Thank you, Grandparents!!!

Wow - So many special guests joined us today in celebration of Grandparents' Day!  They shared with the class what things were like "long ago" when they were children.  The kids were amazed to hear about the way phone calls were made, how the neighborhood would gather at the one house that had a color television, and how different schools were "way back then."  Here are a few pictures from today.

Rotary telephone

School books

Candy from long ago

Here are some pictures of our special guests!

 

 Mrs. Glime led the class during our Science Lab time.  They conducted the "Walking Water" experiment.  The children predicted correctly that the colored water would travel by way of the paper towel into the new cup.  They also predicted that the water in the new cup would be green!  Science is so fun!

 

Just starting to "walk."

My prediction was right!

So cool!

Welcome and Updates

Today the students welcomed our student teacher, Mrs. Glime!  She will be with our class from now until the end of November.  Mrs. Glime received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and is finishing her Masters degree from Phoenix University.  

We are so excited to have her join our class!  She is going to be a wonderful asset to our learning this fall!  I wish she could stay all year!

Please make sure your child has turned in his/her timeline and Starring Me pages!  Try to get those turned in by Thursday at the latest!  Thank you!

We began PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) testing today.  We will be completing this assessment a little each day for the next 2 weeks.  Please make sure your child is well rested and eats a healthy breakfast.  

Our first grade field trip is coming up soon. Stay tuned for more information to come!