Open House

Thank you to everyone who came to open house last night! It was great getting to meet you all, and I know the kids loved showing off their classroom. It's great to have such amazing parents!

Welcome!

Welcome to Mrs. Scott's First Grade Class!!! I want to take a second and welcome you all into my room, and to our 2009-2010 school year! This blog is used as a way to communicate with parents, and for you to be able to see what we are doing in class. I will post pictures, kids work, and ideas for parents, so make sure to check back often. I know we will have a great year this year!

You're Invited

WHAT: End of the Year Celebration and Movie Viewing

DATE: Wednesday, June 1oth

TIME: 2:30 pm

WHERE: MES, Room 4

Please join us to watch our class movie!

Zoo Update

It's time for the Zoo! The weather is supposed to be great on Friday, so please dress your child accordingly. It would also be a great idea to put on sunscreen before sending your child to school. We don’t want any sunburns. It is also OK with me to send a hat to wear, as long as they don’t become a problem. Please don’t forget to send lunches in a disposable bag with their name on it.

If you are chaperoning this year, please read the following to help make the day go smoothly.

*Please arrive no later than 9:00am. The buses will leave promptly at 9:30, and each of you have been assigned a group you’re in charge of.
*Please bring a backpack. You will be in charge of your groups lunches until it’s time to eat. (Don’t worry, you should have no more than 3 kids)
*Please try to bring hand sanitizer and sunscreen.
*We will be meeting at the buses at 1:45 to return back to school. We also ask that chaperons don’t take kids on the train or to the gift shop.
*I'd love Digital copies of pictures you take! If you can email them to me over the weekend, I'd appreciate it. I'd love to add them to the movie.

Thanks for joining us!

Thanks Sergeant Velasco!

We had a very special opportunity to have Alex-Ann's dad, Sergeant Velasco join our class last Thursday for a Memorial Day lesson. Ms. Grisham, our student teacher did a lesson on why we celebrate Memorial Day, and then the kids got to meet two Sergeants in the Army. They talked about some of the jobs that they do, showed us some of their cool gear, and even gave out pencils and lanyards. Taryn even got to try on the parachute pack, but had to promise not to pull the cord! ;-) After the visit, the kids did a great job writing letters to the men thanking them for all of their hard work, and for visiting in our class. It was a great experience for the first graders, and we really appreciated their willingness to join us for an afternoon. Thanks so much!

Going on a Bug Hunt

This month we have been learning all about insects. We have learned about their three body parts, the head, thorax and abdomen, and that all insects have 6 legs. We have just started talking about insect habitats. Today we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and get outside. We went on a bug hunt! Each child was armed with a pencil, clipboard, report paper, and magnifier. Their task was to find a bug (preferably and insect) and observe it to see what they could find out. They then wrote their report with the help of a few insect books from our library, and will report to the class what they found. It was a great activity and we learned a lot!

April Good Citizen Assembly

Congratulations to our Good Citizens for the month of April!