Dear Journal:

I finished my First Grade journal! It was a lot of hard work and I had to think of lots and lots of ideas. I'm getting to be a pretty good author. In fact, I love to write. I also love the awesome bow I'm wearing. I hope you can see it there on the side of my head. You would never miss ME in a crowd!

Love,

Princess Janey

A couple of months ago, we made a list of about 10 different parties we could use as rewards for good classroom behavior. We came up with: a fancy party, a pizza party, a beach party, a pj party, a popcorn party, etc... My very favorite party they (Marley came up with the idea) came up with was a cereal party. HONESTLY this was one of the best parties in the history of my teaching career!! It was a blast. You can read below about all the details. Following the note, you will find some photos of the event! I will definitely make this an annual event.

Casey, Bailey, and Grant

Who doesn't like Fruit Loops??

I never would have imagined that some children do not

like cereal! So, this little one brought a lovely,

coconut covered donut! It looked elegant of her doily.

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And some children aren't really sure what to do with

their cereal bowls or lids!

Silly Bryan!

The end of a lovely little party.

A VERY Sweet Valentine Celebration!

We had a fantastic Valentine's Day party yesterday. Dylan's family brought some amazing cupcakes with tons of frosting. Aurora's mom brought some brownie bites. Grant's mom came along to help with "crowd control". And Mrs. Houghton organized the entire thing. I love our moms and dads! What would I do without them??

I'm pretty sure that Rebeca LOVED her

cupcake.

What do YOU think?

Brieanna's Valentine

Valentine Vomit!

(Valentine treats rival Halloween!)

I can't figure out if Ryan likes his cupcake or not!

Just look at Bayley's loot!

I admit...I had two of these puppies!

So yummy!

Aurora's loot bag.

Here is a short video of Rebeca showing us her beating heart ring.

Another Journal Completed!

Look how happy little Miss Tayla is about the journal she just finished!

I love to read my little friends' writing!

I love this little girl!

Happy 100th Day of School!

Can you believe that today was the 100th day of school?? We have been counting down for, well, 100 days! As you can see, we made glasses and headbands. We drew a picture of how we look today and then a picture of what we would look like in 100 years...lots of canes, gray hair, and one-toothed people.

We wrote 100 words. We made a little booklet that answered such statements as, "I could never eat 100__________", and "Having 100 _________ could really be a problem!" We jumped up and down 100 times, which was really 200 because they were double jumping...I didn't bother telling them any differently. :)

It was an awesome day. Enjoy the pictures! Who is YOUR favorite?

Ryan and Zoe

Emma and Janey

Brieanna and Lucas

Bryan and Marley

Casey and Aurora

Tayla and Anthony

Alan and Bailey

Heston and Dylan

Chloe and Rebeca

Alex and Grant

Mrs. Anderson wearing Chloe's glasses

and Alan's headband! Zoe took the picture

for me. She did a good job!

Two More...

All it takes is for that first student to finish

his/her journal to start the ball rolling.

Now all of the students

are scrambling to finish

their own journals so they can get a brand new one.

Here are our newest Jounalists...so to speak!

Aurora and Casey

Whoops!

I handed them the wrong journal.

But, they are such cuties,

I had to post all four photos!

"My Mom Will Be So Proud of Me!"

Today was a big day in Room 6. Why? Because Lucas and Marley were the first ones in the class to finish writing their first First Grade Journal!!! Several children are close but these two were the first.

My favorite thing about teaching first grade is reading the students journals. It just tickles me pink to read their sweet musings. To read what they are thinking about. To hear what they like (families) and do not like (bullies).

As Marley was putting her finished journal in her "cubby" she shared an exciting moment with herself. She didn't realize that anyone was listening as she stood in front of her cubby and looked lovingly at her journal. Then she said aloud with a gigantic smile on her face:

"Oh my gosh!! My mom will be soooooo proud of me!"

No doubt about it Marley, your mom is proud of you...so is your teacher!