab and info. After discussion, the kids wrote a fact they learned about bats and shared it with the class.🦇📖✏️📓Lincoln HeightsECMES #ROOTEDinSuccess

First grade got to meet some of our community helpers today. They got to meet the Trash/Recycle truck workers and see the truck. Then, they met the mayor of Fuquay-Varina. Thank you so much for coming to visit us today, the kids enjoyed it! Lincoln HeightsECMES Town of Fuquay-Varina, NC #communityhelpers

The kids have been learning about force and motion. They got to work in a group to plan and build a road that includes tunnels and inclines. Then, they used toy cars to show force and motion.💚🚙Lincoln HeightsECMES #scienceinaction #forceandmotion #ROOTEDinsuccess

The kids dressed up for Halloween/Science day. We had a scarecrow, bat, scientist, Chris from Wild Kratts, and a paleontologist.💚🦇👩‍🔬🐅🦕Lincoln HeightsECMES

Yesterday, we took our Math lesson outside and the kids practiced building 2 digit numbers using wooden sticks for tens and tree cookies for ones. They discussed what number they represented and how many tens and ones were in the number.💚Lincoln HeightsECMES #ROOTEDinSuccess

The kids learned yesterday what an adjective is and got to go outside and find a leaf to describe using adjectives.💚🍁🍂Lincoln HeightsECMES #ROOTEDinSuccess #learnusingnature

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One of my sweet students brought this today to brighten my day. She knows that these things are my favorites.💚Lincoln HeightsECMES #brightenmyday #lovemystudents

We have been working on how-to-writing the last few weeks. The kids wrote on how to fix a bowl of cereal and got to bring their favorite cereal and use their writing to fix a bowl of cereal.🥣💚 Lincoln HeightsECMES #firsties #ROOTEDinSuccess #favoritecereal

The things you find when working at an environmental school, one of my students found this friend(think it is a skink) inside the classroom this afternoon during dismissal. He or she was caught and let back out to live in nature.🦎Lincoln HeightsECMES #thethingsthatyoufind

Monday twinning, these girls have became really great friends this year.💚🌸🪻Lincoln HeightsECMES #twins #firstgradesmarties

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