Pruzin's Cubs News for the Week of August 21st

Ben wrote: "On Bring Your Bear Day we got to bring a bear."

Alicia wrote: "Bear Day was fun!

It was cool! We had a picnic.

Madeleine wrote: "I got to play with my bear outside."

Branden wrote: "We played teddy bear throw at recess."

Zach wrote: "We did hard math."

Lauren wrote: "Our smartboard is

really cool. We haven't used it yet."

Ethan wrote: "Today we got a smartboard. "

Alex wrote: "I had my very first test in A.R."

Katarina wrote: "I like P.E. so much. I love it! We learned hopscotch."

Caleb wrote: "I like recess because I get to play tetherball."

Phoebe wrote: "Guided Reading is fun. You will like it, too."

Jumana wrote: "We went to P.E. and we played hopscotch."

Tiffany wrote: "We read, The Van." Colton wrote: "We got a new smartboard."

Megan wrote: "I love guided reading because it is fun."

Mikayla wrote: "I am having a great time at school." (Friday was Mikayla's first day at Copper Creek.)

Chloe wrote: "In art we had paint and we had to make lines. Then we used the paint we had."

Alexis wrote: "I love Music!" Zachary wrote: "We got a new student."

Hayden wrote: "In Art we painted."

Pruzin's Cubs News for the Week of Aug. 17th

The children wrote this letter to their parents during an Interactive

Writing Lesson on Thursday. It was for them to read at Parent Orientation. I forgot to mention it that night, so they asked me to put it on the blog.

Noah wrote: I got bit by a scorpion. The class ran out the door. The
manager killed it.

Madison wrote: Noah got bit by the scorpion.

Colton wrote: A scorpion bit Noah.

Zachary wrote: Noah got bit by a scorpion.

Hayden wrote: Noah got bit by a scorpion.

Jonathan wrote: We ran out into the hallway because it was a scorpion. We were scared.

Breydan wrote: Noah got bit by a scorpion.

Madeleine wrote: Noah got bit by a scorpion.

Branden wrote: We met our buddies. We read a book about Cookie.

Alexis wrote: I like our buddies.

Jumana wrote: Our buddies came to our classroom.

Lauren wrote: I made a book about Cookie. He was funny and he is black.

Ben wrote: I made a book about Cookie.

Shareya wrote: I read a book about Cookie.

Katarina wrote: I like the chunk word challenge.

Ethan wrote: This week I got sick.

Zach wrote: Ben's birthday was fun.

Chloe wrote: In Art we painted with the primary colors.

Megan wrote: We painted secondary colors.

Tiffany wrote: At recess I swang on the swing set. We sang in Music. In math we worked on our journal.

Reis wrote: I want to go to the A.R. test.

Alex wrote: We had a test and it was for the A.R. test.

Alicia wrote: I took a star reader test for A.R.

Caleb wrote: I read a book. It was a book about the Berenstain Bears.

Our First 7 Days of Learning (Written by Mrs. Pruzin's cubs)

• We made face glyphs.


• We read books out of our book boxes.


• We did exercises in P.E.


• We had our first Spirit Celebration.


• I like boxing the word wall words.


• In Music we got new spots.


• We went on a bear hunt.


• We had fun in Art.


• At recess I play tetherball because I'm the champ!


• I like to swing at recess.


• I have lots of fun in Mrs. Pruzin's class.


• We have lots of fun with her dog. When you have a clean desk you get the dog on your desk. I like when the dog is dancing and singing on the table. The dog is funny!


• I like the bears.


• I had hot lunch this week.


• At recess I play football.

Words of Advice from Last Year's Students

I send a hello and a hug to all my students from last year. I created a blog this summer. My students will be writing about things we do during the school day. They will also be writing about any kindness they have seen in our classroom and anywhere at Copper Creek School. I was hoping that you might take some time to write some words of advice for them to read on their first day of school. You can do that by clicking on comments under this posting and typing in your advice. I miss all of you and hope to see you around Copper Creek. I wish you the best in second grade and hope you remember to do your personal best and always be kind.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

I was searching other first grade websites and I found this and had to post it.

By a Child . . .

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me good night, and I felt loved and safe.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good, and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say,"Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."

Source Unknown, ed. M.M. (Thanks, Mrs. McGowan for publishing this on your website!)

STUDENT POSTS

I have decided that my first grade students will be writing most of the posts on this blog. They will write or dictate sentences about what is happening in our classroom. This is a new adventure for me, so it will be a work in progress. I will continue to post the books/poems, etc. that the students write on my website in The Writing Den. You can read last year's students publications by clicking on the title of this post.

Pruzin's First Post From Bear Country

Well, I have decided to spread my wings and create a class blog. I was motivated to do this by Bill Floore. We'll see how this works for me. I am looking forward to meeting my new first grade bear cubs and am hoping to see many of my former students. I have so much to do before Meet the Teacher. I'm going to get started right now!