Orange Class Shirts

This is a friendly reminder to have your child wear their orange class shirt to school tomorrow. Our grade level will be taking a group picture for the yearbook on Monday, February 29.

If your child does not have a class shirt, or is not able to wear it tomorrow, please feel free to have your child wear any other orange shirt.

Thank you and advance!

Schedule for the Week of 2/29 - 3/4

Monday (A) - Music

Tuesday (B) - Media Center

Wednesday (C) - PE & Music

Thursday (D) - Art

Friday (A) - Music

Please remember to bring gym shoes on days we have PE and return library books on days we visit the media center.

Snow Day!

I hope everyone enjoyed their snow day! I can't wait to see everyone tomorrow!  

Stay safe and warm!

Our Retirement Community

We had such a great time celebrating the 101st Day of School today!

We decided what we wished we had 101 of (my favorites were "101 stale cupcakes because the frosting looks frozen" and "101 dollars so that I could by donuts each day!), and what we definitely did not want 101 of (apparently our class has a big fear of bees...myself included!).

We also created our own deliciousness 101-bite trail mix by taking 10 pieces of snacks from 10 different bowls and adding a Starburst as the 101st ingredient!

By far the best part of the day was when we paraded around the school to show off our 101 year old costumes in our first Senior Strut!  We were a huge hit with all of the first floor!

And now, I present the Room 112 Grandmas and Grandpas...

The Grumpy Old Men

The Golden Girls

Happy 101st Day!

Schedule for the Week of 2/22 - 2/26

Monday (D) - Art
Tuesday (A) - Music
Wednesday (B) - Media Center
Thursday (C) - PE & Music
Friday (D) - Art

Please remember to bring gym shoes on days we have PE and return library books on days we visit the media center.

Lost & Found

These two items were left in our classroom after the Valentine's Party last week. If either of these belong to you and your family, please let me know and I will send them home in your child's backpack next week.

Thank you in advance!

101st Day of School

Hello First Grade Families!

We hope you have had a great start to your break!  We wanted to share some exciting news with all of our families about some upcoming special activities!

Next Tuesday, February 23, our grade level will be celebrating the 101^st Day of School!  You may be familiar with the 100^th Day celebration in kindergarten, but in first grade it’s all about that extra “1!”  

We have planned an exciting day full of activities all based around the number 101!  As part of this celebration, we are asking for a little participation from home.  On the 101^stDay of School, we are asking for all of the first graders to dress as if they are 101 years old!  This activity is always wonderful as we get to see what 1^st graders really think it means to be older!  Below are some ideas to help your student put together their costume:

Glasses, pearls, suspenders, wigs, baby powder, scarfs, stockings, slippers, canes, umbrellas, beards/mustaches and huge purses.

For more ideas, please see the link below to Mr. Kefgen’s classroom blog to see pictures of one of his previous classes celebrating this way!

http://mrkefgen.blogspot.com/2011/02/100-day-fun.html

Also, we will be making a 101^st Day Trail Mix!  This includes 11 ingredients.  The children will count out 10 pieces from 10 different bowls to make a 100-bite snack, then top it off with a special 101^st ingredient!  We are asking any family who is interested to donate some of these items by using the following SignUp link.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044cafad2fa75-101st

We can’t wait to see the costumes the children come up with!  If you have any questions, please let us know!  Good luck and enjoy your Mid-Winter Break!  We will see everyone next week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cibor, Miss Thane and Mr. Kefgen

Missing Snow Pants

We have a friend in our class who is missing their snow pants.  They are black, a size 7/8 and the brand is Falls Creek.  Please check to make sure child has brought home their snow pants and not these by mistake.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Schedule for the Week of 2/8 - 2/12

Monday (C) - PE & Music
Tuesday (D) - Art
Wednesday (A) - Music
Thursday (B) - Media Center
Friday (C) - PE & Music

Please remember to bring gym shoes on days we have PE and return library books on days we visit the media center.

Popcorn Day - Date Change
We will have Popcorn Day on Thursday, Feb, 11.

Valentine's Day Party
Friday, Feb. 12     1:45 - 2:25
All families and friends are welcome to attend!

I will be out of the building on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11 to attend a training with several other Harlan teachers.  Please be assured that the guest teacher will pick up right where we leave off on Tuesday and complete the scheduled and prepared lesson plans.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  

RazKids Challenge

Congratulations to the students who met the 300 minute January RazKids Challenge!  If your child logged in 300 or more minutes during the month of January, you should  receive an email confirming this and an invitation to a special lunch in our classroom with me!  Please remember to send your child with their lunch to school.  After lunch, they will be joining their classmates at recess!

Groundhog Day

We have been learning about Groundhog Day in our Respect Circle.  Here is a graph that the entire grade made with our own predictions about Punxsutawny Phil.  Tradition states that if he sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of Winter.  If Phil does not see his shadow, we will have an early Spring!

"Do You Think Phil Will See His Shadow?"

Phil will give his prediction tomorrow at 7:25am.  Many of of my friends wanted me to let their families know just in case they wanted to watch it happen live on TV.  

Good luck, Phil!

Delayed Start on Wednesday, Feb. 3

This is a gentle reminder that there will be a DELAYED START TO THE SCHOOL DAY ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3. School will begin at 10:19am.  Busses will run on their normal schedule 90 minutes later than usual.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Schedule for the Week of 2/1 - 2/5

Monday (B) - Media Center
Tuesday (C) - Music and PE
Wednesday (D) - Art
Thursday (A) - Music
Friday (B) - Media Center

Please remember to return library books on days we visit the media center and bring gym shoes on days we have PE.  Thank you in advance!