Deacon Don, We Love You and Will Miss You So Much!

I loved him because he gave us hugs and high fives.

I remember he fought in wars. 

I loved him because he was friendly.

I remember he always told great stories. 

I loved that he told us stories about Jesus.

He always carved crosses and other beautiful things.

He liked church.

He prayed a lot and was good at blessings.

I remember he was funny.

I remember that he cared for us and wanted to keep us safe.

He loved everyone.

He loved the crucifix and Jesus.

He was always smiling.

He always prayed for farmers.

He made us feel special.

We are thankful for....

"God, love, trees, family, flowers, and butterflies." - Liliana

"Turkey, trees, and the world." - Bryton

"God, the world, and Thanksgiving dinner." - Zach

"Mommy, Daddy, Joseph, Anne Marie, animals, people, and the world." - Angelo

"My family, food, peace, games, love, God, the world, my home, life, school, my friends, and Jesus." - Peyton

"My little sister and the planet."  - Lauren

"People, trees, the galaxy, God, me, and the planets."  - Lucas

This Week in First Grade...

 ...we honored the veterans who protected our country

 ...Peyton's parents gave her a surprise pizza party at lunch

 ...we played games and watched movies for our first State Party.  The students earned the party because of good behavior from the whole class for 50 days!

Roller Skating Fun with Fun Spot!

Happy Halloween!

Important Announcement - Accelerated Reader

       We will begin AR testing this week.  "AR" stands for Accelerated Reader.  It is a program that measures your child's reading abilities and recommends a reading level for him or her.  This level is tailored just for your child so the books she or he reads will not be too easy or too frustrating.  Almost all books in my classroom library and the schools "Book Nook" are labeled for these levels.  After a student reads a book she or he will take a test on it on the AR website here at school.  These tests measure reading comprehension. The better the student's score, the more points he or she will earn.  These points are used to earn incentives.  It is my goal to make reading a fun and relaxing activity.  This program will help with that.  We will be taking the diagnostic test via computer starting Wednesday.

Popcorn Words

For some reason, I am unable to change the Popcorn Word column of this page, so I am posting the words for the next two weeks here:

For the Weeks of : 10/14/13 and 10/21/13

snow

Bear 

woods

little

you

I

bunny 

my

for

me

do

window

said

bunnies

10/21/13

away

live

does

pool

where

they

he

leaf

are

pull

We Love Our Grandparents!

It's Been a Busy Couple of Weeks in First Grade!

First Grade made medals that reminded everyone that we are all important to God.

While learning letter writing in English class, First Grade decided to write a practice letter to God.

We put on a puppet show of the story of The Good Samaritan.

We practiced emergency bus evacuation procedures with Mr. Lee.

We celebrated our top sellers in our magazine fundraiser with a prize assembly.

During the assembly we raced our pig, "Cave Bear", dressed by our top seller, Angelo and his family.

Master Mathematicians

Super Readers!

What is Inside a Seed?

We are GROWING Better and Better Each Day!

First Grade helps Eighth Grade measure plants in the new Plant Habitat.

Back to School and Ready for a Great New Year!

Goodbye, First Grade!