First day Firsties!

The first day of First Grade was fun for us all! After a few jitters to start out we settled right in. By lunchtime I felt like we had been a classroom forever! I love that feeling of a "class family" right off the bat. I know immediately it's going to be an awesome year! That is due in great part to you. Thank you so much for EVERYTHING! I am excited to work with all of you this year.

As you can see our classroom is very "Seussical". Take a look at our first day photos. I think they are pretty dang cute!

Welcome

Welcome to 1^st Grade! I appreciate so much the kindness and generosity shown me so far. Thank you for the warm welcome. I am so excited to have your children in my class and to work with you this year.

A few things I want to make you aware of:

·     Return the paperwork from back-to-school night as soon as possible if you have not already sent it back.

·     We will be ordering our class T-shirts soon. We have already drawn our self-portraits (they are great!). If you want your child to have one they are $8. This is NOT a Fiddler’s Elementary school shirt. I would like all the students to have one if possible. Watch for the order form this week.

·     Send $6 for Scholastic News. We will be reading it each week in class. It will start in 2 weeks.

·     We do not have “sharing” or “show-and-tell” in our class. Instead we have “news”. Each student is responsible to bring news once a week. There are assigned news days. Refer to the paper I gave you at back-to-school night for your child’s assigned day.

·     I am sending home the list of 1^st grade sight words that we will work on this year. We will have several activities and homework assignments that will use these words. The list is for your reference.

·     Check our class blog regularly and often. Any information you need should be on there. jonesjems.blogspot.com

Thank you for sharing your children with me. I am looking forward to a great year and am so appreciative of your confidence in me. I am so grateful to each of you and to share with your children in the joy of discovery we call learning.

If you have any questions or concerns please call or text me. Or, as always, feel free to drop by our classroom. 435.586.2860 (school) 435.463.1170 (cell)                                     Mrs. Jones