Weekly Class Letter

May 24, 2010

Dear Families,

 

I must say that our Botanical Garden on Friday was a great success!  We had so many compliments on the job we did.  And the kids felt good about teaching all of our visitors about the plants in our Learning Preserve.

Today, we’ll do our presentations for each other, because we wanted to “push each other’s buttons” to learn about the other plants.  Also, we will listen to a fifth grade class present a readers‘ theater performance, and have a Panther Paw Celebration by playing games outside with fourth graders!  In the afternoon, we’ll finish our letters to our first grade friends at Sunnyside Elementary.  We want to mail them in time before school’s out on Thursday.

Tomorrow, we will watch plays performed by the other first grade classes.  Then, Mrs. Trudeaux, our counselor, will spend some time with the first graders outside for a long recess.  Also, we’ll have our last Sharing that day.

In the afternoon, the students will do their last assignment - sharing a special memory of first grade.  We did so much this year, I think it will be difficult to choose just one: Biography TV, Penguin Parade, 100-Day, our Earth Day play, Marble Ramp, Botanical Garden, hatching chicks, field trips, and so much more!  Wow, we were a busy bunch - not to mention learning reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and all of our 6Ps and 5As.  I think we accomplished so many things because the students were such enthusiastic, engaged, and polite learners.  I’m sure going to miss them!

Speaking of not wanting to say farewell, I sincerely hope you come to our Farewell First Grade Picnic on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.  We’ll meet outside on the south side of the school near the playground.  Please bring your own meal and we’ll provide dessert.  I’d love for you to join us in our classroom afterward for a our class celebration and pick up your child’s first grade things.  I’m afraid I won’t have the report cards, like I hoped.  The district prints them for us, and I was told that won’t happen until Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the first graders will watch a movie in the library, and then we’ll walk to Santa Rita Park for our math-wheel celebration.  We’ll have pizza, watermelon, cookies, and a lot of fun together.  If you offered to donate items for the trip, please send them that morning.  Thanks!

On Thursday, we will put away the classroom for the summer, watch the movie, “Fly Away Home,” and enjoy our last day together.  I sent home a note about the movie in today’s folder.  Also, there’s a note requesting your mailing address because I like to write the kids a letter over the summer.  Thanks and take care.  Have a wonderful summer and come visit me from second grade!  

Karen Morris 259-3060 home

Photographs

Here are some pictures of our Botanical Garden presentation! The kids researched the plants in our Learning Preserve, wrote reports about them, and presented them to visitors.

Photos