Have a Great Summer!

Hello families,

Our final week and a half was a busy time full of learning, fun and adventure. Here are a few highlights.

• We finished publishing our reports and sent them home last week.
• We learned a song about photosynthesis and made a diagram to show the important parts of this process.
• We planted our very own baby spider plants to take home that our classroom plants sent off on suckers (small shoots sent up from the roots to create new plants).
• We cashed in the 3 hours of bonus recess our class earned by mastering reading and/or spelling many pages of sight words.
• We read a few more African folk tales: Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears retold be Verna Aardema, Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock retold by Eric A. Kimmel, and Anansi Goes Fishing retold by Eric A. Kimmel.
• We had a great end of year 1/2 fun day at the Shady Rill Picnic Area. They loved playing for hours in the cold water, did some painting, had ice cream, and played an epic game of capture the flag!
• On Friday we made memory books during the last day our whole class was together (a few friends won't be at school next week; a few friends and myself are also moving on to new schools next year). 
• We read one final book as a class to help keep us together even though some of us will be apart. It's called The Invisible String by Patrice Karst. It taught us that as long as there is love in our hearts we will all be connected by the invisible string between us that holds our hearts together forever.
• On the last day we visited our new classrooms during Step-Up Day. This is
• We had a final All School Meeting and said goodbye to the 6th graders at the gauntlet.
• On Monday the class surprised me with cards they had made as well as a beautiful painting they made together with Ms. Campbell and Mrs. Joslyn. I'll hang it in my new classroom and think of them always!

1/2 Fox 2016-2017

Our last days together were short and sweet. This has been a wonderful year and I am so fortunate to have taught your children. I will miss them all, and all of Rumney, next year. Have a great summer and enjoy your classes next year!

❤ Mrs. Fox

End of Year Fun!

Hey everyone,

Here are a few pictures from the past few days. I'll have one final blog post next week. Hopefully the weather will be better for our field day on Monday. Until then make lemonade with this lemon weather!

❤ Mrs. Fox

Highlights 6-9-17

Hello families,


What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! I'm glad to be back this week with this great class. Thanks for your concern and well wishes while I was out sick last week. Our year sure is winding down quickly now!


In writer's workshop we proofread our final copies of our PLPs/Reports and began to carefully illustrate them. During read aloud we continued reading about cultures, countries, and folktales in Africa. We finished A New True Book: Kenya by Karen Jacobsen, Africa is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight, Water Princess by Susan Verde, Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell, and Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert.


Today we had lots of outside time. We played games with our buddies out in the rain garden and tennis/basketball courts in the morning. We had recess at midday. Then we finished our day with the whole school outside! Some of us watched the sixth grade vs. staff volleyball game. The rest of us played group games or had free play on the playground. It was awesome!


We have two upcoming trips next week! Here are the details for your reference:

Thursday June 15th is the end of year fun day for all the first/second grade classes. Permission slips went home for this field trip earlier this week. We'll be walking down to the Shady Rill Picnic Area at 11:00 and eating lunch there upon arrival. Then we'll play in the water (if the weather is nice), do some art, and play field games together for the whole afternoon. Since we'll be out in the woods and fields please plan clothes accordingly and do a tick check at home that night. We'll take a bus back to Rumney just in time for dismissal. For this trip please pack: lunch, water bottle, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, water shoes, bathing suit, dry clothes, and a towel. If you'd like to join us plentiful chaperones are welcome!


Friday June 16th is the All School Field Day at the Wrightsville Reservoir (rain date is the following Monday June 19). There are no permission forms going home as this is an all school event. We'll be leaving school at 9:30 and returning for dismissal at the end of the day. Lunch will be burgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers (pre-ordered from our kitchen). For this trip please pack: a water bottle, swimsuit, towel, sneakers, sandals, sunscreen, bug spray and a change of clothes.


❤ Mrs. Fox


Dates to Remember
Thursday June 15 - 1/2 End of Year Fun Day @ Shady Rill Picnic Area 11:00-3:15 pm
Friday June 16 - Field Day @ Wrightsville Reservoir (rain date Mon.6/19)
Tuesday June 20 - Step Up Day 9:30 a.m. (moving up to meet their new teacher and gather with the new class for next year!)
Tuesday June 20 - Final All School Meeting 10:15 a.m., 6th grade slideshow & t-shirt presentation
Tuesday June 20 - Last Day 1/2 day, 12:30 dismissal