Highlights of the Week 12.19.14

Dear Families,

We've had a busy, spirited week! We all worked on some secret holiday gifts that you'll learn about sometime soon! We also read many holiday books about various December holidays--Hannukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. We've also been talking about the Winter Solstice which will take place this weekend. It's an important holiday from long ago and the true beginning of winter. We'll celebrate the solstice with a party on Tuesday.

Please remember to bring in your Secret Snowflake gift on Monday or Tuesday, wrapping and labeled with your child's name. We'll exchange gifts on Tuesday at the party.

This week, and last week, I did a winter sight word reading assessment with all students in the class to see which words they've mastered this fall and what we still need to work on for the rest of the year. This Friday and Monday first and second graders are also doing a computer based math screening with their math teachers. This screening is being done in all the elementary schools in WCSU--it is not impacting student grades.

In second grade math we've begun using the regrouping strategy while adding, using the traditional vertical setup for adding two numbers. We used cuisenaire rods to model what is really happening and show concretely why we carry a ten into the tens column. We're practicing how to show work adding by place value this way and it's going great so far! (We have not introduced this strategy for subtraction yet. One step at a time!)

On Friday we had our first Four Winds science program on rocks and minerals. Thanks to Honi who came to our class to present this program. Four Winds is only available with the generosity of volunteer's time. If you'd like to  join in the fun and be a part of our Four Winds, please contact me or Honi!

Also, the Storytelling event that was to occur next week has been postponed until January.

This will be my last posting before vacation. We have two school days next week. I hope you all have a great holiday break. School returns on January 5th.

HOW 12.15.14

Dear Families,

Last week was a strange school week for sure. The early release and two days off makes it hard to remember what day today is! Well, sorry to get this out to you on a Monday, I'm sure some of were looking for this information on Friday. I hope you all stayed safe and warm on our snowy and powerless days.

Here are some important notes, dates, and reminders:

• Cartoon Residency: This coming week will be the Primary Unit's time to learn about and create comic strips! We will have a session every day, from 9:20-10:00, with cartoon artist Peter Basch, a Master's candidate at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Please help your child come to school ready and on time each day!
• Pajama Day: Since we had a snow day on the original date, pajama day has been rescheduled for this coming Wednesday, December 17th. Kids are welcome to wear pajamas to school on that date. (If a night gown is worn, leggings or pants must be worn underneath.)
• Storytellers: Mrs. Woodard has arranged for storytellers to come to Rumney on Monday Dec. 22nd. The Primary Unit will hear their fantastic tales from 1:00-1:45 that afternoon.
• Solstice Party: Our Solstice party and gift exchange is Tuesday Dec. 23rd at 2:30 pm. So far I've received offers for paper goods and cookies so far. Could someone also donate a bottle of juice? Maybe some cheese and crackers? Cut fruit? Or popcorn? Let me know!
• Holiday Break: There will be no school from Wednesday Dec. 24th to Friday Jan. 2nd. School will resume on Monday January 5th.

HOW 12.5.14

Dear Families,

We had another great week together. We finished writing our science books on traits and heredity and continued writing narratives during Writer's Workshop. We finished reading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White just in time to see the play at the Flynn in Burlington. I'm so grateful that the weather cooperated. It was a fantastic play and a very special day for all of us. Thanks to all the chaperones who came and made our day such a success!

In second grade math students completed pre-assessments to show me what they already know about addition using the standard (vertical) algorithm. We'll all be learning more about this and how to use it to simplify adding two and three digit numbers by place value. (We won't use this strategy for subtraction yet--one step at a time!)

Next week in science we'll begin a new unit on light and shadow. For some of the lessons we plan to do we'll need a few items. Perhaps you have a shoebox you can give us? (We need 5-10 shoe boxes.) Or would you be able to lend us a flashlight for December/January? (If so, please send it in labeled with your name so we can easily return it!)

On Thursday we talked about the Winter Solstice party we'll have the final Tuesday before break. As part of the celebration we'll have a Secret Snowflake gift exchange. I hope you saw my letter home to you about this--we chose names on Thursday so you'll have plenty of time to prepare. I know how busy this time of year can get! If you have any questions, please contact me! Also, if your child won't be in school on the Tuesday before break please let me know! I hope everyone will be there!

Today I write to you from home. I went home sick yesterday and just talked in a whisper when I needed to--I am so thankful to have such a caring and helpful class! Just a bad cold--I'll be back on Monday. Have a fantastic and restful weekend!

Highlights of the Week 11.21.14

Dear Families,

What a wonderful week we've had! We talked about how to check for understanding while we read. We practiced this while reading a Scholastic News about Thanksgiving. We learned some new things about how the Pilgrims traveled and how they learned to grow food.

First grade mathematicians continue practicing addition strategies. Second grade mathematicians have been using their addition and subtraction facts with two and three digit equations using number lines to find the missing value. We've also been studying story problems to determine which part is missing: Start +/- Change = Result. We've also been doing a ton of place value practice and learning about equivalencies of ones, tens, and hundreds.

In writing students continue working on true small moment stories or are working on their own imaginative narratives--student choice! Both types of stories need the same elements: characters, setting (when and where), beginning, middle, and end. We've been using a planning sheet to begin thinking about fiction narratives so we have an idea of the whole story arc before we begin writing.

We did amazing science writing this week and are nearly done with our books. Many of you saw these books in progress at conferences. We'll be excited to share the final books with you too!

Now, some housekeeping. THANK YOU so much for sending your children in with indoor shoes! It helps keep our room clean. Since we sit on the floor a lot, it's nice to not have a wet rug to sit upon. The next great thing you can do for us is be sure to label snowpants, jackets, fleeces, gloves, hats, boots. It's amazing how many of these items get left behind each day. I do a "fashion show" at the end of most days for the unclaimed and unlabeled items, but it would be tremendously helpful if you labeled your child's items so they can be easily returned. Sometimes gloves get left on the bus and it's hard to get them back to the right person.

Thanks also for sending so many permission slips back already for Charlotte's Web. I'm just waiting to get 5 more slips back. Our chaperones are: Jane Erickson, Anita Bourgeois, Honi Bean Barrett, and Jocelyn Haley. Thanks for volunteering!

Next week we have two school days which will follow our normal routines. See you then!





Important Dates:
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
December 3: Charlotte's Web at the Flynn Theater 
December 11: All School Meeting 2:30 pm

Highlights of the Week 11.14.14

Dear Families,

It was great to meet with so many of you this week for conferences. I'm glad we got to show off a lot of our projects and hard work to you also. We had a lot of change to our school schedule this week with the two half days and an all-school meeting. We also spent an afternoon with 4 amazing volunteers (thanks!) making listening tools. Everyone was excited and did a great job taking turns to make tools with their choice of fillings: beans, lentils, or rice. Thanks to the many families who sent in materials or came in to help us with the project. We couldn't have done it without you!

We continue to read Charlotte's Web any chance we get. Our trip to the Flynn to see this book as a play is coming up the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. Permission slips for this trip will be coming home next week. Please check for them and send them in promptly!


I was also impressed by home many students came to school prepared for a snowy recess today! The kids who had all their gear had the most fun! Please spend some time this weekend digging out the rest of the snow/winter gear. Please send students with gloves/mittens, hats, warm jackets, snowpants, and boots each day. Please also send indoor shoes. Our floor, carpet, and rug were wet and muddy after recess! Indoor shoes can go back/forth each day or a pair of indoor shoes can live in our classroom for the winter.

Speaking of shoes, we've all be learning or teaching others how to tie shoes this week. Many new tiers have made progress in learning this important skill. If your child is still working on tying shoes, please help them practice at home too!

Important Dates:
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
December 3: Charlotte's Web at the Flynn Theater

Highlights of the Week 11.7.14

Dear families,

This week has been great! We've been working together and taking care of ourselves well. Many of us do have colds though, so extra water and sleep please to keep us all healthy! 

We were also super excited to see snow on Friday but many of us were COLD at and after recess. Please start to send kids in with all their cold weather clothes (boots, warm coat, gloves/mittens, hat). If your child wears boots to school it's also good to send in indoor shoes so our floors aren't slippery and wet. Indoor shoes can stay in our room or make the trip home/school every day!

We practiced a few more reading strategies this week: break the word into smaller parts, flex the sound, and connect to the story. We have also been thoroughly engaged in Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. It's amazing how much we have learned about spiders through this novel. We've also read a few articles and books about spiders to supplement our knowledge of spiders and webs.

Students have done amazing science writing this week, taking their notes about the similar and different traits of their animals and creating sentences describing it all. Our study of traits and heredity is coming along nicely and all the students are excited to share their books with you!

We also did a fantastic writing activity called 2 Stars and a Wish. In this activity students reflected on the things they are happy about doing at school, things they are proud that they have done at school, and things they want to get better at in school. I'll send these home today so your child can share with you their stars and wishes. You'll also notice in your child's progress report I used the same language to reflect his/her progress so far. Please take a look at my notes and we can discuss them at conferences next week!


One last thing: next Wednesday we'll be making some listening tools to keep in the classroom. I have one parent helper already but if you're also free to help Wednesday 2:20-3:00 please let me know!


Important Dates:
November 10: Half-day for students; Parent/Teacher conferences
November 11: Half-day for students; Parent/Teacher conferences
November 13: All School Meeting 2:45pm
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

Highlights of the Week 10.31.14

Dear Families,

 This week we made some changes to our snack & literacy routines. We're eating snack earlier--before literacy--so that we can enjoy each others company more and have some extra social time. We've also made our literacy blocks shorter. This gives me the opportunity to meet with more groups of kids and meet with groups more frequently. It also gives students a chance to have more choice over their literacy time--allowing them to practice reading in multiple ways while also practicing word work and independent writing.

We've been busy bookmakers in science and writing. In science we built our Traits science books and have begun to put in our science sketches and notes to show what we've learned about traits in adult versus young plants and animals. In writing we've been illustrating typed copies of our books. By the end of the week nearly everyone had a typed story to put create a published piece!

On Wednesday I was out attending a math class on number concept, number sense, and additive reasoning. These are integral to the math curriculum that Ben and I use to teach first and second grade math. In second grade math we continue to focus on addition/subtraction facts, money, place value, and story problems.

We had a few special events this week: a visit to the Smoke House for fire prevention education and a visit from Planting Hope (teaching us how they support education in some Nicaraguan schools and sharing some song and dance with us).


Even with the mounting excitement for Halloween we had a full week of fun and learning! 

Important Dates:
November 10: Half-day for students; Parent/Teacher conferences
November 11: Half-day for students; Parent/Teacher conferences
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

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Here is the information again, in case you still need to sign up for a conference:

This year the superintendent set aside two half-days for Parent/Teacher conferences, November 10 & 11. School will run 8:45-12:30 and then conferences will take place after the students have left.

Conferences run for 20 minutes. Please be on time because conferences are scheduled back-to-back.
Monday conference times with me are between 12:40 and 7:00 pm.
Tuesday conference times with me are between 12:40 and 2:00 pm.

Please sign up for one conference time at this link:  http://www.rumney.org/conference
 **If you don't have internet access, please send me a note about your time preference and I'll plug you into an available slot.

Highlights of the Week 10.24.14

Dear Families,

This week we began more independent science work. Students had a choice of animals to study: Humpback Whales, Grizzly Bears, Grey Wolves, or Rhode Island Red Chickens. Students studied pictures of these baby and adult animals to notice their traits-- what they had in common and what was different about them. We also worked in groups to study our baby and adult Jade plants that live in our classroom. We were amazed that there was a leaf on the adult plant that was longer than the height of the baby plant! Everyone has been working diligently to record their science findings in words and pictures.

We've continued reading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and have enjoyed finding many juicy words. These are interesting and uncommon words. We talk about the meaning of these words to help us understand better what is happening. We've also been using the skill of visualizing what is happening. Since there are very few pictures in this chapter book, taking the time to visualize what is happening gives students time to digest what they heard and have better comprehension.

First and second graders have been doing a lot of place value work in math. In first grade they've continued discussing what happens to all the ones when it becomes a ten. In second grade we're building and taking apart numbers to see how many hundreds, tens, and ones make that number. We've also been practicing writing numbers in 3 ways: digits, words, and expanded notation.

Writing has been an exciting time this week. Almost everyone has finished editing their stories and is ready for publication. On Friday our buddies helped us type up our stories! Next week we'll all be ready to illustrate our first published book!


**Next week we're going to try to re-do our class picture since a few students weren't there when our class photo was taken. I don't know which day it'll be because I want to make sure we're all here this time! The LifeTouch photographer is being super flexible and will come whichever day works for us (after kids are here so we know all will be in the picture).


Earlier this week I sent out a note or email to you about parent-teacher conferences. Here is the information again, in case you still need to sign up:

This year the superintendent set aside two half-days for Parent/Teacher conferences, November 10 & 11. School will run 8:45-12:30 and then conferences will take place after the students have left.

Conferences run for 20 minutes. Please be on time because conferences are scheduled back-to-back.
Monday conference times with me are between 12:40 and 7:00 pm.
Tuesday conference times with me are between 12:40 and 2:00 pm.

Please sign up for one conference time at this link:  http://www.rumney.org/conference
 **If you don't have internet access, please send me a note about your time preference and I'll plug you into an available slot.

Highlights of the Week 10.17.14

Dear Families,

We had another great week together. We were excited to begin a new chapter book together, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. We'll be reading this together for the next weeks in preparation for seeing this book come to life in a play at the Flynn in December.

Many students finished editing one of their small moment stories and they are ready for publication! The next step is typing. Is anyone available 9:30-10:30 Monday-Wednesday or 12:50-1:20 Monday/Friday next week to type up stories? Please email me or send me a note if you can come help type stories!


In science we looked at the traits of a mature pumpkin plant. Then we compared the traits of the seedling to the mature plant. We same some things that were the same and some things that were different.  We'll continue to learn about traits in plants next week.

This week we also had our first class in a special 10 week residency--Yoga for the Classroom. Our old friend Becky Crandell is coming in to help classes learn about the calming, energizing, and focusing effects of yoga when used in the classroom. We'll be learning some activities and yoga moves we can do right in our seats--no mats required! 


Dates to Remember:
Wednesday October 22 -- Make-up Picture Day 

Highlights of the Week 10.9.14

We fit a lot of fun and learning into our shorter week. During literacy many students have been focusing on sight word acquisition to help them to become stronger readers. Other students are using their comprehension strategies to help them read more closely and respond to their reading in writing. We learned about some sight word spelling games that we can play during Word Work too!

In writing we learned how to self-assess our small moment narratives to see if they are done. Students then worked to make those things they needed to work on better. Some students began the editing process. We hope to begin typing some of our small moment stories soon! 

 First grade mathematicians have been practicing their N+1 and N+10 addition facts. They've been building number sentences using Cuisenaire rods too. Second grade mathematicians have been practicing their N+10 and N+9 addition and subtraction facts. We've been adding two and three digit numbers by place value--adding the tens, adding the ones. We've also been counting a lot of money this week. This is a fun thing to do at home too!

We did some science sketching of the pumpkin seedlings we grew this year. We also did science sketching of mature pumpkin plants from pictures. We talked about our experiences with real mature pumpkin plants, too.

Our class had a special job at the All School Meeting. Mr. Rosen had noticed how much we've worked on showing Rumney CARES in the hallways. He asked us to teach the school how we do it and why it's important!

Important Dates:
Friday October 10-- NO SCHOOL for students (Teacher Inservice)
Monday October 13--NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day)

Highlights of the Week 10.3.14

Dear Families,

This week we learned about Body In and Brain In. These are two reminders to help us have calm bodies so we can think, focus, and do. 

We also began to do science sketching this week. Different from art drawing, science sketching helps us focus on what is really there so we can learn about the things we observe. We read a book about the different traits that Saguaro cacti have. Then we went outside and did science sketching to help us notice what was the same and what was different about the Paper Birches on our playground.

In writing we've been wrapping up some small moment stories and learning how to make a good ending. This week we added feelings into our writing. Next week we'll being the next stage of writing: editing. We read some books this week that were about small moments or good endings. Our reading log: White Water, More! More! More! Said the Baby, and Where's Our Mama?

In literacy we began new reading groups. Throughout the week different groups of students meet with me to work on similar reading skills and sight words. We also began our Word Work groups this week. This is a time we share with Ben's class so students are practicing word patterns that are just right for them. Ben, Ms. Sheldon, Mrs. Breidenstein and myself teach these different groups.

Reminder: Scholastic book orders are due next Thursday, Oct. 9.  Order online (the link is posted on our class blog) or send in your order and check to me. 

Important Dates:
Thursday October 9-- All School Meeting, 2:45-3:25pm
Friday October 10-- NO SCHOOL for students (Teacher Inservice)
Monday October 13--NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day)
 

Highlights of the Week 9.26.14

Dear Families,

It was so great to see so many of you this week for Open House. You got a chance to see first hand what we've been up to at school. I hope you're as proud of your child's work as I am. We've all been working hard during our first month at school.

Early in the week we celebrated the Autumnal Equinox by going outside on a Signs of Fall Hunt--using all our senses (except for taste). We also studied some fall leaves, diagrammed leaves, and looked at the texture and patterns of leaf rubbings.

This week I spent two days doing one-on-one reading assessments to get to know each child's strengths and needs as readers. This year we'll be learning more word decoding strategies and comprehension strategies to help all readers progress. I'll be posting the reading strategies charts (as well as our letter-keyword-sound alphabet) we use at school if you'd like to support your reader with using strategies at home too. Remember, it is the Rumney school expectation that every child reads and/or is read to for 20 minutes each night!


This week we read more small moment stories: Something Special for Me, The Dandelion Seed, and Amazing Grace. I hope you got a chance to check out some of your child's stories at Open House. We've really been working on sequencing our small moments by planning the beginning, middle, and end events.


In second grade math we've been exploring more strategies for adding and subtracting. We're also working on making our N+10 and N+9 facts into Snap Facts. Don't forget--those triangular flash cards help to practice these fact families as addition and subtraction facts! We've also been doing a lot of money counting and are practicing how to add money and write monetary amounts (i.e. popcorn costs $0.50).

I'm sending home information for the Scholastic Reading Club today. Also check out the link info I put right on the blog! Orders are due October 9th. Ordering online is quick and easy! I will accept paper orders but they must be paid by check--NO CASH.

Today was our All School Hike. Thanks to our parent volunteers for coming with us and enjoying this beautiful fall weather and terrific Rumney event!

Go Carrots!

An impromptu cheer of "Go Carrots" resounded after we finished 

harvesting carrots for the Middlesex Foodshelf.

Highlights of the Week 9.19.14

Hello Families,

We've had another fun, busy week together. Our literacy routines and options have grown even more. This week we added Free Writing as a literacy choice. Students can work on any type of writing they choose--this is a very popular literacy choice! We also learned how to do Listen to Reading--listening to CD audiobooks. Listening to audiobooks is great for every type of reader--giving all access to higher level texts, interesting and fun plots, and juicy vocabulary. We also began to do our literacy sign-up routine during morning arrival time.

In writing we continue to add detail to our small moment stories, helping the reader picture what is happening. Some students are finishing stories and having a hard time thinking of another small moment to write about. At Open House next week, I'll give you a chance to brainstorm some small moment story ideas together. We read a few books this week that helped us see this detail in small moment stories first hand: The Day the Goose Got Loose, The Kissing Hand, A Chair for my Mother, and Knuffle Bunny.

We took some time in science to look at daylight and sun patterns again during the last true week of summer. Monday will be the autumnal equinox! We also harvested carrots (for the Middlesex Foodshelf), beets, and looked at the huge sunflowers from the garden. Thanks for your help with this project, Dina and Honi!

On Wednesday I was out and got a fantastic report from the guest teacher when I returned. Our class really knows how to show Rumney CARES!

Next Friday is our All School Hike. Grades 1/2 will be hiking together. Please return chaperone and permission slips on Monday so Ben and I can start to make our hiking groups!

Next week we'll also begin "Sharing."  This is a time where students can share a short story from their life, share something they've made (i.e. craft project, drawing), photos of family or events, or interesting things from nature. (We will not be sharing about toys.) Please help your child prepare what they want to share. We have a 2 week sharing cycle. (Your child will share every other week--on their "couch day."
Week 1: Monday-Ace, Aiden, Alden  Wednesday-Allie, Amanda, Anna  Thursday-Caitlin, Elly, Gregory  Friday-Henry, Jacob
Week 2: Monday-Jimmy, Josephine  Wednesday-Josie, Kiersten, Logan  Thursday-Tanner, Molly, Noah  Friday-Olive, Meriah

Important Dates:
Tuesday September 23 -- Open House, K-2 6:00-7:00 pm, 3-6 6:30-7:30 pm
Friday September 26 -- All School Hike (rain date Tuesday September 30)
Thursday October 9-- All School Meeting, 2:45-3:25pm
Friday October 10-- NO SCHOOL for students (Teacher Inservice)
Monday October 13--NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day)

Highlights of the Week 9.12.14

Hello families!

We've had another full and fun week in first and second grade. We began a yearlong study of sunlight. We read What Is the Sun? to get our minds thinking. This week we gathered information for Summer--only a few days left! We tracked the location of the sun in the morning and afternoon, observed the amount of sunlight outside our window in the afternoon, and graphed the number of daylight hours. We also planted pumpkin seeds so we'll have some baby plants to study in a few weeks.

Our literacy routines are also expanding. This week we've focused on successful Partner Reading--what that looks like, sounds like, and feels like. We increased our quiet Read to Self time to 20 minutes. Some reading groups have begun as well. We're working on keeping a quiet working volume so readers can focus no matter where or with whom they're reading.

This week we read another CARES related book, Big Al. We also read a bunch of "Small Moment" stories: The Paperboy, Kitten's First Full Moon, and The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash. These books have helped us think about our own small moments that we're beginning to stretch out into stories. Writer's Workshop is in full effect! Everyone was excited to receive their own writing journals and begin to write their stories in detail.

Both first and second graders have been using Cuisenaire rods in math, creating concrete examples to understand the math concept and skills we're practicing. In second grade math, we're working on solidifying N+10 and N+9 addition and subtraction fact families. We've begun to dissect numbers and think about place value (i.e. 4,569=4,000+500+60+9). We're also invested in finding ways to show our thinking when solving story problems. 

Friday was our first time meeting our 6th grade buddies for the year. Everyone had fun partner reading--both reading to their 6th grader and being read to!

**Please remember sneakers each Monday and Friday for P.E.!!!

Important Dates:
Tuesday September 23 -- Open House, K-2 6:00-7:00 pm, 3-6 6:30-7:30 pm
Friday September 26 -- All School Hike (rain date Tuesday September 30)
 

Highlights of the Week 9.5.14

Hello families,

We've had a great week together getting to know each other more and creating a foundation for our classroom learning community. This week we brainstormed lots of ideas for what rules will help us learn together this year. We then whittled them down expertly into 5 classroom rules:

1. Respect things in the room.
2. Safety first
3. One hand, one voice
4. The Golden Rule
5. Do your best!

We did a lot of reading this week together, silently, and aloud. We practiced a Literacy routine of "Read to Self" and got up to 15 minutes of quiet independent reading so far! I also did a fun lesson on picking "Good Fit Books" by comparing them to shoes--not every shoe is right for everyone or every activity. Books are the same way--not every book is right for everyone or every purpose for reading.

We discussed our Rumney CARES words and thought of clues to help us remember the meanings:

Cooperation - Work together and help each other.
Courage - Try something new. 
Assertiveness - Stand up for yourself. Say what you need.
Acceptance - Go with the flow.
Respect - Treat people and things nicely.
Responsibility - Take care of your things and yourself.
Empathy - Think about how other people feel.
Excellence - Do your best!
Safety - Keep your body safe and in control.
Self-Control - Make good choices.


I read many books to the class that demonstrated aspects of CARES as well as books that show reaching goals, connecting to our discussion of Hopes and Dreams for the year. We each worked to write down one or two goals to work on at school this year. 
This week's reading log:
Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Hot-Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Molly the Brave and Me by Jane O'Connor


Important Dates
Thursday September 11 -- All School Meeting 2:45 pm
Friday September 12 -- Picture Day
Tuesday September 23 -- Open House, K-2 6:00-7:00 pm
Friday September 26 -- All School Hike (rain date Tuesday September 30)

Welcome!

Welcome to a new school year! I hope your child is enjoying our time together so far and is settling into our new first/second grade community smoothly. I'm working on putting together a classroom blog so you have access to our news and helpful links. I will continue to update this page throughout the year.

Please check back each Friday for our weekly highlights!

If you need to reach me directly about your child please call or email me at school!