CHRISTMAS SING A LONG!

On Thursday, December 17 we had a Christmas sing a long!  Each grade level sang 2 Christmas songs and then at the end the whole school acted out and sang THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!  It was fun!

80 DAYS OF SCHOOL!

Monday, December 14 was our 80th day of school.  Zero brought each of us 80 pieces of Captain Crunch cereal.  We skip counted by 10.  We decided to do a crazy picture of this day for fun so we did bunny ears!

Gingerbread Man Week!

The week of December 7-11 was spent completing Gingerbread Man activities.  They graphed which part of a Gingerbread Man cookie they took a bite of first,  colored a Gingerbread Man glyph according to how they answered questions,  and listened to several different versions of the Gingerbread Man.  Some students are beginning to get replies back from the Gingerbread Man they mailed to different places in the state of Kansas.

1st grade Christmas Program

On Thursday, December 4 the First Graders presented their Christmas presentation of JINGLE ALL THE WAY!!  They did an amazing job!

THANKSGIVING FEAST!

On Tuesday, November 24 all first graders celebrated Thanksgiving with a feast of sub sandwiches, chips, and pumpkin pudding for dessert.  Some of the students wore a Pilgrim boy or girl hat and some of the students wore a Native American headband with feathers!  The students made their own cup of pumpkin pudding and also made their own sub sandwich.  Each student was asked to bring a contribution toward this feast.  Thank you parents for providing your child's item!  It was a highly successful event!

TOUR OF THE POST OFFICE

  On Thursday, November 19 all first grade classes took a tour of the Eureka Post Office!  Barb Stout explained how the post office operates and answered many questions from the students.
   While there, students mailed their individually colored gingerbread men to begin their journeys across the state of Kansas.  Each year during December, first grade classrooms participate in a gingerbread man study.  They read many versions of the gingerbread man.
  Mrs. Carpenter, Marshall Elementary Librarian finds volunteers from Kansas school and public libraries that are willing to host the first graders' gingerbread men.  The gingerbread men are mailed to these host libraries and then they journal the gingerbread men's escapades and return them to Marshall first graders before Christmas break.  As the gingerbread men return to Eureka their host cities are tagged on the Kansas map in the library.

WE ARE NOW AT 60 DAYS OF SCHOOL!

Wednesday, November 11 was our 60th day of school!  Zero came and brought us Smarties!  We also celebrated Veteran's Day by honoring the Veteran's in our community with an assembly.  Alex is showing his mother's and father's dog tags that he brought to school.

Halloween!

Here we are all dressed and ready to parade and then party!  It was a beautiful afternoon for a parade. We had a wonderful party with treats provided for us by Mrs. Waldren, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Simpson, and Mrs. Davis.

50 Days of School!

Tuesday, October 27 was our 50th day of school.  Zero brought us pretzel sticks to count!

40 DAYS OF SCHOOL!!

Tuesday, October 13 was our 40th day of school!!  Zero brought us marshmallows to count and eat.  Thank you Zero!

FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM

Friday, October 9 members of the Eureka City and County volunteer Fire Department came to Marshall Elementary to give the First and Second grades a Fire Safety program.  The students were given a presentation.  One of the highlights of the presentation was seeing a real firefighter in his gear and learning that they need to yell as loud as they can if they are in a fire as the firefighters can't hear that well in their gear. They were placed in a simulation trailer which demonstrated a smoke filled room  and what a firefighter sounds like with their gear and air tanks on so that if they were in a real fire they would not be afraid of the firefighter. Students were shown all the fire trucks and allowed to "drive" the fire truck!  The firefighter gave each student a treat bag and firefighter hat!  Thanks so much Eureka City and County Firefighters!!!

Fall Decorating!

 On Wednesday, October 7 many First grade students, their parents, and teachers met at the Library to help decorate Main Street for Fall.  It was a really good time!  Thanks to all who participated in this successful event!

COWTOWN!!

Uncle Sam had us point to Mrs. Detwiler and say, "We want you!"

 We had a really good time at Cowtown.  It was fun to see the homes, businesses and activities that people from the past did.  We gained a better understanding of life in the past.

COWTOWN!!

 


These pictures show the petting zoo, livery stable area, the farm, school and the jail!!

30 DAYS IN FIRST GRADE!

We have now been in first grade for 30 days!!  Tuesday, September 29 marked the 30th day.  Zero came and brought us each 30 animal crackers. Thank you Zero!!

20TH DAY OF SCHOOL!!

Yesterday, September 15 was our 20th day of school!!  Zero our Hero came and left us with 20 Teddy Grahams to count and eat! YUM!

CIRCUS DAY!

On Friday, September 11 the Circus came to town and invited Marshall Elementary to come watch them raise their Circus tent.  We were treated to a step by step explanation of how they raise the tent as we watched them do so.  We also looked at the 2 tigers and 1 lion that were part of the show.

THE CIRCUS IS COMING!

Thursday, September the 3rd we had a clown come to school to get the students excited and ready for the circus which is coming to town next weekend, September 11-13!  She did a good job!

Community Helpers Explain What They Do!

This past Friday Sheriff Rusty Bitler, Officer Michael Lazar, and EMS Director Brian Mongeau came to school to help first graders understand what they do in our community!  Each gentlemen did a great job of explaining that!! The students really enjoyed their visit.  Thank you Sheriff Bitler, Officer Lazar and Mr. Mongeau!!