Report Cards

I hope that you are all SO proud of your little busy bees! I was really happy with the kids' report cards! Sure there are some things here and there that may need a little tweaking and work, but all in all they did a fantastic job! I hope you give them all some hugs and love for their hard work. We talked a lot before I handed out the report cards about how I was proud of them, and how if they needed to improve in some areas that's OKAY, but it's just something they need to work really hard at! After you've had a chance to review the report card please sign and return it so that I can file it before it gets misplaced! Thanks for all of your hard work with the kids at home... it really shows!

Chapel

There has been an ammendment made by the board:

Elementary students are NOT required to wear their dress uniforms to Chapel. They may wear any uniform they like.

My personal opinion is that the dress uniform looks nice for when we have speakers coming and since you paid for it you may as well get some good use from it... but the kids are allowed to wear either uniform for Chapel. So, please feel free to wear the dress uniform none, some, or all Chapel days. =)

Election Day!

We started off the day going to our polling place... 2nd grade! A big thank you for the 2nd grade hosting an election for the elementary students to participate in! McCain won 35-8 over Obama. It was SO cute to watch my little ladies and gentlemen act so grown up as they cast their votes! By the way some of them were talking I think we may have some future politicians on our hands! Hope you all had a chance to get out and vote today and support your country, and make your choice! I'm excited to vote for the first time in Alabama! =) Please remember to pray for our leaders as we learned about in our devotion time yesterday. (1 Tim 2:1-6)

The rest of our school day went well. We continued working on long "u" sounds and we also got to practice our math wrap ups some too! The kids are getting SO fast at them! I'm so proud! Please keep working on flash cards at home!!

A "Bootiful" Day!

Well today just seemed to float by.... and being sick, I was SO thankful for that! We had a great time making our "Friends Don't Let Friends Do Drugs" posters this morning. We're celebrating Red Ribbon week. I always love this week... mainly because I love the innocence I see. If only it lasted... We also had computer lab where we practiced our math facts some more. We're finally getting a little bit quicker at them. I think it's helped that we've learned the Doubles Rap in math class! We also had a surprise today when Lily and Addison's moms came and we got to do a craft project! Thank you for coming ladies! We all (myself included, because who wouldn't want to do this?!) got to paint a ceramic ghost that was dressed in a cute pumpkin costume! We're letting them dry, but you'll get to see them tomorrow! Don't get too spooked! =)

"O" Boy!

Now, about today!!! We had a pretty cool day today in 1st grade... literally!! Our heater wasn't working, but we were fortunate the man came to fix it before the day even ended, leaving us comfy and cozy and WARM!! I must admit, being from IL, I'm NOT used to this weather! In IL when it's cold, it's cold for a long time. When it's hot, it's hot for a long time. There isn't a 40 degree swing in one day!!! That being said... please remember to send jackets for recess time. We are still going out to enjoy the sunshine and get fresh air to clear our minds!
This week we're learning about long o words. When you're reading your AR books at home see if you can find any in the story. Today I sent home an AR progress slip to let you know how many points your child has currently. Please remember he/she needs 3 or more points by Friday, Oct. 31. We will reevaluate and set new goals for the next 6 weeks. We will be getting a new crate of books that are a little more challenging by next Monday, if not before.
Our devotion today was about the Lord's prayer, and also about integrity. We talked about how it's important to do the right thing even when no one is looking. There are always consequences for what we do and say... some are good, and some are not as good. We had a good talk about how Jesus taught His disciples to pray. I always love devotion time... it's so neat to look into their little hearts!!

In math, aside from our regular work, we also a surprise! We got to use our new "wrap-ups" that came with our math program. Here's a picture of what they look like... ask your child to explain how to use one! They are tons of fun and a great way to learn!