First Week of Cultivating

Welcome back y’all! We had an ‘udderly’ wonderful week back-to-school.

On the first day, real Florida farmers stopped by for a visit. They came along with a petting zoo of farm animals, a mule-pulled wagon, tractors, a watermelon patch, and seeds to help us start our garden. We even had a Beekeeper stop by with an enclosed beehive for our little farmers to observe honeybees hard at work. For our grand finale, we learned a new song about ‘all those little fluff balls’ followed by a read aloud of These Florida Farms written by Gary Seamans and illustrated by Mike Wright. All of these activities were made possible for us to explore and enjoy thanks to some of the folks at the University of Florida, the Florida Farm Bureau and our amazing Chets Creek fairies. Yee Haw!

As the week continued, we practiced our rituals and routines. We even wrote our class promise for a successful year. Also, we began tilling the land for a plentiful harvest by assessing students with our Math and Reading Diagnostic assessments, Florida Assessment for Instruction and Reading (F.A.I.R.) and Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA). These evaluations will continue this week and the results are used to help guide instructions.

Check out a few pictures below for a glimpse of some of the things we did this week.

My First Grade Farmers remember to only write your initials when leaving a comment.

"Cultivating a Community of Excellence"

Back to School! Yee Haw!

Howdy Y'all!

It's that time of year again when growing young minds go back-to-school and this year, we are all farmers - Chets Creek style!

I was so excited to meet all my new first grade farmers that were able to attend Friday's orientation. I hope you enjoyed visiting your new classroom and your special treats. We have so much to do this year and we are going to have a howdy good time getting it all done.

This blog will be another tool used to share with our families some of our work done down on the farm. My first grade farmers, if you wish to leave a comment, please remember to ONLY add your initials. I would love to hear from y'all!