Happy Halloween Everyone!

We had a great Halloween party on Friday. Lots of cute costumes!! Thanks to all the parents for their help and donations! Hope everyone has a safe and fun time trick or treating!

That Time of the Year

Well, here I am again writing later than I planned on--sorry. I've been a bit under the weather, as have some of the kids in the class. I guess it's kleenex and germ-x time of the year!! We're celebrating Red Ribbon Week this week. This year it's not just saying no to Drugs and Alcohol, but saying yes to Healthier Habits! Of course we'll be having our annual Halloween party on Friday. I always love to see what costumes the students come up with! We all know they will have a great time eating, playing games, and making some crafts! Thanks to all of the great parents that have been coming in to help with things and that are helping and donating items for the Halloween party--you're all WONDERFUL!! Have a safe Halloween everyone!

Time Flies

First, my apologies for not posting for so long. It sure is a busy time of the year and the blog was the one thing that I let slip by. It's hard to believe that we are now into the second semester of school! The leaves are falling and the students have gotten well into the second grade curriculum. We've been studying nocturnal animals, including owls, worms, and this week bats. Sooner than not it will be Halloween and we'll all be dressing up. I'd love to say that I know what I'm going to be, like all the students do, but frankly I have no idea!! At least I have some time. We've started working in small novel groups and you should see your student bringing home a book to read off and on. It's amazing to see them get into these books and have such great discussions. There are various parents that have been in to help with flashcards since I posted last, but one I know I haven't thanked before is Mrs. Rolf--so thanks to her and all those others that help out so much! Hope to get back to posting more regularly! Have a great week everyone!

It's October!!

Well, it's October already and the trees are becoming beautiful. We're well into the school year and the students are settling in. It was nice to talk with so many parents last week and have such good conversations about the students. If your child didn't tell you, we made applesauce onFriday to wrap up our apple unit. I believe the class liked it--or at least I got that impression from all the Mmmmm! We'll be moving on to worms, owls and nocturnal animals. Thanks to Mrs. Shaft for flashcards this week!! The students are all progressing well on their facts--much of it due to the great practice they get with volunteers!