Today Was Switching Day...

We started switching classes today. Students seemed to be somewhat confused, but all-in-all they did well. No one got lost and everyone got to lunch on time.

Please look for homework from Ms. Denton (math) and Ms. Rector (reading/language arts) nightly. I will send home something cross-curricular once a week, starting next week.

The students really get hungry mid-morning. If you could send something (like crackers) to share with the class, it would really be appreciated.

Creating Puzzles at Recess

We ended our first week of school on a high note. After ancillary, we worked on writing our letters, and then we worked on four pages of math. Those that finished early put puzzles together.

Later, we went to recess, then we read two decodables. We had to fill out our Millionaire Club book forms and deliver them to the library, because we are now eligible to earn a Millionaire T-shirt for reading 10 books.

At the end of the day we wrote our numbers and spelled them out as well.

We had a great day today. Students worked on rhyming, beginning sounds, writing their alphabet, and reading (see picture above). Each child should have three decodables (small readers) in their folder. Please read with your child each night and sign the cover of their book so that they can get a sticker for each time their books are read.

To keep us safe and in the know, we practiced (see picture above) our emergency preparedness drill. We also have a fire drill once a month.

Please make sure that you have filled out all of your child’s forms so the office will have correct numbers in case our staff wants to get in touch with you.

We wrote our first story today. We also created our first illustration. Everyone did a great job. Our stories are on display in the hall outside our classroom. We hope that you come by to admire our fine work.

First Day Back

Our first day in first grade was a smashing success. Everyone showed up ready to go. We had a great day of learning. I am very pleased with the make-up of the class. We have already begun to create a friendly, happy class-room family.

Watch here for information on some of our activities throughout the day. We are looking for Moms and Dads that want to help out with our science and social studies activities. Please let me know if and when you have time to lend a hand.

Many students, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and grandparents came to visit Sinclair for "Meet the Teacher" day on August 21.

I particularly enjoyed meeting my new students and seeing my former first graders.

This is going to be a very exciting year. I can't wait until Monday.