Saturday, September 1, 2012

Social Studies Studyvisit www.harcourtschool.com for activities and more
Also visit www.spellingcity.com and type in Mrs. Carrasquillo for supplementary spelling vocabulary activities


Social Studies topics we are learning about:  Going to School, Rules at School, Working Together, School and Community Workers, and Map Skills.  Coming up:  Family Trees!
Each topic has a Big Idea, Vocabulary, Details,  unit projects (like a classroom scrapbook), a lesson review, main idea, biographical information, and technology and application sections as well!

Zakiah ponders a Big Idea....

Kha"Shira reads for information


Shane learns about leaders in our school and community

Christian enjoys inquiring about the new vocabulary

Casey at bat....



English Language Arts:  Audience and Purpose












Literacy WorkStations:  Writing and Illustrating to Read










Morning Meeting on Fridays:  A Time to Share and Grow Personalities and Oral Language Skills




 and....
Congrats to Student of the Week last week
Master Jordan Strickland
Great job, Jordan!!!

Saturday, August 11, 2012


Welcome Back to School, Students of The Academy of Hope, 2012-13 !
A Peek at the First Grade Day




Jakai and Blaise working intently

Emaleigh writing those vocabulary words

Kaden and Dameko immersed in literature, yes!!!

Casey loves this Big Book!

Mahala focusing on her illustration

Jordan having completed his illustration, go Jordan!

Jessica all done with her illustration too!



Hope showing her story words

Christian's story about the "bus machine"

Go Christian!

Za'Morie reading Mrs. Wishy Washy

Kha'Shira sharing a love for The Bear Who Wouldn't Share

Jordan reading Llama Llama Misses Mama







Morning Meeting!

Student of the Week, August 6-10, 2012
Miss Jakai Norfleet
Mrs. Carrasquillo's 1st Grade

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Thinking about the start of the new school year....


More Kono Asian Grille!  First graders and rising second graders, I truly HOPE you guys are taking time to read your 1st Grade teacher's blog<3

What is the food on the upper left?
What is the food on the upper right?


Hi boys and girls!  School is just around the corner!

Yay!!!

"Mrs. Carrasquillo, what do you do all the time?  Go out to eat??"

The fried seafood platter came from Carolina Roadhouse!






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