Can it be a full week of school?? I certainly hope so! I am really ready to teach these kiddos something! I hope you got your progress reports. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me! I feel like we just sent report cards....basically we did. I think someone counted and we may have only had 10 days of school since report cards went home. It feels about right!
Here are a few announcements from Mrs. Kelley:
Parents - A total of $10,633.92 was raised for the American Heart Association from our Jump Rope for Heart Event. Thanks to all that supported this event. The American Heart Association sends a huge thank you to our community! Note...if your child raised money, the thank you gifts will be in in a few weeks.
Cup Stack Tournament - Forms were sent home and need to be turned in by Monday, March 4th, if your child wants to participate. The tournament is Friday, March 8th during the school day.
Reading month starts on Friday!!! We are going to Go Wild For Reading!! We are doing a Rainforest theme this year. Our class will be creating and learning specifically about the toucan. If you have any books or information to share that would be great!! We will be having popcorn Fridays. Your child can purchase a bag of popcorn for a quarter and the money will go to help save the rainforest! How cool is that!! Our first dress up day is Friday. We are to dress like a safari person. Let's Go Wild for Reading!!
We will also be having the book fair as well during reading month. Here is a note from our PTO:
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Dear Parents (and Grandparents),
The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming Book Fair.
We are seeking volunteers to help students browse and purchase books on March 21st, 22nd, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th from 11:30am-3:00pm. The Book Fair will be set-up in the Library and students will come down with their entire class - - so the more volunteers we have to help, the smoother it will go. If you’d be willing to help out for an afternoon (or partial afternoon) please let us know.
We are also extending our hours on Thursday March 21st & Thursday March 28th from 3:00-6:00 so that families & community members can browse and shop. We are looking for volunteers to run the fair during these extended hours as well.
If you would be willing to help out with the Book Fair, please contact Sherry Brinks at sherrybrinks@gmail.com (825-2021/884-9566) or LeighAnn Sikkema at lasikkema@mcbain.org (825-8041).
Thanks for supporting your PTO.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
What a Blast!
We had so much fun on Thursday with Jump Rope for Heart and our Valentine's Day Party all in the same day!! You would think that the kiddos would be a little tuckered out from the morning and would have a hard time partying in the afternoon. Not so!!! They were full of energy and so excited to read all of their Valentine cards! Thank you to the 4 amazing moms who helped out!!
This week we will hit the 100th day of school. FINALLY!!!! It keeps moving away from us with these snow days, but this week it will finally arrive! We will be doing some fun activities with Zero the Hero!
Here's a little note from our PTO:
Dear Parents (and Grandparents),
The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming Book Fair.
We are seeking volunteers to help students browse and purchase books on March 21st, 22nd, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th from 11:30am-3:00pm. The Book Fair will be set-up in the Library and students will come down with their entire class - - so the more volunteers we have to help, the smoother it will go. If you’d be willing to help out for an afternoon (or partial afternoon) please let us know.
We are also extending our hours on Thursday March 21st & Thursday March 28th from 3:00-6:00 so that families & community members can browse and shop. We are looking for volunteers to run the fair during these extended hours as well.
If you would be willing to help out with the Book Fair, please contact Sherry Brinks at sherrybrinks@gmail.com (825-2021/884-9566) or LeighAnn Sikkema at lasikkema@mcbain.org (825-8041).
Thanks for supporting your PTO.
If you get a chance, check out Mrs. Kelley's blog. I'm sure she has some great things about Jump Rope for Heart and the upcoming Cup Stacking Tournament.
This week we will hit the 100th day of school. FINALLY!!!! It keeps moving away from us with these snow days, but this week it will finally arrive! We will be doing some fun activities with Zero the Hero!
Here's a little note from our PTO:
Dear Parents (and Grandparents),
The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming Book Fair.
We are seeking volunteers to help students browse and purchase books on March 21st, 22nd, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th from 11:30am-3:00pm. The Book Fair will be set-up in the Library and students will come down with their entire class - - so the more volunteers we have to help, the smoother it will go. If you’d be willing to help out for an afternoon (or partial afternoon) please let us know.
We are also extending our hours on Thursday March 21st & Thursday March 28th from 3:00-6:00 so that families & community members can browse and shop. We are looking for volunteers to run the fair during these extended hours as well.
If you would be willing to help out with the Book Fair, please contact Sherry Brinks at sherrybrinks@gmail.com (825-2021/884-9566) or LeighAnn Sikkema at lasikkema@mcbain.org (825-8041).
Thanks for supporting your PTO.
If you get a chance, check out Mrs. Kelley's blog. I'm sure she has some great things about Jump Rope for Heart and the upcoming Cup Stacking Tournament.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Crazy Weather
I can't believe this crazy weather!!! We had inside recess all last week and it looks like we may be inside again this week, if we ever get back to school! We did mix it up a bit and we did do some zumba dancing. The kids thought it was hard, I just think it takes a little practice. But, I'm not going to say that too loud because I really don't think any of us want to take our recesses INDOORS to practice it!
We have some important dates coming up like Jump Rope for Heart and Valentines Day! They are both going to be on Thursday, February 14. We will jump in the morning and have our celebration in the afternoon. It will be a super fun day. Please be sure to be raising some money if you can. Forms went home last week and need to be turned in on the 11th. If your child brought one home with the wrong name, it was my mistake. Please just cross out that child's name and write your child's name. Thanks and sorry for the mix up. I will be sending home a container for you and your child to decorate together for their Valentine cards. You may make it look however you would like! Enjoy the project! Please have it her on or before February 14. A class list will be coming home this week for you to start working on cards.
Report cards went home on Friday. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me.
Looking forward to another great week!
We have some important dates coming up like Jump Rope for Heart and Valentines Day! They are both going to be on Thursday, February 14. We will jump in the morning and have our celebration in the afternoon. It will be a super fun day. Please be sure to be raising some money if you can. Forms went home last week and need to be turned in on the 11th. If your child brought one home with the wrong name, it was my mistake. Please just cross out that child's name and write your child's name. Thanks and sorry for the mix up. I will be sending home a container for you and your child to decorate together for their Valentine cards. You may make it look however you would like! Enjoy the project! Please have it her on or before February 14. A class list will be coming home this week for you to start working on cards.
Report cards went home on Friday. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me.
Looking forward to another great week!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Half Way There
I can't believe we are half way through first grade!! Time flies when you're having fun, right?! We had a week full of testing getteing ready for report cards. These will be coming home on Friday!!! We are all making progress and that's good news! Thanks for all the support that you are giving them at home! It is much appreciated!
This week we had more indoor recess because of the ice on the playground and I think they got more sick of it than i did. Poor things! I told them if we had one more inside recess I was breaking out the Zumba video and we were going to do that the whole recess. Not knowing what that was, they were all disappointed when Mr. Smith announced outside recess! Now, they keep asking for it! I guess I'll have to save it for a rainy day now! I don't want to spoil the "surprise"!
We will be celebrating Martin Luther King day with some segregation activities to really get the kids to understand what it may have been like to live back in that time frame. So, if they come home and say they didn't get to do something, it was just for the day!!! I'm actually looking forward to it!! Can't wait for them to experience history!
I just have to share this funny "kid" story that happened in one of my conferences this week. I was trying to help one of the students visualize being one of the characters in his book. The characters were baking cookies. I said, "I can just smell those cookies, can't you?" He thought for a minute and then said, "No, I just smell owls I guess." Maybe I have too many owls in the classroom....
Have a good week all!!
This week we had more indoor recess because of the ice on the playground and I think they got more sick of it than i did. Poor things! I told them if we had one more inside recess I was breaking out the Zumba video and we were going to do that the whole recess. Not knowing what that was, they were all disappointed when Mr. Smith announced outside recess! Now, they keep asking for it! I guess I'll have to save it for a rainy day now! I don't want to spoil the "surprise"!
We will be celebrating Martin Luther King day with some segregation activities to really get the kids to understand what it may have been like to live back in that time frame. So, if they come home and say they didn't get to do something, it was just for the day!!! I'm actually looking forward to it!! Can't wait for them to experience history!
I just have to share this funny "kid" story that happened in one of my conferences this week. I was trying to help one of the students visualize being one of the characters in his book. The characters were baking cookies. I said, "I can just smell those cookies, can't you?" He thought for a minute and then said, "No, I just smell owls I guess." Maybe I have too many owls in the classroom....
Have a good week all!!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
We Survived
Well, we survived the first 3 days back! I'm kind of grateful it wasn't a full week. We had inside recess all day on Friday and that can get to everybody! We did enjoy wearing our pajamas and watching 'The Polar Express' though! I even surprised them with a hot chocolate treat!
We will be collecting items for the PTO gift baskets. Our theme is S'mores. More information will be in the newsletter so look for it there. You can send in any item that you like that goes with S'mores. Since I am a BIG pinterest fan, I have learned to try new things on my S'mores. Have you ever tried different candy bars? Have you ever tried roasting a rolo inside your marshmallow? I have BIG plans for this summer's camp fires. I may even just roast them over the grill for fun to try these great ideas.
Looking forward to a full week of learning and fun!
We will be collecting items for the PTO gift baskets. Our theme is S'mores. More information will be in the newsletter so look for it there. You can send in any item that you like that goes with S'mores. Since I am a BIG pinterest fan, I have learned to try new things on my S'mores. Have you ever tried different candy bars? Have you ever tried roasting a rolo inside your marshmallow? I have BIG plans for this summer's camp fires. I may even just roast them over the grill for fun to try these great ideas.
Looking forward to a full week of learning and fun!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year!!
Wow!! 2013!! Happy New Year to all of you! I hope that everyone had a restful vacation. We had a bonus 2 extra days! Those were nice, for me anyway! We are the luckiest class because we had our party before the snowstorm hit and we don't have to plan on it this week! I feel lucky anyway! We will plan on having our pajama afternoon on Friday while the other classes are doing their Christmas parties. We will plan on wearing our PJs for only the afternoon though. So, pack those PJs and we will change after lunch. If anything changes, I will send a note home.
We had a lot of fun at our Christmas party though. We played some Minute-to-Win-It games. I think everyone had a fun time. Here is a picture from one of the games we played. Some of the other games we played were Face the Cookie. Players had to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouths only using their facial muscles. We also had tissue paper fish that they had to use a plate to get into a basket a few feet away. Some students had to suck a bean to a straw and carry it to a cup on another table. We had a lot of fun and everyone was a good sport while we played the games!!
Addean doing nose dive. She had vaseline on her nose and had to transfer cotton balls from one place to another using only her nose!!
We also went to the post office and mailed our letters to Santa. Good thing we did this before the snow storm or our letters would have been late!!
We had a lot of fun at our Christmas party though. We played some Minute-to-Win-It games. I think everyone had a fun time. Here is a picture from one of the games we played. Some of the other games we played were Face the Cookie. Players had to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouths only using their facial muscles. We also had tissue paper fish that they had to use a plate to get into a basket a few feet away. Some students had to suck a bean to a straw and carry it to a cup on another table. We had a lot of fun and everyone was a good sport while we played the games!!
Addean doing nose dive. She had vaseline on her nose and had to transfer cotton balls from one place to another using only her nose!!
We also went to the post office and mailed our letters to Santa. Good thing we did this before the snow storm or our letters would have been late!!
I can't wait to see what this new year brings with this class. I hope it will be even more fun than the beginning of the year has been! I'm looking forward to it!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Finally got back into my blog!!! Here are just a few reminders because it's a busy time of year!!
Monday December 10: Christmas Program @ 7:00. Please have your child here at 6:45 in the multipurpose room.
Friday, December 14: Gingerbread houses. Please have your item here by Wednesday, December 12.
Wednesday December 19: Christmas party. Boys will bring a boy gift and girls will bring a girl gift. Nothing over $3.
I am sending home a sheet that tells you how to order online for book orders. Our book order is due on Wednesday so that it will hopefully be here by Christmas. If you want it to be a surprise just let me know and I will hold it here at school until you can pick it up. This won't only be for this month, this will be for the rest of the school year. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Monday December 10: Christmas Program @ 7:00. Please have your child here at 6:45 in the multipurpose room.
Friday, December 14: Gingerbread houses. Please have your item here by Wednesday, December 12.
Wednesday December 19: Christmas party. Boys will bring a boy gift and girls will bring a girl gift. Nothing over $3.
I am sending home a sheet that tells you how to order online for book orders. Our book order is due on Wednesday so that it will hopefully be here by Christmas. If you want it to be a surprise just let me know and I will hold it here at school until you can pick it up. This won't only be for this month, this will be for the rest of the school year. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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