First Grade News and Pics 6-11-21

 What a GREAT week!

We couldn't have asked for a  better week with the kids! 

We started the week with Robotics and sponge painting ocean animals onto our tie-dye shirts.

Mrs. Logan told us about the sardine factory in Eastport.

Many of us even tried sardines!

We had a Beach Day!

We danced to the Beach Boys.

We made frames. We took pictures.

We played with noodles and balloons.

We hit the sprinklers. We made sand cups.

We played bucket brigade. 

We played water balloon toss. We had Guess Box.

Such a great day!

We had Sparkle and Shine Day in memory of Mrs. Harrison.

We said good-bye and good luck to the 8th graders on their last day!

Mrs. Logan was the grand marshal of the parade.

She is retiring after 42 years at VCS.

We are going to miss her like crazy!!

We signed t-shirts. 

We got yearbooks.

We watched a slide show of our year.

We had a barbecue.

We had field day!

We said good-bye. <3

We learned to play Heads Up 7 Up.

Surprising Mrs. Kimball with an early birthday celebration...

first time ever getting to have a birthday at school!

Hooray for a fabulous first grade year!

Have a wonderful summer and...

come back and visit!!! <3

Gardening with Mrs. Richard

 Planting potatoes to harvest in the fall.

First Grade Newsletter and Pics Week Ending 6-4-21

 Hi! We can't believe we only have five days left together!! We are excited for summer but first grade has been amazing! It's been such an incredible year! We couldn't have asked for a better class.

This week we've been busy reading Andre, tie-dying t-shirts, looking how to use Word Art on the chrome books and going through all of our stuff! Some of us have finished our math and spelling books. However, many will finish next week. We also drew our Books for Bikes winners. We were so proud of the kids...what great sports! They were so happy for each other. Great reading by all!

We will be painting ocean animals on the t-shirts we tie-dyed on Monday and Tuesday. We will wear these shirts on field day on Friday. 

On Wednesday we will be having a beach themed day. We have lots of fun activities planned!

Thursday is Step Up Day. Students will be meeting with their second grade teacher, Mrs. Humphrey.

Friday is Field Day. We will also be having a barbecue. 

Next week is supposed to be really hot. Please make sure your child brings a water bottle. They can be filled/refilled here. 

Congratulations to our bike winners...

and to everyone who participated by reading!

We had quite the football game going on at recess this week.

Happy Birthday!!

Such an Amazing Group!!! 

Here's to making our last five days the absolute best!

Happy Weekend!!

First Grade Newsletter and Pics Week Ending 5-28-21

 Hi. It was a hot and cold kind of week...how weird is our weather?! We were busy with our regular schedule as we added in lots of ocean information. The kids love talking about ocean animals! We started reading the book, Andre. If you or anyone in your family were able to see the actual Andre, make sure to tell your child all about it. 

We took the first of our last two NWEAs this week. Math went very well. We will take the Reading one on Wednesday. 

We started writing fish stories. We learned to use Kiddle.co, a kid friendly search engine, so we can start our ocean animal research.

We had fun running around the loop out front to get misted by the sprinklers on the way back from our recess break. Such a fun way to cool off!

Important Dates to Remember

Monday, May 31st - No School

Tuesday, June 1st - Books for Bikes Drawing

Wednesday, June 2nd - Tie dye shirts (Don't forget your white t-shirt.)

Monday, June 7th - Painting shirts

Thursday, June 10th - Step Up Day, Car Parade at 7:00 (ish) pm

Friday, June 11th - Last Day, Field Day, Barbecue Lunch

Tuesday, June 29th - Summer Program Begins

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!