IXL at home
This year our Title 1 Department has purchased a great tool for practicing math skills. We will start doing this at school, but luckily for you the kids can access it at home as well. Please read the...
View ArticleSnack
Please don't forget that we don't provide snack to the first graders. Most of the kids have hungry little tummies by the afternoon, so I'm sure they'd appreciate a snack in their backpacks. Kids seem...
View ArticleMuffins With Mom
Thank you to all of the moms that came out this morning to have muffins with their kiddos! We had a great turnout! Watch the blog and the newsletter for Doughnuts with Dad that will happen on January...
View ArticleWe've been busy...
I can't believe that it is already February! We've been so busy lately, that I've hardly had time to keep up. So much to do, and so little time. There's so much to share, so bare with me.We recently...
View ArticleWord Wall Words weeks 12-14
Please work on these words with your kiddos!daygowethenusninenohimbywhitewastocomegetor
View ArticlePictures!
Here are some pictures of the recent work we've been doing in 1st grade!Buddy Reading with Ms. Raethke's 4th graders:Practicing counting and identifying coins in math:Our Brown Egg and White...
View ArticleWord Wall Week 15
Happy Monday! We had a bit of a crazy day today! Some kids were super tired, others were bouncing off the walls. Please make sure to have kids going to bed early so that they are ready to go every...
View ArticleWelcome Giovanni!
We added a new student today, so welcome to our class Giovanni! Please note that he was not on our list for Valentines, so make sure to add him. Also, since I sent our Valentine note home, Miranda and...
View ArticleMcTeachers Night!!!
Tonight is Mc Teachers Night at the MolallaMcDonalds. Please join us for dinner or treats and help us raise money for the 5th grade swimming lessons. Teachers will be working from 5-7pm, so come on...
View ArticleTime flies when you're having fun!
Where has the time gone? I've blinked and 3 weeks have passed. We have been awfully busy here in first grade, especially with conferences coming up this week. Thank you to everyone for returning your...
View ArticleConference Wrap Up
Thank you all so much for coming to conferences! We had a FANTASTIC turnout, so I really appreciate it! I just flew in from Philadelphia last night, so I will try to get some recent pic up tonight....
View ArticleHappy Spring Break!
I hope that everyone has a great spring break! I sent home a decent homework packet of math and writing, and I believe that most reading groups sent home reading homework as well. Please just make sure...
View ArticleGreen BINGO Basket
Coming up on Friday April 15th, PTC will be hosting a BASKET BINGO night. Each classroom chooses a theme for our prize basket.We then ask for parent donations to fill the baskets that will be given...
View ArticleHealthy Earth Tree
I am so sorry it's been so long! Mrs. Johnson and I recently started a teacher blog, and it's taken up much of my computer time. But I'm back!This week we are celebrating Earth Day, which is Wednesday...
View ArticleSpring Projects
Hello families! We are getting ready to do some very important next week. But, we need your help! We need each child to bring in a recipe and a glass jar. Peanut butter jars, jelly jars, mason jars,...
View ArticleAnnouncements
Hello families! My we have been busy little first graders this month! It's crazy how time flies, and how close we suddenly are to the end of the year. We still have so much to do, so make sure the...
View ArticleWelcome to First Grade!
Welcome to our classroom blog! I am so excited to have all of your students this year! What potential these kiddos have, I can hardly wait to see what they do this year. This will be a fabulous way for...
View ArticleIXL
Today we FINALLY got to get on the computers! I introduced the kids to the website IXL, which our school has purchased accounts for. Each student has a username and password, and can access the site...
View ArticleYum, Yum Applesauce!
Today we wrapped up our focus on apples by making applesauce. We did a great sequencing activity, learned some new words, did a writing activity, a little bit of graphing and voila! We cooked it all...
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