Firstie News

Dear Parents, How are you?   This week, the class began their reading portion of MAP testing. They are doing an amazing job, showing what they have learned this year. I am so thrilled to see [...]

Dear Parents,   Our class is reading a great deal. Often, in class, I am being told, You don’t let us read enough. I am laughing so hard. So funny!   During our language arts block, we [...]

Good morning!   Our first graders are moving right along towards May. We have been writing and learning about more insects. In class, we are watching for caterpillars to move into a pupa [...]

Dear Parents,   What a week! It has been moving right along with caterpillars, APEX, and the short week. In class, our firsties were writing about their butterfly field trip. I could not [...]

Dear Parents, I can hardly believe that we are ending another quarter. We have been so focused on learning to read. I am so amazed at how much growth we have made this quarter.   Book Fair [...]

Dear Parents, How are you? The class has been learning about President’s Day and we have continued our long vowel study. While teaching, I have noticed that kids are doing amazing with their [...]

Dear Parents, We had lots of visitors in the classroom. This week, the fire department came and we toured the fire truck. It was so exciting to see the trucks! Secondly, the class had Art [...]

Dear Parents, This week, we are wrapping our deep dive about Martin Luther King, Jr. I am so proud of how much the class has learned about this important person. Moving forward, we are going to [...]

Dear Parents,   How are you? First grade has been flowing with new work.   This week, our class has spent time reading and discussing Martin Luther King, Jr. Next week, we will deep [...]

Hello Parents, How are you doing?   As we are moving into this third quarter, the class is showing signs of being strong readers and writers. In our reading and phonics, the class is [...]