Walsh's Wallabies

Books We Cannot Read Just Once

2007-02-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

The Wallabies were tagged by Ms. Adams to list books that are too good to read just once. The following is the list that the Wallabies came up with:

Berenstain Bear Books

Junie B. Jones Books

David Shannon Books

Jerry Pallotta

Any books about the Army

Harry Potter Books

Boo by Rene Gutterridge

The Pigeon series of books

Magic Tree House Books

Arthur Books

Doug series of books

Dr. Seus Books

Elmer Books

Hi Cat You Need a Hat

Better Move On, Frog

Ready Freddy

Frog and Toad Books

Eric Carle Books

We are going to tag Mrs. Parsons class.

We're going to tag my cousin, too. She has two preschool age daughters.

Fall and Winter Wallabies' Birthdays

2007-01-01T21:06:00.000-08:00

We celebrated these Wallabies' birthdays in August, September, October, November, and December.

Our Very First Podcast

2006-12-09T22:53:00.000-08:00

Please click on the link below to listen to our very first podcast about our Thanksgiving Traditions.

http://www.vestavia.k12.al.us/east/old_9_17/ThanksgivingTraditions.mp3

A Very Happy Birthday From The Wallabies

2006-09-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

Here we are--The Wallabies of the 2006 - 2007 school year. My sweet first graders surprised me with hand-made birthday cards. Each one is so beautiful! I could tell that much time and care was taken to make these beautiful cards. It was a fun day for all of us. Thank you to all my Wallaby friends.

Mrs. Cooper Gives Good Work Awards to Several Wallabies

2006-09-11T21:13:00.000-07:00

These Wallabies were so excited to be in Mrs. Cooper's office receiving awards for their excellent work. Mrs. Cooper is the Assistant Principal at our school. These Wallabies received their Good Work Awards for their beautiful illustrations of a September poem. Their lovely work is on display on the Good Work Bulletin Board.

A Wallaby Receives a Good Work Award from Dr. Richardson

2006-09-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

This Wallaby and Dr. Richardson look very happy and proud in this photo because he received a Good Work Award from Dr. Richardson and his work is hanging on The Good Work Bulletin Board. We were studying about thermometers and temperatures. Our class discussed what we would wear on days that had temperatures of 90, 70, 30, and 50 degrees. Then each student drew pictures of themsleves and what they would be wearing at those various temperatures. These are illustrations of himself next to the thermometers that represent the varying temperatures. Great work!

Our Plants Are Growing

2006-05-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

This Wallaby is very proud of his kidney bean plant. He planted the seeds on 5-8-06 and kept a log of their growth. This photo shows him observing and drawing his plants. He has done a great job recording the growth and changes to his plants. He is truly a scientist!

Here he is with his plant and plant log.

May Day Play Day

2006-05-17T20:39:00.000-07:00

This Wallaby wrote about the obstacle course. Then he drew a picture of it. I love the way he illustrated himself doing the activities he described in his writing.

Haley illustrated and wrote about the dance contest that she won during May Day Play Day. That's Haley, in the center, dancing on stage.

Here are the Wallabies on May Day Play Day. This is our field day end-of-the-year school party. It was a perfect day and everyone had a great time.

Our Spring Group Photo

2006-05-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

This is Walsh's Wallabies' 2005 -2006 1st grade class. We are a big, happy family!

Some Habitats Made by Wallabies

2006-05-06T05:42:00.000-07:00

This Wallaby is proud to show you the habitats she made for her virtual and living
hamsters.

Taylor and Haley had fun making their habitats for their dogs. The pups have everything they need.

Davis and Alex made habitats for their hamster and rabbit. They have everything they need to survive.

Manon made a very special habitat for her pink poodle. The poodle looks like it has everything it needs and is living in luxury as well.

Cards To Julia From The Wallabies

2006-04-29T21:47:00.000-07:00

My daughter, Julia, had her tonsils taken out two weeks ago. I went to visit my students at school the next day and they had all made cards for Julia that were so sweet. When I got home I brought a tray up to Julia with broth and the cards made by my students on it. She looked at the cards and instantly felt a little better while reading them and looking at the pictures. First graders are so sweet! These two cards are from Kate and Taylor.

Field Trip To Donatos Pizza

2006-04-15T09:08:00.000-07:00

Our First Graders go to Donatos Pizza each year. The children have so much fun seeing the behind the scenes view in the kitchen area, and walk-in refrigerator and freezer. As the students are having fun, they are also participating in several first grade skills and topics. Sequencing in reading is a skill we practice all year long in first grade. While the children are preparing their pizzas, they are using sequencing terms such as first, next, then, and last. We also study food groups and nutrition in first grade. I know you're probably saying pizza is not a great example of nutritious food--but it really is because it incorporates several food groups--and if you put vegetables as one of your toppings, you could have a balanced meal!

We Are Walsh's Wallabies

2006-04-05T15:21:00.000-07:00

This was our first walking field trip in the fall. We went to the pumpkin patch. Everyone picked out their own special pumpkin to bring back to school. We did many fun activities with the pumpkins including decorating them

Our First Post--Just To See How It Works

2006-04-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog. We are a first grade class in Alabama.