4...3...2...1...SUMMER!

Well it's official... You now have a 2nd grader! We had such a great last week of school! The balloon on Monday was an art day. Tuesday was an end of the year party with pizza, cookie cake, pixie sticks, and bubbles! Yesterday was 80's day and today was shaving cream! They REALLY enjoyed the shaving cream-- they had it everywhere! It's been a great year and I will truly miss every student in my class. Enjoy your summer!

Countdown to the end!

I am sure you have heard about the balloons all over our classroom. We are popping a balloon each day to countdown the days until summer! Day 9 was a full day of stinky feet! They loved spending the entire day in their socks! Day 8 was clay day. We had a clay creation contest and each creation was awesome and quite inventive. Day 7 was a hula hoop party! We spent the end of the school day hula hooping outside and enjoying the weather! Day 6 was extra recess! The kids had been waiting for this one-- somehow they knew I would put that in a balloon! Stay tuned for the rest of the balloons...

Global Wildlife!

Our last field trip of the year was a success! This truly was the best year for the animals. We normally don't see that many giraffes! We were very lucky!

Weekly information 5/11-5/15

Can you believe we only have 8 days left of 1st grade! WOW! Here is all of your information for the week. These will be our LAST spelling and sight words. HOORAY!

Reminders:
- This will be the last week for nightly readers.
-All library books should be returned this week.
- We will dismiss at 11:15 on May 20th and 21st.
-The elementary awards ceremony will be May 18th at 2:00.

Homework and Tests:
-Students should have 3 green lights on Reflex before Friday. This will be our last week for Reflex.
-Friday: Addition and Subtraction test, Bible verse
-Monday (5/18): reading test, grammar test, spelling test, pop words due

Bible Verse:
"Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6

Spelling Words:
1. haul
2. cause
3. saw
4. claw
5. paw
6. dawn
7. love
8. friend
9. moon
10. soup

Sight Words:
1. brother
2. father
3. friend
4. love
5. mother
6. picture

Weekly Information 5/4-5/8

Happy Monday! Here is all the information you will need for this week.

Reminders:
- Our field trip to Global Wildlife is this Friday. Students need to wear their chapel shirt and uniform bottoms. Everyone needs to bring a lunch in a bag that can be thrown away.
-Time capsules should be sent to school on Tuesday.
-Dress chapel is this Thursday.

Homework and Tests:
-Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: Math homework
-Tuesday: Math Chapter 11 test
-Thursday: Bible Verse
-Monday (5/11): spelling test, reading test, grammar test, pop words due

Bible Verse:
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ to do good works". Ephesians 2:10

Spelling Words:
1. moon
2, tune
3. flew
4. blue
5. fruit
6. soup
7. door
8. enough
9. toy
10. coin

Sight Words:
1. answer
2. brought
3. busy
4. door
5. enough
6. eyes

Snacks:
Monday: Mason
Tuesday: Jackson
Wednesday: Kinsey
Thursday: Hudson
Friday: Logan

Pig noses!

Since our sound of the week was "oi", I thought it would be fun to create "oink" pig noses. The class had such a fun time thinking of "oi" words and pretending they were pigs. It became quite loud with all of the snorts echoing in the cups!

Weekly Information 4/27-5/1

We are now under 20 days until the end of the school year! Here is all of your information for the week.

Reminders:
Global Wildlife field trip is Friday, May 8th. Students need to wear their chapel shirt and uniform bottoms. Everyone will need to bring lunch in a bag that can be thrown away.

Homework and Tests:
-Monday-Thursday: math homework
-Wednesday: reading test, grammar test, spelling test, pop words due
-Thursday-Friday: reading unit 5 test
-Friday: Bible verse

Bible Verse:
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him". Psalm 37:7a

Snacks:
Tuesday: Kylee
Wednesday: Grant
Thursday: Allie
Friday: Hannah

New information for this week

We are beginning unit 5 week 5 today. We will be testing on Wednesday 4/29. Here is all the information you will need.

Spelling Words:
1. spoil
2. coin
3. join
4. joy
5. toy
6. boy
7. build
8. fall
9. town
10. mouse

Sight Words:
1. above
2. build
3. fall
4. knew
5. money
6. toward

Pop words are due 4/29.

Weekly Information 4/20-4/24

Happy Monday! Here is all the information you will need for this week. 

Reminders:

-Spring picture proof envelopes are due Friday.

-Some children have reached 100% fluency on Reflex math facts!!

Homework/Tests:

-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: math homework

-Wednesday: reading test, spelling test, grammar test, pop words due

-Friday: math chapter 10 test, Bible verse

Spelling Words:

1. cow

2. town

3. mouse

4. how

5. out

6. mouth

7. early

8. nothing

9. born

10. roar

Sight Words:

1. color

2. early

3. instead

4. nothing

5. oh

6. thought

Bible Verse:

"He is not here; he is risen just as he said." Matthew 28:6

Snacks:

Monday: Peyton

Tuesday: Reid

Wednesday: Briley

Thursday: Ashley

Friday: Aubree

Strawberry Patch

How lucky were we to have no rain for our field trip?! The kids had such a fun day picking, eating, and learning about strawberries. I know my favorite part was getting to eat them right off the row! Only one more field trip left for the school year!

Easter Party

Thanks to all of the moms that made our Easter Party such a success! The kids had a great time hunting Easter eggs and playing in the Exerfit rooms. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter break!

Weekly Information 3/30-4/2

Hello :)! Here is your information for this week...

Reminders:

- Our Easter party is Thursday at Exerfit. We will leave school at 10:45. Students should wear their chapel tshirt and uniform bottoms with socks and tennis shoes. Students need to bring their eggs and a basket. I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to sign your child out at the party.

-We do not have school from 4/3-4/12. We return from the break on April 13.

Homework and Tests:

-Monday and Tuesday: Math homework

-Thursday: Chapter 9 math test, Bible verse test

-Tuesday(4/14): Spelling test, grammar test, reading test, pop words due

Bible Verse:

"For God so love the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

Spelling Words:

1. born

2. corn

3. core

4. more

5. roar

6. soar

7. learn

8. sure

9. her

10. dirt

Sight Words:

1. began

2. better

3. guess

4. learn

5. right

6. sure

Good Morning! I hope you all enjoyed the first weekend of Spring! Here is all of your information for the week...

Reminders:
-Permission slips for the Strawberry Farm need to be returned tomorrow.
-Permission slips for the Easter party are going home today. They need to be returned by March 30th.

Homework and Tests:
-Monday-Thursday: Math homework
-Friday: spelling test, reading test, grammar test, Bible verse test, pop words due

Bible Verse:
- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life". John 3:16

Spelling Words:
1. her
2. bird
3. fur
4. fern
5. dirt
6. work
7. climb
8. through
9. barn
10. arm

Sight Words:
1. through
2. poor
3. great
4. full
5. climb
6. another

Snacks:
Monday: Grant
Tuesday: Allie
Wednesday: Hannah
Thursday: Mason
Friday: Jackson

Larry the Leprechaun

I am sure you have heard about this pesky leprechaun named Larry that is roaming the halls of our school. This morning he made a complete mess of our desk chairs and didn't apologize! All he asked was that we give him more Lucky Charms! Then, while we were gone at lunch he came back and threw the Lucky Charms all over the classroom! Well we were very determined to find Larry so we went out looking for him. We looked all over the school for any clues and traces of him. We checked the hallways, the sanctuary, the playground, and the football field. We still have not found him! Hopefully tomorrow he will show up!

Weekly Information 3/16-3/20

Can you believe it is already the 4th 9 weeks of school?! It is crazy to think the year is almost over! Here is all of the information for this week...

Reminders:
- Permission slips went home today for our field trip to Blahut Strawberry Farm. These need to be returned by March 24th.
- Easter parties are scheduled for Thursday, April 2nd. The children will be transported to Exerfit by bus for an egg hunt and lunch. Permission slips will be sent home soon.

Tests and Homework:
-Tuesday: Chapter 8 math test
-Thursday: Math homework
-Friday: Spelling test, grammar test, reading test, Bible verse test, pop words due

Bible Verse:
"You fill me with joy when I am with you." Psalm 6:11

Spelling Words:
1. cart
2. barn
3. arm
4. art
5. yarn
6. harm
7. happy
8. none
9. four
10. key

Sight Words:
1. four
2. large
3. none
4. only
5. put
6. round

Snacks:
Monday: Briley
Tuesday: Ashley
Wednesday: Aubree
Thursday: Kate
Friday: Kylee

Weekly Information 3/9-3/13

Good Morning! I hope you all have adjusted to the new time change. Here is all your information for the week.

Reminders:
-Students will not have school on Friday due to conferences. Holiday camp will be provided. Coach Lilley sent a link out over the weekend to sign up.
-Students need to get 3 green lights this week by the end of Thursday.

Homework and Tests:
-Monday-Wednesday: Math homework
-Tuesday-Thursday: Unit 4 reading assessment
-Thursday: Bible Verse test
-Tuesday (3/17): Chapter 8 math test

Bible Verse:
"We love because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19

*There will be no spelling words, sight words, or pop words this week*

Snacks:
Monday: Carson
Tuesday: Cole
Wednesday: Peyton
Thursday: Reid

The Cat in the Hat

We finished up our Dr. Seuss week by making a Cat in the Hat hat! The students had to think of different places they would like to read. Let me just say we had quite a few interesting reading spots! Our Read Across America competition ends today. We counted how many books we read this week and our total was.....457 books!! WOW! We will find out Monday if our class won the competition or not!

Favorite Book Character Day

Today is dress as your favorite book character day! Our class had such a great turn out of children who dressed up. We had students dress up as characters from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Cat in the Hat, Wacky Wednesday, Amelia Bedelia, Fancy Nancy, and many more! It is always fun when students realize how enjoyable reading can be.

We are also having a elementary school competition to see which class can read the most books this week. Our class is up to around 200 books! WOW! Keep urging your child to read and record those books so we can keep the tally marks going!

Weekly Information/ Dr. Seuss Week

Happy Dr. Seuss Week! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! Here is all your information for the week...

Reminders:
-Permission slips for the Global Wildlife field trip are due Friday. Please make sure you return BOTH slips.
-This Thursday is dress chapel and class pictures.

Homework and Tests:
-Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday - Math Homework
-Friday: Bible Verse Test
-Monday (3/9): Spelling test, Reading test, Grammar test, Pop Words due

Bible Verse:
"For the eyes of the Lord are in every place." Proverbs 15:3

Spelling Words:
1. key
2. bumpy
3. puppy
4. funny
5. penny
6. sandy
7. wash
8. my
9. would
10. night

Sight Words:
1. found
2. hard
3. near
4. woman
5. would
6. write

Snack Calendar:
Monday: Hudson
Tuesday: Logan
Wednesday: Ryleigh
Thursday: Michael
Friday: Stella

Weekly Information 2/23-2/27

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter break. Here is all the information you will need for this week...

Reminders:
- Important information about the Global Wildlife field trip went home on Monday. Both slips need to be returned by March 6th.
- Chapel has been moved back to Thursday for this week.

Homework and Tests:
- Tuesday- Thursday: math homework
-Friday: Bible verse and mid chapter 8 math test
-Monday (3/2): spelling test, reading test, grammar test, pop words due

Bible Verse:
"Love thy neighbor as thyself" Romans 13:9

Spelling Words:
1. find
2. night
3. by
4. kind
5. right
6. pie
7. caught
8. listen
9. boat
10. no

Sight Words:
1. caught
2. flew
3. know
4. laugh
5. listen
6. were

Snack Calendar:
Monday: Allie
Tuesday: Hannah
Wednesday: Mason
Thursday: Jackson
Friday: Kinsey

Weekly Information 2/9-2/13

Good Morning! Here is all your information for this week...

Reminders:
-Valentines should be sent to school on Friday, February 13th. No boxes are needed-children will decorate bags for their valentines.

Homework and Tests:
-Students need to get 3 green lights on Reflex before Friday.
-Tuesday and Wednesday: Math homework
-Friday: Bible Verse and Math Chapter 7 test
-Monday (2/23): Spelling test, Reading test, Grammar test, 4.3 Pop words due

Spelling Words:
1. low
2. boat
3. no
4. row
5. oat
6. toe
7. more
8. over
9. we
10. keep

Sight Words
1. find
2. food
3. more
4. over
5. start
6. warm

Bible Verse:
But Jesus immediately said to them, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." Matthew 14:27

Snacks:
Monday: Ashley
Tuesday: Aubree
Wednesday: Kate
Thursday: Kylee
Friday: Grant

Bee of the Week: Cole

Cole is our special student for this week! He loves the color red, parrots, monkey bread, playing dodge ball, and playing games like Halo and Minecraft. Over the weekend Cole and Buzzy went to Carson's birthday party, played guitar, and drank Sonic slushies. I'm sure Buzzy had a great weekend!

Bodyology field trip

Our Bodoyology field trip was a success! The kids had a great time learning all about the human body from Mr. Slim Goodbody. I hope they went home and told you about some of the new things they learned! We also finished our human body project which explains how some parts of our body work. It is one of my favorite projects we do all year!