'Twas the Night Before Christmas...

  

St. Johns students wore pajamas to school for a comfy, cozy day before Christmas Break.

December's Special Events

On December 13th, the second and third graders of St. Johns helped teach us and celebrate St. Lucy's Day.  In a Swedish tradition, the oldest girl in the family awakens before the rest of the household to don the costume seen above.  She will then wake her family with a plate of treats.

The first grade class joined with the second and third graders to create posters as props for our song in the Christmas Program.  The Program, held on December 19th, will include special readings, hand bell tunes, and vocal arrangements.

First Grade Plays Santa

First Grade attended Santa's Cottage today.  Thank you to all of the families of St. Johns School who donated time, talent, and treasure to make this project possible!

Hosanna in the Highest!

The First Grade class shouts, "Hosanna!" and waves their palm branches as we act out the story of Palm Sunday.

We Celebrate With a Thanksgiving Feast and State Party

St. Johns Students Are So Thoughtful!

After Miss Hurst was out sick, the First Grade Class took it upon themselves to create a fantastic Thanksgiving play to perform when she returned.

Hooray for Veterans!

Today we wore red, white, and blue to remember all our veterans have done for us.  Thank you to the veterans and active military who sacrifice so much to keep us safe and free!

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween party on October 31st!  Thanks to all the first grade parents who made it possible!

Grandparents are Great!

On Wednesday, October 26th, we had a special Mass and reception for our grandparents.  It was so nice to see our families working together as a team!

Pumpkin Picking!

St. Johns had a blast at Braeutigam's today!  We picked pumpkins, fed animals, and played in the play area.

St. Johns is a Fun Place to Learn!

All last week, we roller-skated every day with Fun Spot.  We loved the Chicken Dance and the Dice Game on skates!

Because we all knew all of our Popcorn Words since the beginning of the year, we decorated pumpkins.

We were ready to Rock'n'Roll on Fall Back Day, when we dressed in 1950's fashion.

Our Trip to the Fire House

 This week, the lower grades visited the Smithton Fire Department.  We learned about fire safety and climbed around in some fire trucks!

A Busy Week!

                 This week, Father Stan blessed our stuffed animals on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

                       We learned soccer skills from a representative of the Belle-Clair Soccer League.

Career Day 2011!

What will we be when we grow up?  So much potential in one classroom!

Lexi - White Sox player, Sophia - vampire, Sydney - veterinarian, Gavin - Cardinals player, Grant - college student, Lauren - college student, Gabby - college student, Rylee - college student, Luke - artist, Ethan - police officer

Plant Life in First Grade

  For the past few weeks we have been learning about the parts of plants and what they need to live.  On Friday of this week, we will plant and care for our own Marigold flowers.  It will be exciting to help take care of God's creations!

Rosaries to Honor Mary

Last week, we created rosaries for us to use in the month of October.

"The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7th. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful." (stcyprian.org)

Come see our rosaries at Open House on September 29th, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm!

New Star Recording Artists!

Today, the first grade class recorded "The Letter Sounds Song".  It sounds fantastic!  We are currently working on posting it to the website, so stay tuned!

Back in the Groove

As the weeks have passed, we have all gotten back into the habits of going to school.  Things are going well.  In English, we are learning about sentences, In math, we are reviewing adding and learning new strategies to solve problems, and in science, we are studying plants and animals.  In spelling and reading, we are reviewing what we learned last year from Mrs. Kramer and we will soon start moving on to first grade content  - and spelling tests!

First Day Fun!

Today was the first day of school and it was so nice to see all of the smiling faces of my class again!  We learned about the rules and procedures of the classroom, played a few games, and created some art.  I am looking forward to the rest of the year!

First Day of School

I am so excited to begin this new school year with my new students!  We will learn so much and have a lot of fun along the way.  I can't wait for Drama Club to begin in October! :)