Happy Halloween!

We had a fun afternoon celebrating Halloween in 1st grade: pumpkin and cupcake decorating, pumpkin bowling, toilet paper mummies and a scavenger hunt!

Pumpkin Seeds!

Today we spent some time getting messy, ooey and gooey digging out the seeds of a pumpkin. Then the kids worked in small groups to count the pumpkin seeds! The 1st graders came up with 297 seeds... give or take a few. :)

Special Guest Day

On Wednesday, October 27 we celebrated an afternoon of special guests. We had grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, mentors, parents, and siblings visiting! It was a fun afternoon of lunch, games, coloring, and touring.

The Great Wall of China!

Last week we learned about The Great Wall of China! The children worked in small groups to create a small replica of The Great Wall using sugar cubes. When the groups finished, we lined each part up and made a longer wall!

I Lost a Tooth!!

We have been losing lots and lots of teeth in 1st grade! Such an exciting time!

Chicken Curry!

Our taste of India this morning, Chicken Curry, was an absolute hit! The children loved it and most of them had seconds. We also had a special treat from Rachel Malecha - I believe it was a butternut squash curry flavored soup! We had our lunch before our lunch. :) Many of the kids requested the Chicken Curry recipe. If you are interested:


Chicken Curry
4 onions, chopped
1/4 C. butter
3 pounds chicken
3 T. curry powder
dash salt
2 C, water
1 T. lemon juice
Saute onion in butter.  Add meat and saute 10 more minutes.  Add curry and cook until chicken is browned.  Add water and salt, cover and simmer about 40 minutes.  Add lemon juice.  Serve over rice.

India!

For the past two weeks, we have been busy learning about India. We've made the country's flag, played a traditional game - Bengali Boggle, painted the Taj Mahal and made elephant masks! Tomorrow is our last day learning about India and we will celebrate by tasting Chicken Curry!

Hop Into Learning!

Marathon!

We did it! The 1st grade class walked 2 miles for our marathon for non-public education this morning! They did awesome and we had an absolutely perfect morning! We walked on the track at the Northfield Middle School. I even saw some friends doing push ups and sit ups on the sideline - they were so motivated! As of Friday afternoon, the pledge total was $14,000.