Erving Elementary First Grade!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Writing to Help Japan
The first graders have been studying Japan and thinking about how we can help our friends on the other side of the world to recover from the tragic earthquake and tsunami. Below are letters that they have written to President Obama and to the children of Japan to extend their wishes, hopes, and desires to help.
Dear President Obama,
I am Samantha Thorpe and I am seven years old and I’m in first grade and I go to Erving Elementary School. I have one pet, and its name is Lukas. I want to know how can I help you help with Japan. I’d like to help them with all the floods. Mr. Obama, I hope you get this letter.
From,
Samantha Thorpe
P.S. Thank you!
Dear Barack Obama,
I am Vincent and I am six and a half years old. How can I help Japan? I’d like to give water. I hope they rebuild their houses soon.
From,
Vincent Myren
Dear President Obama,
I am Elizabeth Whitney. I am six years old. I want to know if you can help the people in Japan and I hope the people in Japan are safe.
From,
Elizabeth Whitney
Dear President Obama,
I am Nick. I am six years old. How can I help the people in Japan? I will send my old clothes. I can be your friend.
From,
Nick Peabody
Dear children of Japan,
I am Reid. I am seven years old. Was it scary? I would donate money. I hope you feel better.
From, Reid Pollock
Dear children of Japan,
I am Avery. I am seven years old. How are you doing? How can I help you? Do you need food? Water? Friendship? I hope you get better.
From,
Avery Boissonneault
Dear children of Japan,
My name is Jacob, a seven year old. How is it living in Japan? How would you like me to help? I hope that a tsunami never happens again.
From,
Jacob Quaile
Dear children of Japan,
I am Dylan. I am six years old. I love friends. I want to know if I can get you food for you, get money for you, or get a house for you. I hope I make you feel a little better.
From,
Dylan Burnett
Dear President Obama,
I am Rebecca Kucenski. I’m seven. Can I help by helping give food and by giving the people in Japan my old clothes? I hope that you can help, too.
From,
Rebecca Kucenski
Dear children of Japan,
I am Jasmine. I am six years old. I want to know are you okay? I’d like to help you. I hope you’re alright. How can I help? Can I give you water? Can I give you food?
From,
Jasmine Meattey
Dear children of Japan,
I am Sydney May. I am six and a half years old. I will be seven in June. Are you okay? Do you need anything? I am part Korean. Are you going to survive? I hope you are okay. I want to be your friend. Do you need friendship?
From,
Sydney May
Dear President Obama,
I am Emily. I am seven years old. I want to know can I help Japan? I’d like to help by sending water. I hope that you get our letters.
From,
Emily LaBelle
Dear children of Japan,
I am Katelynn Thurber! I am sweet and nice! I want to know what you are like! I’d like to help by sending you food and water! I hope I can be your friend! Don’t get me mixed up with another Katelynn Thurber. I am Katelynn Ruth Thurber.
From,
Katelynn Ruth Thurber
Dear President Obama,
I am Jessica Abbey. I am seven years old. How many people died in Japan? Can I do anything to help? If I can, what can I do to help? I want to help out so I can give shelter, food, and clean water. I hope we can save Japan. We can give shelter, food, and clean water to save Japan. Do you know anything else we can do to save Japan? Can we do anything to help the people who died? I hope we can do something to help with Japan. I really want to help out with Japan. I want to give shelter, food, and clean water. What should I do to help? We should all try our best to help. Japan maybe has a tiny bit of the stuff they need to survive, but not enough. I know we can help. Giving and caring for our community is really important, especially our world community. We have a really big community, which is our world community. We should be giving and caring for our community, but some people are not. So just because other people are not, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t. We need to give and care for our world community, because it maybe is our most important community in the whole entire world.
From,
Jessica Abbey
P.S. Do your best to help Japan!
Dear children of Japan,
I hope you are okay. I am Dez. I am seven Do you have enough food? Do you have enough clothes? You have friends here to help you. Is anybody friends with you? I hope you’re okay. Is anyone being kind to you?
From,
Dezirae Porlier-Longo
Dear children of Japan,
I am Maddy and I am seven years old. I live in Massachusetts. I want to know what happened in Japan. I’d like to help by giving food. I hope you are fine.
Love,
Maddy Janus
Dear President Obama,
I am Zack, six years old. What does it look like in Japan? How do people build their homes back? I hope people are safe.
From,
Zack Malcolm
Dear children of Japan,
I am Emily. I am seven years old. I want to know do you need food or water? I’d like to help to be your friend. I hope you will be my best friends. Do you want me to be a friend to you? I hope it works out.
From,
Emily Fess
Dear President Obama,
I am Bryce. I am six years old. I would help give food. I want to know how to help. I hope you are feeling better.
From,
Bryce Finn
Dear children of Japan,
by Gracie Rosenberg
I am seven years old and live in Massachusetts. I’d like to know if Japan is beautiful.
From,
Gracie Rosenberg
Dear children of Japan,
I am Skye Porlier. I am seven years old and I am sorry that you had a flood and I want to give you clean water so that you don’t get sick and I want to give you medicine just in case you get sick. I hope you are okay at the flood. I will beg my mom. Can I help with anything at Japan? I am sorry about that flood in Japan. I do not want to just stand there and watch. I want to help. Do you need any help at Japan? I hope you are okay at Japan. Can I go there and help you? It is a wonderful place if you came here. Please come here at our place. We will take good care of you at anytime. I am so thankful that our place is united at our place. I love you, but I am going to help at your place. It is so painful at Japan. I think that you are hurt at Japan. I don’t think that my brother will help at Japan, but I want to help. I want to know what you are doing at Japan. It is a pleasure to meet you. I hope you are okay. I will get you safe homes at Japan.
From,
Skye Porlier
Dear children of Japan,
I am Greyson. I am six years old. Do you have clothes? I’d like to give you mine. I hope your kids aren’t dead.
From,
Greyson Rollins
Dear President Obama,
I am Will. I am seven years old. I want to know how you are doing. Can you send this to Japan? I hope you stay healthy.
From,
Will Rosenberg
Dear President Obama,
I am Blake Pollard. I am seven years old. Can I help with shelter and food in Japan? I hope the water gets dried.
From,
Blake Pollard
Dear President Obama,
I am Tristan. I am seven years old. How can I help Japan? I hope to build houses for Japan. I’d like to help the kids in Japan.
From,
Tristan Trask
Dear President Obama,
I am Brandon. I am Seven years old. I want to help Japan. I want to get them out of there. I hope we can be a community.
From,
Brandon
And our special big-kid role model…
Dear President Obama,
I am Isaac. I am eleven years old. How can I help the people in Japan? I would help plant crops and give clothes and water. I hope I can make a difference. I hope you can send this, the food, and the clothes and water.
From,
Isaac Savage
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Inspirational People: First Grade Research Links
First graders are learning about people that have changed the world through courage, honesty, bravery, selflessness, and the will to try. The following links are student friendly websites that we are using in preparation for our research projects.
Heroes Links :
Abe Lincoln –
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lincoln/aa_lincoln_subj.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt-Z-PT5Xfo&feature=related
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
Jackie Robinson
http://www.biography.com/articles/Jackie-Robinson-9460813
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1610456,00.html
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/article-9063923
Rachel Carlson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Njv5Ygg0g
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cars-rac.htm
Amelia Earhart
http://myhero.com/myhero/go/audio/listen.asp?artid=26
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdearha.htm
Mahatma Gandhi
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=22
http://hubpages.com/hub/Ghandi-For-Kids
Duke Ellington
http://www.biography.com/articles/Duke-Ellington-9286338
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDDCzb3dv_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540&feature=related
Rosa Parks
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4809
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11135
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
Galileo Galilei
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/galileo.html
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Galileo_Briana
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml
http://www.fact-index.com/g/ga/galileo_galilei.html
Wolfgang Amdeus Mozart
http://www.classicalarchives.com/mozart.html#tvf=tracks&tv=about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8vJ_lMxQI
Nelson Mandela
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/nelson_mandela.html
http://www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/mandela.html
Mark Twain
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1655.Mark_Twain
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/facts.htm
Barack Obama
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=B_Obama_wesley_US_2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnygQ02aW4
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/kidshome
http://inprogress.typepad.com/kidsforobama/
http://holidays.kaboose.com/who-is-barack-obama.html
Sally Ride
http://www.girls-explore.com/bios/sally-ride.php
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2970833n
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pu-Ro/Ride-Sally.html
Paul Cezanne
http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart/learn/cezanne/
http://gardenofpraise.com/art47.htm
http://www.colorwithleo.com/artistinfo-cezanne.php
Sojourner Truth
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=s_truth_ul
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdsojrn.htm
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,203485,00.html
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/21-people/479-sojournertruth.html
Mia Hamm
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4656-mia-hamm-biography
http://www.allstarshelpingkids.org/jeffersonawards/miahamm.html
http://www.biography.com/articles/Mia-Hamm-16472547
Charles Darwin
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=CDarwin_moran_ms_07_ul
Mack Sennett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7dDAEm_qMU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFYXrkVP1yY
Charlie Parker
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=c_parker_crossroads_1998_ul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEfUJhHX7Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxibMBV3nFo
Marian Anderson
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Anderson_springville_jhs_06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAONYTMf2pk&feature=related
Harriet Tubman
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=harrietTubman
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u6/index.html
Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=mlk_ValleyView_es_06
Louisa May Alcott
Amelia Earhart
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Earhart_ValleyView_es_06
Sally Ride
Galileo Galilei
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/galileogalilei.html
Mia Hamm
Theodore Geisel
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Dr_Seuss_nols_US_2010_ul
Frida Kahlo
http://www.albrightknox.org/collection/collection-highlights/piece:self-portrait-with-monkey/
Go to Youth Audio at the bottom of the page. Click on the triangle just above the word “Youth”.
Johnny Appleseed
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Appleseed_lakeview_es_06_ul
Wangari Maathai
http://myhero.com/go/films/view.asp?film=dirt
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,1610900,00.html
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/podcast-wangari-maathai-1.php
Georgia O'Keefe
http://msjuliesartistoftheweek.blogspot.com/2009/03/georgia-okeefe.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/georgia-okeeffe/about-the-painter/55/
http://www.abrakadoodle.com/blog/?cat=34
http://www.soho-art.com/Geogia-OKeeffe.shtml
Louisa May Alcott
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=lm_alcott_stpaul
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/alco-lou.htm
http://www.biography.com/articles/Louisa-May-Alcott-9179520
Ted Geisel
http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
http://www.biographyshelf.com/dr_seuss_biography.html
http://www.seussville.com/author.html
Monday, March 2, 2009
Onomatopoeia: Discovering Sounds in Literature and the Natural World

Dear First Graders,
Today we learned about how Dr. Seuss used sounds in his writing. We all seemed to think that using sounds makes our writing more exciting for the reader.
This web address will bring to you an excellent page with links to dozens of cool nature sounds to use in your writing.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson104/SoundWebResource.html
This page has a really cool list of words that you might want to try.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson104/sounds.pdf
Enjoy your lesson in the computer lab. Don't forget you can go to these pages from any computer with internet access.
- Mr. R.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
So you want to be president???

It's been too long since we've posted some inspiring first grade writing. Well, good things come to those who wait!
If I could be president for one day, I would give shelter to people who have no shelter. Then I would help some more people. I can help people in Africa. That would be good.
MM
If I could be president for one day, I would stop the war. I would give health insurance. Health insurance is important because it pays for doctors appointments. I would go to a Red Sox game. I would sit in the front row. I would give food and water to homeless people because they usually don’t have shelter. I would pick up trash. It is good for the environment. It’s good for the earth. I would make laws about speeding, because it’s wrong. I would go to China for adventures.
GM
If I could be president for one day, I would give people milk. For fun I would go to a football game and eat cheeseburgers. I would stop the wars so people don’t die.
JA
If I could be president for one day, I would get lunch and then I would get people gas cards. I would pick up trash and make a law that said NO polluting. I’d get people homes and health insurance. I would go to a Red Sox game. My day would be outstanding.
AW
If I could be president for one day, I would make safety laws. I would have peace in the U.S. I would do my best to help endangered animals, like seals. I would stop people from littering. I would think about other people first, then I would have fun. I would go on a whale watch. It would be a fascinating day.
IM
If I could be president for one day, I would have a party at the White House. I will go around the world. I will write letters to every nation. I will build houses. I will help the environment. My day was very fun.
TJ
If I could be president for one day, I would make new laws, no polluting and stop the war. I would give food and water. For fun, I would go to Africa and help endangered species.
JB
If I could be president for one day, I would give kids families, because kids need a mom and a dad. I would go to a Red Sox game.
CM
If I could be president for one day, I would go to the circus. I will have fun. I will build a house in Texas. My house will be big. I will build other houses for people that need houses. I would go to Chace’s house and it would be fun. My day would be happy.
JD
If I could be president for one day, I would tell people to stop polluting our world. I would give shelter. I would give food and water to people who need it. I would help endangered animals, like polar bears. I would help nature, so it’s nice. I would help kids who need mom and dad. I would speak up to all these people. I would make new laws that represent safer things, so people don’t try to do these bad things.
LW
If I could be president for one day, I would stop the war. I don’t want anyone to get hurt. I will give fruits. I would work out. I would give people houses to sleep in. I would feed animals. I would help the environment and I love the environment.
AJ
If I could be president for one day, I would give shelter to people who don’t have shelter. I would give people jobs. I would give exercise every morning. I would pick up trash. I would give food and water. For my vacation, I would go to Texas.
DR
If I could be president for one day, it would be to stop global warming. I would give people jobs to get more money to buy things like food and water and toys for children. I would give people shelter to help people keep warm. Make new laws that help people and help animals. I would eat eggs and bacon.
RA
If I could be president for one day, I would give health insurance to people. I would make sure people have car insurance. If you get in a car crash it will help you pay. I would eat chinese food in Greenfield. I would go to the Boston Red Sox game. I would sit in the front seat. I would let the Native Americas get back here. I would go to Mexico to those houses. I will pick up trash everywhere I see. My whole day was extremely awesome.
KR
If I could be president for one day, I would go to a basketball game. I would help people feel calm. I would go snowboarding. I would go to a football game. My day would feel excellent.
CN
If I could be president for one day, I would give people peace. I would give shelter to poor people. I would eat bacon for breakfast. I would wear a dress. I will drink coffee. I would meet Izzy for lunch. We ate sushi.
MW
If I could be president for one day, I would stop the littering on the streets. I would give health insurance. I would give shelter to poor people. I would go to a Boston Red Sox game. I would stop littering in the water because it is not good for the animals. This would be my best day because I went to a Boston Red Sox game.
LU
If I could be president for one day, I would go to Texas to ride horses. I would make peoples’ lives happy. They would spend more time with their families. I would make people not fight.
TG
If I could be president for one day, I would go to Sea World with my family. I would stop the army from fighting and we would have peace. My friends and I will pick up trash to help nature.
CM
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Adventures!
It was great meeting with all the first grade families this past week for parent teacher conferences. Here is the latest batch of first grade writing.
If I could go on an adventure, I would go camping. I will go with Lindsay and my dog. It will be exciting. We will go when I am ten. I will go camping in the snowy mountains. Camping on the mountain will be a risk. We will go when it is winter.
CM
If I could go on an adventure, I would go mountain climbing. I would go with Madison. We will go to Northfield Mountain when we are sixteen years old. It would feel exciting.
RA
If I could go on an adventure, I would go pyramid climbing. I will go with Lindsay and mom, also dad. I would go when I am thirteen. It would be delightful. Lindsay would be fourteen, mom would be 38, and dad would be 46.
AW
If I could go on an adventure, I would go deep sea diving in Vermont with my dad and my dog. I am going when I am nine. I would feel very good. I would like it very much. I would use a metal detector. I would go on a trip to swim with dolphins on their backs. I would see turtles and all sorts of other things.
LW
If I could go on an adventure, I would go jungle climbing with my mom in my yard. I would feel awesome and it would be fun. I would play. I would climb on a ship. It would be cool. It would be delightful. I would go in summer in six years.
GM
If I could go on an adventure I would go on a camping in Alaska. It would be exciting because it was snowy. I would go back in time and that would be fun. It was awesome. Lucas came with me and it was fun because I saw penguins.
MM
If I could go on an adventure, I would go with Justin and I would go to Antarctica. We would go sledding with snow dogs. When we go it will be winter. We might feel excited.
DR
If I could go on an adventure, I would go snowmobiling in the rainforest. Daddy will go with me. We will go in winter. It will be extraordinary.
JA
If I could go on an adventure, I will go with Teagan to Antarctica on a ship. We would see snow. I am going in summer. Teagan went with me. I was happy.
AJ
If I could go on an adventure, I would snowboard on the Matterhorn. It would be awesome. I would go with mom and dad. It would be exciting and fascinating. We will go on Saturday.
TJ
If I could go on an adventure, I snowboarding with Chace and Colby and Jakob, dad and Lucas. We would go to the Rocky Mountains and I would feel happy. I would be twenty years old. We would go on a winter trip. I would hit a jump and I would be on TV. I fly off a big jump.
KR
If I could go on an adventure, I would go mountain climbing in Rhode Island. I love climbing on he rocky mountain with my dog. I would be scared. We would go in the winter.
TG
If I could go on an adventure, it would be to go diamond and fossil hunting. I think Sydney would feel excited, because she would go with me. I would go when I am 17. I would feel excited, too! We would go to a cave in Australia. Mr. Rubin would hide in Sydney’s suitcase. I would send Mr. Rubin back home. Sydney found Mr. Rubin’s passport.
IM
If I could go on an adventure, I would go on an airplane ride. It would be fun. I will go with Colby.
JD
If I could go on an adventure, I would go snowboarding with my dad. It would be exciting. I would go in the Rocky Mountains. We will go when I am ten.
CN
If I could go on an adventure, I would go deep-sea fishing with my parents. It would go in a couple of years. It would be exciting. It would be in Maine. It would be fun.
JB
If I could go on an adventure, I would go snowboarding. I will go to Magic Mountain.
CL
If I could go on an adventure, I would go mountain hiking on Craig’s Mountain with Colby. It would feel exciting because I would be a risk to do this. I would go with my dog, too.
LU
If I could go on an adventure, I would go snowboarding. Would go from my house on an airplane to a mountain. I am going with my family. I am going today. I am feeling excited.
CM
If I could go on an adventure, I would go on a rocket ship with Dabney. We would go to Mars. We will go in a couple of days from now. I am excited.
MW