THE FIRST GRADE PRESS

Ms. Moore loves teaching students but she likes being a principal too. Ms. Moore worked as a teacher before she was a principal. She works with the teachers to help students learn. Ms. Moore taught in California, Holyoke and some other schools. She likes being a principal because she gets to talk with the students.

Ms. Moore says that being a principal is not hard most of the time. Ms. Moore taught all the grades from K through Sixth. Sometimes Ms. Moore comes in our room for quiet reading. Ms. Moore has been a principal for seven years. She likes being a principal. I think I want to be a principal. à

Many things happen in the office at Pelham School. About three kids come in the office a day because they are hurt. Ms. Moore says that there are about two kids that come in because they are bad! Ms. Moore says that there are about one and on occasion two kids who go home because they are sick. The office gets about $65.00 a day in milk money. About one kid forgets their lunch money a day. More kids come in the office because they are not feeling well rather than hurt. I love visiting the office. à

 

The library has 20,000 materials: books, videos, and tapes. Sixteen thousand materials are borrowed. The librarians name is Ms. Lang-Gunn. There are computers in the library where you can look for books. There are three rooms and sections. The sections are adult, young adult, and children’s. I like the library. There are people there. There are families there. The librarians save books for students there. There are Goosebumps. Goosebumps are scary chapter books. There are funny and scary books. There is a desk in the library. We go to the library on Tuesdays. I love the library. à

They have more than 20,000 books. They have three rooms excluding bathrooms. They have clocks. They used to have animal crackers. The librarian in nice and her name is Mrs. Lang-Gunn. They have funny books and scary books. They have a girl’s bathroom and they have a boy’s bathroom. A lot of people like the library. à

I like Mr. Lipman he is fun and he is nice. He likes cats and dogs. He likes to teach and walk his dog, Chloe. He also likes to cross country ski. He is studying reading. He is very fun and he likes first grade. He is fun because he lets us have choice time. He is our first grade teacher. Mr. Lipman is the best. We were studying butterflies and now we are studying doubles in math. The first grade school bus makes me sick, but not the driver. The bus is fun. We don’t eat candy on the bus. I wish that I could be in first grade over again. à

I am a great artist and I like art. On Monday, we have art. Mrs.

Winston is the teacher. She has a lot of fun things to do. I like art. I like to sketch because I am an artist. My favorite thing is making clay sculptures. I like to paint a lot because I paint pictures. We made the Hungry Caterpillars out of Cray Pas, paper, and google eyes. I like to use light colors, but sometimes I use dark colors. I like to draw dinosaurs. I like art. It is my favorite subject. à

I love gym. Gym is fun and we do things like ball games. I like gym because it is cool. Gym is cool because we play a game called tunnel tag. We also play ball games. Our gym teacher is Mrs. Taylor. She has great games. My favorite games are ball games. Gym is so fun. à

Students like to play on the snow mountain and wall ball. The kids like to play basketball, baseball and soccer on the field. The fifth grade goes out for recess from 12:45-1:15. They like the field because it is a big space to spread out and think. They like recess because it is fun and they don’t do school work. They like the blacktop because they can play basketball. Baseball and basketball are a lot of fun. I like recess! à

In after school there are 60 kids. In after school they play lots of games. There are sometimes chips for the snacks and bagels, too. About six people work there. The teachers’ names are Seth, Lennie, JoAnn, Jenny, and Amanda. In after school they love playing games with kids. Some games are basketball and soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport. I wish that I went to after school everyday.

I like Kindergarten. I liked to play with dolls when I was in Kindergarten. They have sixteen children in the kindergarten this year. Mrs. Jacques is the teacher. I like Mrs. Jacques because she is nice. I like the cubbies in the classroom. I also like the cube. I liked the kindergarten classroom. The kindergarteners like kindergarten also. I like Mrs. Glucksman also. Mrs. Jacques and Mrs. Glucksman are the best teachers. The kids’ favorite part of Kindergarten is recess. On Friday, the children eat pizza. I miss Kindergarten! à

The Fifth grade class has activities on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. There class looks neat and the kids have a student teacher and her name is Ms. Wadowsky.

There class is fun because they are are studying the Revolutionary War. I cannot wait until I am in the fifth grade. à

There are 11 boys and 13 girls in the fifth grade class. One of the girls, Katrin, has a brother in our first grade class. In all of the class together they have 24 students. In fifth grade they study the Revolutionary War. The teachers name is Ms. Hendrickson. Their favorite field trips are The Rockwell Museum and a modern dance performance. The projects they have made are paper George Washingtons dolls and Witches. On Monday, Thursday, and Fridays they do fun stuff and there class is fun too. I can’t wit until I am in fifth grade. à

There are 21 kids in the fourth grade class, 7 girls and 14 boys. Mr.

Shaw is the teacher. They have a lot of homework. They go on field trips. Fourth gradehas Spanish class in their room. They have lots of computers. In the fourth grade they have a TV. The fourth grade looks like a lot of fun. à

 

I like the fourth grade. I like school. I like Mr. Shaw. I can’t wait until I am in fourth grade. à

Sixth Grade is hard. Mrs. Neale is the teacher. 13 people ride the school bus. There are 17 kids in sixth grade. Sometimes it is cold. Some people in the class like to act. Sixth grade is different. First grade is very different. All the grades are very different. I’ve seen the classroom it is big. They have desks and things. I want a desk. After sixth grade you go to another school. The play they did was really long. The play was really good. I can’t wait until I am in sixth grade. à

Butterflies fly in the air and they fly to Mexico. I wish that I could be a butterfly. We studied about the Monarch Butterflies. Before butterflies turn into a monarch they are caterpillars. They have to go in a chrysalis to become a butterfly. In Mexico, trees are the favorite home for butterflies because they can cling to branches. A female butterfly does not have dots. We took care of them. We fed them milkweed. We had a party about butterflies. In the end we released them into the air. Butterflies’ tongues are called proboscis. Monarchs are white, black and orange. Boy, I wish that I could be a butterfly. à

I like recess. I like my recess and the other kids like it too. The snow is cool!!! It is also awesome!!! I play with my friends. I like to play outside in the snow. I like to play outside because it is fun to play tag. I like the snow mountain because it is fun. The snow makes it fun to play outside. I like everything during recess. à

I like the take apart table because I can take stuff apart. I like to take apart stereos. The teachers let us take stuff home. I like to use screwdrivers. Take apart is fun! I got to take home a bunch of stuff from take apart. I made a shield from take apart. If I can’t go to take apart I got to art or blocks. The take apart table is the best!

The first grade is very excited about their first publication. We have been working very hard on the articles and it has been a rewarding process. The students first picked a topic that interested them and then came up with interview questions. Once they found out the answers, they started writing their articles. The first graders put a lot of time and effort into their articles. We are all very proud of our paper and I hope that you enjoyed reading it. Thanks for your interest in our work here at Pelham Elementary School! à

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