CPES 1st Grade

This is the Twitter account for Cunningham Park’s first grade team! Teachers: Karin Markley, Susan Haas & Heather Stocking. Tweets belong to us, not FCPS.

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Happy last day of school! 🎉 We are so excited to celebrate a wonderful year together 🥳

[CPES 1st Grade @CPESGrade1]

Our futures are looking so BRIGHT in 2nd grade! @CPES2nd_grade, here we come! 😎🥳👏🏿

[CPES 1st Grade @CPESGrade1]

One of our favorite games was the water balloon race! Do you think you could keep a balloon safe and balanced during a fast race?! These first graders sure could! #cpesbelieves

[CPES 1st Grade @CPESGrade1]

Celebrating an entire year of hard work in first grade with our end of year party, a carnival! #cpesbelieves in celebrating our accomplishments and learning milestones 🧑‍🎓 👏🏿

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Who should be on the next U.S. coin? Here are some of our first graders’ persuasive proposals that they created in Wixie! #cpesbelieves in cross curricular learning experiences @kdmina4 👏🏿

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We had a blast at Field Day! Our favorite parachute activity was called “the bubble”. Here’s a sneak peak! #cpesbelieves in fostering a positive classroom community through teamwork

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#twinning #cpesbelieves

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Happy Teacher Twins Day! Can you tell who the REAL Mrs. Eastham is?🕵️‍♂️

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Pazzo Pomodoro, you have a PIZZA our hearts! 🍕 Thank you for teaching us about the pizza making process and for helping us cook our very own pizza fractions! #cpesbelieves in authentic learning experiences

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Learning to tell time to the hour! #cpesbelieves

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What makes our math time even more fun and engaging? Measuring our friends! #cpesbelieves

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Today we practiced measuring objects around our classroom using non standard units! How many cubes long do you think this floor puzzle is? #cpesbelieves

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Practicing letter name knowledge with a fun game of POP! #cpesbelieves in play based learning

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Our sunflowers are growing so tall! This student decided to make her own measurement tool and marked growth milestones with blue balloons. Today she was excited to announce is it her plant’s birthday! 🎈 #cpesbelieves

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These scientists are having a blast observing their sunflower seeds and measuring their growth! #cpesbelieves 🌱 🧑‍🔬

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So proud of these AMAZING first grade authors who presented their published animal research books and art sculptures with our school! #cpesbelieves in authentic learning experiences @ArtCpes

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We enjoyed our outdoor science lesson on this beautiful day and planted our very own sunflower seeds! We can’t wait to make sure they get all their plant needs met and watch them grow! #cpesbelieves

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We found another sign of spring in nature (and made a new friend)!🐞 #cpesbelieves

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As scientists, we practiced using our 5 senses outside. One student observed a nest during our nature observation! When we listened closely, we could even hear the baby birds chirping! #cpesbelieves

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We are loving this beautiful, warm weather and venturing outside for a nature walk in science! What signs of spring do you notice? #cpesbelieves in providing our students with real world experiences