What A Week!!

I don’t know about your child, but I am EXHAUSTED after a great week! We have been so BUSY learning all about 1st grade! It has been an amazing first week of school! Here is a quick summary! Tuesday everyone came to school (and went home) happy and smiling! We had a good day getting to know each other and learning about our school and classroom expectations. We played outside, made a classroom book, and talked about above the line/below the line behaviors. Wednesday we reviewed bus safety and started working on some beginning of the year assessments. Thursday we took the DIBELS test, made time capsules with our 3rd grade buddies (A HUGE hit for both grades), started using the SMART board, and began our alphabet review. Friday we continued the alphabet review, participated in math stations, played The Cold Wind Blows, and had some free time after a long first week! This week we also have learned how to sign the following colors in sign language and say them in Spanish…red, blue, green, white, purple, yellow, orange, black, brown, and pink. We also read some of my favorite stories… Brand New Pencil’s, Brand New Books, 1st Day Hooray, Wemberly Worried, and A Fine Fine School.

To end, I would just like to give some thanks…

1. Thanks to everyone who turned in their forms, money, and labeled school supplies on time! This has been a huge help!
2. Thanks to all of you who taught your children to tie their shoes before 1st grade! I can’t tell you how nice it is to have 19 sets of shoes tied for gym without anyone needing help!
3. Thanks to all the parents who donated supplies to our classroom from my wish list! Your donations are much appreciated!
4. Thanks to all the 1st graders for the hugs and great behavior during the week!
5. And finally a big THANKS for trusting me with your child for the year! We are off to a great start and I look forward to watching your child grow and develop over the year!
   

There is a lot of information about Big Woods in your child’s Friday Folder. Please look over everything and let me know if you have any questions! For all those who have e-mailed me, I will send photobucket info to everyone next week. I am working on organizing it this weekend! Have a great weekend!