Last Day of School Reminders :)

This is it! Tomorrow is our last day in Room 4! :) Just a couple of reminders:
* Our School Academic Celebration will begin at 9:30 tomorrow. This is scheduled to be done at 10:15.
* Room 4 Awards will begin at 2:30. After awards, I have a parent that has graciously offered to bring a treat for the students and I have juice boxes. My goal is for this event to last until 3:45 so that if you want to take your child home you can without having to sign them out. :)

I look forward to seeing you all and celebrating the accomplishments of this amazing 1st grade class!

Room 4 Class Awards

While the students are out enjoying fun & games with field day, I am going to take advantage of my prep-time to get organized for our last week in 1st grade. :)

Next Friday, May 24th is our last day of school. There will be an all-school awards ceremony in the morning with awards being given for academics, attendance, and citizenship. In addition to the ceremony in the morning, we will have our Room 4 Awards in the afternoon. Parents & special guests are invited to Room 4 at 2:30 for our class awards. All students will be receiving a special award from me. I anticipate this event will take about an hour.

Hope to see you there! :) 

Spirit Week, Field Day & Spring Carnival

Next week is a BUSY (&fun) week at AHE!

Spirit Week: To celebrate all the learning that has taken place this year, students are invited to take part in our school-wide spirit week next week. Each day will have a different theme for students to dress up.
Monday: Book Character Day, dress up like your favorite book character
Tuesday: Hat Day/Crazy Hair Day, students can either wear a hat or do their hair crazy
Wednesday: Wacky/Tacky Wednesday, wear your wacky, tacky, and mismatched clothes
Thursday: Sports Team Day, dress to support your favorite sports team
Friday: Green & White Spirit Day, wear your AHE colors to support your favorite elementary school

Field Day: Next Tuesday, May 14th is Field Day. Field Day is an all afternoon event hosted by the 6th grade students and Ms. Ortega. There will be various stations set up around the school yard including a water slide, shoe toss, blowing bubbles, and many more. We will rotate through the stations all afternoon. Early forecasts for Tuesday look great, little warm, but great. I encourage students to wear cool and comfortable clothes. I don't mind 1 piece bathing suits worn under clothes. I also encourage a  dry change of clothes for the bus ride home. Students can bring water bottles, sunglasses, sunscreen, or anything else you think necessary for an afternoon outside.

Spring Carnival: Next Friday, May 17th is our school carnival. This is a HUGE fundraiser for our school PTO. Our PTO uses the funds raised to support teachers and events through the year, including teacher stipends which are very much appreciated by the teachers. :) It is a great event for the family. There will be games, prizes, food, even a dunking booth with the opportunity to sink Ms. Carroll-Frey or Mr. Bodie! :)
I hope to see you there!

Olympics Success

Wanted to share our class pic! :) We had such a great time last week. Thanks to all who were able to attend. Also, special thanks to those who helped put this event together, Miss Adamson, Mr. Bodie, Mrs. Carroll-Frey, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Mullis, Mrs. Arnold, Mr. Turchyn, Ms. Bennett, Ms. Autry, Ms. Ortega & all those who donated treats or drinks! :)

Way to go Room 4 & Room 5!

Last few weeks in Room 4...

Greetings! It is hard to believe that we are down to our last few weeks in Room 4. Time flies when you are having fun, that's for sure!

We have officially wrapped up our iRead 1st grade assessment. I was VERY pleased with our class results! Please stay tuned to find out when and how those results will be distributed.

This week we have been working on double-digit addition (without regrouping). We will continue to work on this, as well as starting double-digit subtraction soon. My hope is to also squeeze in some time for money instruction before the year is over.

We started our planting and growing unit this week too. We were very fortunate to get our hands on 4 awesome planting kits donated by Hilltop Gardens supported by Cook Medical. We have 4 groups of students growing various flowers and vegetables such as lettuce, marigolds, peppers and beans. I will be looking for 4 students who would like take these kits home to continue growing them this summer once we are done with them. The first 4 parents who commit to picking them up on May 15th can have them. :) 

Please stay tuned for upcoming events. We have spirit week, field day, and our awards ceremony coming up as we wrap up this school year.

1st Grade Measurement Olympics

The Arlington Heights First Annual 1st Grade Measurement Olympics are a go! Miss Williams and I have been working away on all the specifics, and we are so excited about this! :) Here is what I have to share with you at this time:
* Friday, April 26th
* All 1st grade families are invited to attend, please bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket
* Opening Ceremonies will begin at 1:30 with a parade & introductions of the athletes
* 11 different events that we challenge both speed & accuracy with measurement as well as strength & endurance
* Each student is guaranteed to participate in at least   2 (predetermined) events, which they will be practicing next week
* Closing ceremonies will wrap up the event with medals & certificates
* We have been talking about celebrating with a cookie & drink reception, donations are currently be accepted :)
* We will have a rain date for Monday, April 29th

I will add more details as we continue to work them out.

I hope to see you all there! :)

Space Reports on Monday

Greetings & Happy Friday from Room 4! We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our grandparents & special guests this afternoon. :)

Thank you all for your feedback about coming in to see our space reports. The majority of the feedback I received pointed to 2:00-3:00 being the most convenient time to stop by.  You are invited to stop by Room 4 this coming Monday, April 15th between 2:00 and 3:00 to view our space reports and projects.

Thanks & hope to see you Monday!

Also, I will post pics for those who can't make it. :)