JFK's History

JFK was the thirty-fifth president of the United States of America. I chose this topic because he was my favorite president. His real name was John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. John F. Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected president.  JFK was born in 1917 on  May 29. Kennedy was born in Brookline,Massachusetts. JFK's mom's name was Rose and his dad's name was Joseph. JFK went to Harvard. JFK graduated from Harvard in 1940. After Kennedy graduated Harvard he entered the navy. When the Japanese destroyer sank Kennedy's PT boat a person that was part of its crew was drowning, but Kennedy saved him. When Kennedy was swimming he swallowed so much salt water that when he finally got to land he got sick.  

JFK had six dogs named Charlie, Pushinka, Strelka, Clipper, Shannon, and Wolf. JFK had one cat named Tom. JFK had one canary named Robin. He had two parakeets named Bluebell and Maybelle. JFK also had two hamsters named Debbie and Billie. JFK also had a rabbit named Zsazsa. Pushinka and Charlie had puppies named Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker, but they were given away to friends of the family. John had a wife named Jackie and a kid named Caroline. Caroline had two horses named Tex and Macaroni. Tex was a gift from LBJ (Lyndon Baines Johnson). Macaroni was part Shetland. Mrs. Kennedy had four horses named Rufus, Palamino, Sardar, and Arabian. Arabian was a gift from the president of  Pakistan. 

John was assassinated in  Dallas, Texas, in 1963, on November 22. John Kennedy was also the youngest president to be assassinated. He was an important president and he was loved by a lot of people.

Bloom Where You're Planted

With spring right around the corner, we are getting our garden ready for our unit on plants and living things! Earlier this year we studied soil, and we spent some time in the garden collecting samples. We brought our samples into the classroom and used magnifying glasses to look at all the surprises we can find in soil! We will go back out to the garden this week to get our beds ready for planting! 

3... 2... 1... Blast Off!

Our field trip to the planetarium was a blast! The children were so excited about the bus ride! It was a beautiful day (although a little windy!). The staff at the planetarium was wonderful and knew exactly how to talk so first graders would listen! We watched two movies about planets and the moon, and were treated to a really cool star show that taught us about constellations and how to find them in the night sky. As a bonus, we "took" two IMAX roller coaster rides! After that we had a lovely lunch on a nearby college campus, where we were able to take some pictures of some really happy first graders! 

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was a great time for us to show our friends how much we care about them! We work hard in Room 305 to create a culture of kindness, friendship and respect. All the love shows! I love the way they love each other! 

100 Days Smarter

The 100th Day of school is aways a big hit and this year was no exception! We rotated through fun stations all day that involved building, counting, creating, organizing, ordering and more. One of our favorite parts was using an aging app that turned us into wise, older people! Enjoy our 100th day pictures!