Do you ever feel Tinglish?

Hello First Grade families!  This week was really nice. 
We got into some new concepts and new experiences.

This month we have been singing "My favourite Things" (from the sound of music).  We have been taking a ling at a time and discussing it.  Here are some of the students' thoughts on the line, "Snowflakes that stay on my noes and eyelashes".

Avery: Maybe she likes it when they stay there on her noes and eyelashes 'cuz it makes her look pretty.

Henry: Or maybe she likes the snowflakes on her eyelashes or noes to cool herself down.

Ocean: Maybe snowflakes, when she was closing her eyes, it gave her a chill and it went straight into her skin and makes her feel tinglish.  (This is her word that crosses ticklish and tingly)

Jennifer: Why would that be one of her favourite things?

Greer: She likes cooling off.

Jayden: I think she likes it 'cuz it makes her cold and feel good.

Bridget: Maybe the coldness makes her feel good 'cuz it's freezing and it feels good.

Henry: And it tickles her and she likes when it tickles her.

Since not all of us have had this feeling in our lives, this was an especially great explanation.  Have you ever felt snowflakes on your noes and eyelashes?  How would you describe that feeling?  Would you make up your own word too?

We also  began our Cross Class Connection with the 8th grade.  All classes are connected to another class on campus to have an opportunity to share their work, to read together and to be in a mentorship type roll.  The first grader's excitement level felt high when we did a getting to know you activity with the eight graders! 
(Photos to come!)

This week lots of home extention ideas came up.  Here are a few:

Asking the spelling of your personal nickname (this is often a family choice)
Asking the story of when you were born
Measuring how tall you are, in inches or in feet
Asking your family why you choose to celebrate Halloween
Writing your own poem
Write your own reflective journal entry on your weekend adventures
Write your own story
Solve a math problem from a previous blog entry and show how you got your answer

I hope these ideas have been fun.  It is lovely to see the student's excitement when they share work they have brought in from home.  It has been inspiring others to do this as well.  I hope it is fun for you as parents to see their passion.

I am in between computers right now am needing to transfer info from my hard drive to this next computer, so bear with me...  I will post again soon.

I cannot wait to meet you this week for our STUDENT LEAD CONFERENCES!!!  I love the time with you to look at your child's great ideas and plan for the coming year.  I will see you all soon!

Have a lovely week!  Love, Jennifer