Way to go 2nd place Jensen tug a war competitors!!! We had so much fun!! 

We had so much fun at field day! Thank you Ms. Graham and Mr. Lyngen for planning a wonderful day. Thank you parents for volunteering to help us at all the stations. It was a fun day! 

In social studies we are learning about locations and maps. Last week we talked about “Me on the Map” and read the story. Today, we made our very own town. We worked together to create... Read More

Awesome job artists! We had fun looking at all the amazing art fair projects. Your child’s certificate will be in their first grade memory book. 

We enjoyed an earth friendly picnic lunch inside our classroom today. We talked about ways we can help our earth: turn the water off when we aren’t using it, turn the lights off when we... Read More

We are now on the 141st day of school, but I forgot to post these funny 100 year old pictures from the 100th day of school. :) 

We are working on a guess who writing and these pictures are part of our writing. Guess Who? 

Yesterday we made different carnival foods to buy and today we played school store and practiced making money amounts. We are working on making money amounts using the fewest amount of coins. Some... Read More

We had a great day watching “Corduroy” at the Children’s Theater! 

This week we learned about polygons. Polygons have straight sides, nothing round, closed, not connecting to another shape and has points. We had fun creating polygons with straws and... Read More

Thank you author, Lauren Olsem for sharing your new book “What Makes a Home” with us at DES. 

Thank you Mrs. Schultz for reading to our class today. We enjoyed listening to the story “Rosie Revere, Engineer” and learning more about Growth Mindset. 

We had a fantastic Valentine’s Day! Thank you Robyn, Megan, Amanda, Ashley and Ashley for planning and preparing fun activities and snacks. Enjoy the pictures! 

Thank you Ms. Janelle for talking to our class about expected and unexpected behaviors today. Expected Behaviors make people feel good and have comfortable thoughts. Unexpected Behaviors make... Read More

We had a fun time learning about lots of different countries and about their holiday traditions. We traveled around the world and your child’s suitcase is full of projects and information. 

We had fun sharing our 3 clues and playing our toys with friends. 

We had such a fun party today!!! Thank you Amanda, Sarah, Sarah, Stacey and Joni for your help at the party and planning great activities. 

Santa delivered us a package today! We were so excited to see that everyone is on the nice list! What a special surprise visit we had. Thank you Santa! 

We had a great morning making gingerbread houses! Thank you for donating supplies! Thank you Jodi, Rachel, Robyn, Sara and my grandma Karen for helping with a fun event.  If you want to... Read More

Thank you Amanda, Ashley, Lindsey, Robyn and Stacey for helping us measure, cut, tie and make the cute blankets. The blankets will be delivered to kids in foster homes in Wright County. This is... Read More

Our class raised $67.68 for the Tiger Fundraiser! Way to go 1st graders!!! We had so much fun running laps last Friday in the gym. 

We earned lunch in the classroom by raising over $50 for the Tiger Fundraiser. Way to go 1st graders and keep up the super work for DES! 

This opportunity came to DES from the MN public radio class notes program. Thank you Cello Quartet for coming to DES! 

We had such a fun Halloween Party today! We played bingo, made crafts, ate snacks and juice and enjoyed a 1st grade parade outside. 

Thank you Delano Fire Department for coming to DES to teach us about fire safety. We learned about having a meeting spot, checking your fire alarm batteries, having a carbon monoxide detector and... Read More

The day started with a homecoming pepfest in the gym and then we had 2 cheerleading captains come read to us. We have had a fun week dressing up and celebrating Delano’s Homecoming! Go... Read More

Today we completed our first reading stamina time. Our goal was to read quietly and independently for 3 minutes and we read for 8 minutes!!!! This is amazing!!! We have talked about 3 ways to read... Read More

It was so fun to learn more about our friends! Thanks for sharing your all about me bag. If you still have a bag to send in, please do so at anytime. 

Yesterday, was bus safety. We went outside and listened to a bus presentation and then sat inside the bus as we listened to the bus expectations. 

We are going to have a great year in 1st grade! 

It was a beautiful day at the MN Zoo!!! Thank you Phil, Jen, Sam, Laura and Kim for chaperoning our field trip. It was such a fun day! 

We enjoyed some bubbly water and water relays outside. 

Thank you Emma for spending the year with us in 1st grade. I had Emma in my 1st grade class and it was a joy to have her back in class as a senior student aid. She helped our class with projects,... Read More

The Delano Public Library came to DES to talk with us about the summer reading program. Your child is coming home with a sheet regarding summer reading  at the library. Keep Reading! 

We had so much fun at field day today! We participated in 7 different stations and had a 1st grade tug of war contest this afternoon. Great job showing Sportsmanship! 

Today we spent some time outside working on math facts and then we enjoyed playing at the park.  Over the past couple weeks we have been learning about locations in social studies. We... Read More

Chalk and Bingo- we are having fun each day as we go through A to Z. I didn’t get pictures of art, extra recess and drink day. The fun continues for another 19 days. :) 

This week we sorted rocks in science. We used 3 different screens to filter rocks, pebbles and sand. We are having fun learning about rocks. 

Thank you Mary Casanova for visiting our school. 

We had a very fun day on the farm. We learned about what life was like on Kelley Farm over 100 years ago. We learned about the barn, animals, out building, house, garden and how to complete work... Read More

In science we have been learning about engineering. This week we built walls out of 3 different materials: sand, soil and clay. Students were in groups to decide what 3 materials they wanted to... Read More

This week each class voted on what Mrs. Schultz should wear since her team lost in reading minutes for the month. Mrs. Schultz looked silly and the kids loved seeing her outfit throughout the day.... Read More

This week we began investigating 3 different materials: sand, soil and clay. We felt the material dry and then wet. We put 6 different material combinations inside tiles to see what holds the... Read More

Today in math we learned about polygons. A polygon is a shape or design that is closed, not round, has no extra lines and doesn’t connect to something else. We had fun making polygons with... Read More

In math we are learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Today we played “Make my design”. 

We are doing a Guess Who writing that will be displayed on our 1st grade bulletin board. The writings will also be in your child’s 1st grade memory book at the end of the year. We laughed so... Read More

On Monday night most of our class read at the school board meeting.  We read “Tacky and the Winter Games” by Helen Lester. Way to go 1st graders!!! 

Today we made a dog hat, completed a dog art project and started watching 101 Dalmatians. Happy 101st Day of 1st Grade! 

Today is the 100th day of 1st grade. We completed a writing page about what we would buy with $100 and what we will do when we are 100 years old. We all laughed so hard when we saw everyone's... Read More

We had so much fun participating in 4 different Olympic events. We did the torch relay, curling, hockey and bobsled. Thank you to the PE teachers and social studies curriculum group for putting on... Read More

Today in Math we learned about Equivalent Names. We used a pan balance to make equivalent weights with different objects. To make an equivalent name with a number you can use: dice, dominoes,... Read More

 Today was USA color day for "I love to read" month and to kick off the Olympics. We are having fun learning about the Olympics in school. Our class country is the Netherlands.... Read More

We had fun sharing our clues, guessing what each friend brought and playing with our toys. Happy Toy Day! 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I have missed the class so much and I can't wait to see them in 2022! 

We had a fun afternoon decorating gingerbread houses. Thank you for sending frosting and supplies! On Monday, I will start sending the houses home in an ice cream bucket. Please return the bucket... Read More

Thank you for all the fleece and money donations. The first graders made 41 blankets for foster kids. This will be a special gift to kids this holiday season. 

Today we celebrated our fundraiser with a dance fit in the gym. Our school raised over $40,000 and our class raised $64.66 per lap. Way to go Tigers! 

This afternoon we played "Thanksgiving" bingo. We had a fun time making a Bingo board and playing Bingo with their coins.