HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I just want to say HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful kiddos with me each and everyday!  I am so proud of their progress this year!  I enjoy them so much!!!!!  Have a great break!!

Love,
Mindy

Sing-a-long

We enjoyed a musical sing-a-long with our friends!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ROOM 21!!!

Did you feed these kiddos CANDY for breakfast??!!

TALK ABOUT ENERGY!!!!!  We are going to have a very fun, ACTIVE day!!! 

Thank you again for all of the thoughtful gifts!!!! You are all so kind! THANK YOU!!!

DON'T FORGET

To wear pj's (that can be worn to recess) and bring slippers and a stuffed animal to school tomorrow!! :)

OLD BOOKS

Just a heads up! I cleaned out my classroom library today and gave the kiddos lots of USED books to take home with them.  I told them that they were USED (and some weren't in very good condition) so they could throw them away after they read them.  Some were old stories that they might not be interested in once they start reading them, but they still wanted them.  So feel free to get rid of them!!!  They were all hand me downs given kindly by other teachers when I moved into first grade.

Books Still Not Claimed

I still have two books from the book order back in September that still have not been claimed.  Look at your checkbooks to see if these books belong to your kiddo! 

National Geographic Kids-One book was $1.00 and the other was $4.99.

Thanks!

Shaving Cream Spelling!!

PJ DAY and Frosty!

On Friday, kiddos can wear their PJ's and bring slippers while we watch Frosty, the Snowman.  If you don't want your kiddo to watch that movie, just send me an email and I can have them go to another classroom during that time.

Also, kiddos WILL still be going to recess so make sure they have a WARM pair of pj's that they can also wear outside!

Oh, and don't forget your favorite stuffed animal! 

THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU to everyone for all of your thoughtful gifts!!!  My desk is full of thoughtful things this morning!! Thank you!!! I really appreciate you thinking of me!!!

Love,
Mrs. Smith :)

WINTER Artwork!

We're starting off our Wednesday morning talking about winter and doing some winter artwork!

We're working on....

This week, we are really working on reading and spelling words with "sh", "th", "ch", and "wh."  We call them the "H Brothers!"  Sherman, Theo, Charlie and Whit.  Ask your kiddo about them!  I bet they can tell you something about each one of them! 

Also, we're working on reading the following sight words: catch, good, no, put, said, want

SPELLING TEST POSTPONED

Our spelling test is going to be postponed until the Friday after break!!!!!!!!!! :) 

Smart Thinking!!

If your kiddo is in the picture below, ask them about their "smart thinking" today!! :)

Arithmetickles Assembly!

Check out these spies looking for blends!!

Look at this great teamwork!!

Spelling Words Unit 2 Week 2

1. face
2. made
3. age
4. safe
5. make
6. take
7. cage
8. cake
9. late
10. name
11. could
12. old

A look in the future....

This week, students will have a chance to earn tickets!  They will then choose which "raffle" they would like to enter with their tickets-there are books, candy and stickers up for grabs!!

 

tomorrow

YAY!! Tell the kiddos that I will see them tomorrow!! :)

Update on my son

Thank you for your thoughtful emails about my son.  I just wanted to let you know that the doctor called an antibiotic in for him so we're hoping that will clear this virus up and we can get back to our normal life.  (and actually be at school!!)

Thanks again for understanding and for thinking of my family and me.  I appreciate it so much!

Mindy

Look at all of these hard workers!!

Special Guest

We got to have a special guest, Mrs. Gearhart come visit today!  She brought some stories to read, a special treat and a craft.  It was a fun break for the morning!! THANK YOU!! :)

Spelling Practice

We're practicing our spelling words before our weekly test!

Thursday, 12/13

I will be out again on Thursday.  I'm so sorry. :(  I don't wish this "bug" on anyone... :(

......out again... :(

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I'm out again today.  My little guy still has a fever...I took him to the doctor again yesterday and they checked for strep and checked his ears....They determined it is just a virus... And just fyi, they said they've been seeing alot of this virus and it could last up to 7 days!!  (UGH!)  Don't worry, I'm washing my hands like crazy!!!

Tell the kiddos that I missed them today!!!!  I was there yesterday so at least I got to see their little faces one day this week!  The substitute did a good job on Monday-They were able to tell me what they learned on Tuesday and were very proud!  Mrs. Demmel is there today so I'm sure they'll have a great day today, too! She's subbed for me many times in third grade and is great with the kiddos.  Very loving. :)

Hope to be in tomorrow!!

Class Books

Last week, we made a class book on our holiday traditions.  Each kiddo will take the book home one night to share with their family.  Look for it to be coming home within the next 20 days!

Also, today we are working on a class book that tells what we would do if we were one of Santa's elves.  Look for that book to come home soon too!

Be sure to send it back the very next day so that all kiddos get the joy of sharing their writing and the writing of their classmate's with their family! :)

Today

I'm home with a sick kiddo today so there won't be any pictures! Sorry!

Today

I'm home with a sick kiddo today so there won't be any pictures! Sorry!

Spelling Words-Unit 2 Week 1

Spelling List-Unit 2 Week 1
1. fish
2. then
3. shut
4. with
5. rush
6. shell
7. shop
8. trash
9. think
10. ship
11. want
12. good

All I want for Christmas are my teeth!!

Late posting...better late than never!!!

Check out these two who lost teeth on the same day!!! And they both PULLED their teeth out!!! Two tough cookies!! :)

Early dismissal tomorrow!

Just a reminder that the kiddos will be dismissed at 11:45 tomorrow due to conferences!  See you all tomorrow or Friday morning!! I can't wait to share your child's progress with you!!!

Student Conferences

I just met with each of your kiddos to share their report card with them.  They were very excited to see their progress! I am smiling ear to ear right now because I can see how proud they are of themselves!! 

Report cards are coming home today!

I will be sending your copy of the report card home today with your child.  Please look over it and let me know if you have any questions.  We can discuss at our conference this week!  I'm sooo proud of all of the progress that these kiddos have made so far this year!  It is so exciting to see them reading!!!

Did you know you have a middle name, too??

This morning, we talked about first, middle and last names.  Many kiddos didn't know their middle names.  We'll be reviewing them this week so they will be sure to know them by the end of the week!

Also, next week we'll be working on knowing phone numbers.  Please write down the phone number that you would most like your child to memorize on their calendar in their red behavior folder.  That way, I can make sure we're practicing the right number.

THANKS!
Mindy :)

We're playing a days of the week game!

At this point, your child should know the days of the week and be able to tell you what the day of the week is, what day comes before and after it, and which days they spend at home for the weekend.

Also, your child should be able to tell you the months of the year in order and should be able to tell you the current month and what came before and what comes after the current month.

Enjoying some painting time this afternoon!

Here's a glimpse of a project that we're working on for our Cocoa Cafe.  It goes with a very special "secret" story about what snowmen do at night.  We can't wait to share our stories with you in January!! 

Also, if there is anyone out there that would be willing to play some sing-along songs for kids on their guitar at the cafe, let me know! :)

We need more snacks!

It's that time again!  Time to send in more snacks, please!  We have enough to get through this week and that's it.  Thanks sooo much everyone!!

WOW! Check out our discovery!

Today, we discovered that we have 5 lefties in our class!! :)

Among the five, are Rebecca and Cara.  We better get more leftie scissors!!

Working on blends!

This week, we're working on reading words with blends!  Ask your kiddos to give you some examples!

(Or look at the spelling list for this week!) :)

Our words of the day!

food

before

people

Spelling Words-Unit 1 Week 6

Our spelling test will be on Thurday this week!!

Spelling Words-Unit 1 Week 6
1. crust
2. bump
3. jump
4. must
5. just
6. dust
7. trust
8. dusk
9. hunt
10. lump
11. many
12. into