The Last Day of School!

Today was the last day of our wonderful adventure through first grade! Thank you parents for all the sweet gifts and cards, and I especially want to thank you for all your help in making this such a successful year. (Report cards are in the red agenda!) We had such a great time today. I hope you enjoy looking over the pictures of a practically perfect end to a definitely perfect year! I'll keep in touch this summer with all the O'Brien's Bumblebees.

Another Picture in from the Talent Show!

Here is S doing her hula hoop routine at the Talent Show. Thanks to her mom for emailing the picture to me!

Talent Show

There seemed to be some technical difficulties at the Talent Show today (as in our class was left off the roster...) but some quick thinking Bumblebee Parents came to the rescue! Performances were rescheduled for lunchtime and I am sure that these Jedis were the hit of the show. (And also a hula performance by S, I understand!) Thanks to N's mother, Keli, for emailing me this picture. It cheered us up greatly!

PS: My husband is in ICU recovering nicely from a surgery to allow him to breathe easier and to help with pain management. We hope to go home on Monday, and I hope to be back on Tuesday or Wednesday to say good-bye to my favorite Bumblebees on their last day of first grade.

Our 200th Blog Post!

First Grade Fun Day (But isn't every day a fun day?)

Who says we don't keep learning until the last day of school?

Well, actually today is "First Grade Fun Day", so not a lot of learning is going on. What is "FGFD", you ask? I'm happy to tell you, because I'm happy to have it! Three other teachers take rotations with the students in our classroom with NEW and FUN activities. The teacher? She is cleaning out our room. Now that is fun for everyone!

So, these pictures were taken yesterday when we were learning to tell time during math. We focused on hours, minutes, o'clock and half hours. Whew! We did a great job.

We also had some interesting Show and Tells come in yesterday. R brought her new Hannah Montana bracelet to show. She's got the best of both worlds, apparently. (Cue the music.)
R and his dad made this nifty rocket pack out of empty drink and water bottles. Recycling at its best! The class talked about ways to make it work including shaking up soft drinks and adding vinegar to baking soda. R told us he weighed too much for those ideas to work.

There is a new movie coming out this weekend called "Up". Now there's an idea for floating in the sky! (Kids: don't try that one at home.)

Leaving a Legacy

Today, we wrote letters to next year's first graders. We told them what we loved about first grade and helped them know what to expect from this wonderful year when we learn to read, write, do math problems...and so much more. These letters will be displayed at "Meet the Teacher" and "Back to School Night", and I will also have them up for the first day of school for the newest first graders.

Packing it up

Today, we took home our Science Journals, Writing Journals, Poetry Journals and Math Journals. We also took home our Handwriting Workbooks. Before we wrapped them up, we could not resist one more look to see how far we have improved this year. Enjoy reading them on your day off Monday!