Milestone #3

Please remember that milestone #3 is due this Thursday, February 17.  Your child needs to bring in any list of words, flashcards or writing samples that show evidence of their goal progress for this milestone.  I will be sitting down with each child to discuss their goals that we had set at their last learning team meeting.  A form will be filled out by me which details how the students are progressing in their goals, as well as any suggestions to help them meet their goals if necessary.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  Thank you in advance!

A Valentine's Day to Remember!

We had such a great time today as we celebrated Valentine's Day!  We started out the day with some Valentine's stories.  By the afternoon, the children were really ready to share all the cards and treats that they had brought for each other.  Here are the children as they passed out their Valentine's!

After we passed out our treats, we decorated cookies!  The children loved the sprinkles, frosting and colored sugar, but were not fans of the cinnamon dots!

At the end of the day, we joined Ms. Standard's and Mrs. Woolsey's classes to watch a Charlie Brown Valentine's Day.  It was a great day for everyone!

To all of our families and friends - Happy Valentine's Day!  <3

Valentine's Day Reminder

On Monday, our class will be celebrating Valentine's Day!  Our celebration will start at 1:30pm with a mystery reader, followed by decorating cookies and passing out cards and treats.  No supplies are needed, but if you would like to volunteer, we would love to welcome you!

One last gentle reminder.  If your child plans on passing out Valentine's Day cards or treats, please make sure that they have one for everyone one.  We have 17 children in our class.  Names have been emailed out and posted on the blog previously, and I wanted to add our new student, Mya, to the list.  

Have a great Valentine's Day!

Our New Friend!

Last Wednesday, our class welcomed a new 1st grader!   I would like to introduce our new friend, Mya!  Mya is 6 years old and she says that her favorite thing in her new school are all the animals in our classroom!  I want to thank all the children for making her feel so welcome these past few days.  Each student has gone out of their way to teach her new center activities, take her on a tour of the room, explain the lunch line and anything else that most of us have been doing for almost 2 years together!  It was wonderful to see how excited and proud they were of their classroom and school, and how much they wanted to share that excitement with Mya!

Mya was also chosen as this week's Shining Light.  She was chosen because of how brave she has been as she started a new school.  She walked into our classroom with a smile, and has not stopped smiling since!  Congratulations, Mya!

100 Day!

Next Friday, February 18th, we will be celebrating our 100th day of 1st grade!  We will begin the day by making a 100-item snack mix.  Each classroom is donating 1 or 2 snacks so that the children can count 10 pieces of 10 different snacks!  Our class will be contributing mini marshmallows and small twisted pretzels.  If you would like to donate either of these items, please send them in to school by Wednesday, February 16.  We are always looking for parent volunteers to assist with this large activity, so if you would like to help, please arrive at 9:30 am for set up.  The mixing starts at 10:00am!

We will also be doing several 100-themed activities on this day. Our theme this year is 100 years old.  I would like to invite all the children to come dressed as if they were 100 years old!  We will be having a parade of all the children in the village at 3:00pm to show off the different 100-themed outfits the children have come up with!  Parents are welcome to see our "Lighthouse Turns 100" parade and take pictures!  If you need help thinking of costume ideas or suggestions, please let me know.  Thank you!

Valentine's Day

Our class will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Monday, February 14th!  We will be decorating cookies and passing out treats and cards from 1:30-2:30 in the afternoon.  If your child would like to pass out Valentine's, please make sure that there is one for everyone in our class.  Below is the list of names so that your child can spell them correctly.  Parent volunteers are welcome to join us!

Kameron                              Reigna
Kyle                                     Morgan
Kiesa                                   Noah
Keveon                                Emmanuel
Kyndal                                 Nico
Romeo                                 Cheyanne
An'Niyia                               Dominique
Malik                                   Peyton

Ms.Ritter's Music Blog and Ms.Sieklay's Art Blog

Both blogs have some great pictures, stories and videos about what is happening in the music and art rooms.  I really encourage you to check them out!  The links are on our blog under the AMPT and Lighthouse heading, as well as below.  Have a fun weekend!

Ms. Ritter's Music Blog - www.ellenthompsonmusic.blogspot.com

Ms. Seiklay's Art Blog - www.upaeart.blogspot.com