Getting to Know Us, Getting to Know You

Our goal for this project is to allow children to understand that they are part of a global community and that the members of this global community are alike and different in many ways. We would like to discuss a number of different topics such as ourselves, our schools, our communties, our countries, our weather and any other topics that other members of this project would like to discuss. We are hoping that a number of schools from different parts of the United States and from different countries will join the project and will respond to the questions or projects that we and other schools post.

We will be using a wiki at the following website: nsfirstgrade.wikispaces.com for members of the project to post possible questions or projects to work on. You can also see a tutorial on the wiki on how to join our blog and become an author. If you have any questions, please email Kyle Jones at kjones@nscds.org or Hillary Wirtz at hwirtz@nscds.org.

We hope that you enjoy getting to know more about us, as we are looking forward to getting to know you. We are excited to make friends across our country and the world and to learn about different people and the different ways that people live. This is us, the first grade class at North Shore Country Day School.

Name: Miss. Wirtz
Age:28
Hobbies: Field Hockey, Horse back riding and travelling.
What make me a good friend: I am a good listener and I like to have fun with my friends.
What I enjoy most about school: I enjoy getting to know a new class and helping them learn and grow throughout the year.
What I am looking forward to in First Grade: I am looking forward to meeting new people who are different than I am and learning more about them.

Name: Mr. Jones
Age: 25
Hobbies: Soccer, Manchester United, Travelling and Music.
What makes me a good friend: I like to have fun and I care about my friends.
What I enjoy the most about school: Seeing the things that make all of my students special.
What I am looking forward to the most about first grade: Seeing the new first graders grow and learn.

Please join Mrs. Rather’s Class as they take you on a tour of North Elementary! Press grey arrow below to watch video.

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Please join Mrs. Carrizosa, Mrs. Schurg and North’s 1st graders as we take you on a walking tour of Lander! Click on grey Play button below to watch video.

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The first grade at North Shore Country Day School discovered that we could use math to show information about our class. We asked each first grader what their favorite pet, color, season, school snack food, board game and subject was. Then, we used tally marks to help us keep track of the answers. Finally, we showed our results using bar graphs. We hope you enjoy looking at our bar graphs and learning more about us.

Favorite Pet Bar Graphs

Favorite Color Bar Graphs

Favorite Season Bar Graphs

Favorite School Snack Food Bar Graphs

Favorite Board Game Bar Graphs

Favorite Subject Bar Graphs

After being inspired by the acrostic poems written by our friends in Lander, Wyoming, the first grade purple and white groups at North Shore Country Day School wrote acrostic poems about Winnetka, Illinois. We hope you get a “feel” of our community from our poems.

Purple Group

White Group

Mrs. Muth, North’s Media Specialist, and both 1st grade classes created Acrostic Poems about LANDER, WYOMING. We hope you will get a general “feel” for our area while reading them.

Mrs. Rather Mrs. Carrizosa

The first grade students at North Shore Country Day School worked with partners to write about and draw different things that you can find in our suburban community of Winnetka, Illinois. We hope you enjoy learning more about our community and we hope that you will tell us more about your community.

Our School by Caroline and Paula

We go to a big school named North Shore Country Day School. Our school is in Winnetka. It is from kindergarten up to twelfth grade. Our time is from 8:00 to 2:50. I (Paula) am very happy because my mom works here. We also have school colors that are purple and white. Mrs. Whalley is the Head of Lower School. We have school pets. A bunny and 5 fish. Our bunny is named patches. Our orange fish just had a baby on Tuesday.

Winnetka by Maya and Olivia

In Winnetka there are many houses and there are lots of cars. Sometimes even traffic. There is lots of nature. There is a lot of shops. There is a lot of land. It is a medium size town. It is a very safe place.

Chicago by Daniel and Jimmy

We live near Chicago. It takes about 30 minutes to get there. There are really big buildings in Chicago. There is a really big building called the Sears Tower. It is the biggest building in Chicago.

Chicago by Charles M. and Miranda

We live near Chicago. It is near Lake Michigan. There are tall buildings in Chicago. I like to go to the Kid’s museum. I like to go to Cubs games.

Transport by Charles T. and Katie

We can take a bus, train, bike and a car to go places. Cars help you to get places. There are lots of trains that take you to Chicago. You can take the bus to school.

The Police Station by Chamberlain and Max

We have a police station in Winnetka. They help our community by arresting bad guys and they are really helpful and that is good.

The Fire Station by Nathan and Rachel

We have firefighters and fire trucks in our community. They are very important because they help put fires out that are in people’s houses and save people because people can suffocate.

The Hospital by Katherine and Sarah

We have a hospital in our community. A hospital is where they try to help sick people get better. Evanston Hospital is the closest hospital to our community.

The Grocery Store by Ethan and Micaela

We have a grocery store in our community. People visit the grocery store to get food. Whole Foods is my favorite place to go for food. Grand Foods is a grocery store in our community.

The Library by Eno and Tori

We have a library in our community. The library is in our community because people like to go there because they like to read books. The library is where we borrow books. I like the library

The Pet Store by Bowie and Duncan

We have a pet store in our community. We get pets at the pet store. You can get lots of pets there. We have a lot of pets in our community. One of the most popular pets is a dog.

The Bank by Alyssa and Bella

We have a bank in our community. There is a lot of money there. They collect your money. The name of the bank that first grade visited is Harris Bank.

The Post Office by Louis and Samantha

We have a post office in our community. People go to the post office to mail things.

Mrs. Rather’s 1st graders at North Elementary created “I Am” poems with self-portraits. Can you find any similarities and differences between you and them?