Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Last week we learned a lot about Martin Luther King Jr. and all that he stood for and believed.  Some of the children couldn't believe how it used to be back in his time and were so happy to know they could be around all their friends now, no matter their race.

P-A-R-T-Y!!

On our last day before the break, we celebrated the holidays with a party!  They played BINGO, decorated sugar cookies, made reindeer food, played pin the nose on Rudolph & candy cane limbo, and made marshmallow snowmen!  Everyone had a great time relaxing and having fun before we said our goodbyes for the year!

Thank you to the parents who helped out... I couldn't have done without you!

I hope everyone enjoyed their time with their children!  I look forward to seeing them all again tomorrow and hearing about their fun-packed break!

Happy Thanksgiving

We sure do have a lot to be thankful for... and that's what I tried to teach the students the few days before Thanksgiving.  We did lots of fun Thanksgiving/turkey/fall activities, but I really wanted the students to understand what it meant to be thankful.  My class is very special to me and I am thankful to have the chance to get to know and teach them all! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thank you Veterans

This past week we learned what a veteran is and why we celebrate Veterans' Day.  We hung our stars on the Veterans' wall and were amazed at how many Veterans were being recognized in our first grade families.  Thank you to the men and women who keep us safe and fight for our freedom.