50th Day!!

Well, we must say that our 50th Day celebration is definitely going to be one of our highlights from the first grade year.   We had a great looking bunch as many of the students showed up in their 50's attire! Our morning began with a special speaker, Charlotte Morgan, who shared about what life was like as a child growing up in the 1950's.  Students were also intrigued about the school life of a child in the 1950's as they were able to watch an old movie recorded in a school setting during this time.  We then challenged ourselves to see how many twists, hula hooping, bubble gum blowing and bunny hops we could do in 50 seconds.  After looking at some records on the record player, students put their math skills to work estimating how many fireballs/tootsie rolls it would take to fit around and inside different sized records.  Last, students wrote directions to prepare a rootbeer float and of course then made their own to enjoy!  Also, check with your child to see if he/she can do the 'hand jive' for you!