Monday, April 23, 2012

I had to share...


Someone at work forwarded me this picture today. We are not sure who took this picture but we sure do THANK him or her. I wanted to share this picture because I thought it was so awesome! The kids got a real kick out of this event. I did too! :) What a GREAT shot!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

What a DISCOVERY! :)

Spring Break is over but I am so happy to be back with the kids. I miss the little ones after a few days away. They always know how to make you laugh and my students
tell the cutest stories!

I had a great Spring Break! I was so thankful to have my mom and brother travel down from Buffalo for the 1st half of break. They arrived Wednesday night and stayed until Tuesday. We did lots around the house, played cards, chatted, and just laughed. I love having my family & in-laws all together. We are long time family friends so we get a long great! It was fun watching my niece & nephew hunt for eggs! Stanley helped die the eggs! My mom, brother, Stanley, & I went to the Yankees/O's game! GO YANKEES! It was a lot of fun.


 I traveled back to Buffalo with my family on Tuesday to enjoy their company for a little longer. Sunday, the last day of break, happened to be a beautiful day! Michael & I hung out with our pups all day! :)


Sometimes the first day back after break is tough...but yesterday was great! :) I was so happy to see all the kids! I missed there smiles and their giggles. They did really well getting back into the groove yesterday. The kids also knew I was excited because my favorite group NKOTB was making a big announcement! I LOVE being your child's teacher but I also love my music. I have learned to embrace that I will always love NKOTB & BSB and will be proud of that! :) I am very excited for August and the Hershey Park MixTape Festival. Hopefully I will have no problem getting tickets this week and could only dream of  getting VIP! :)
The kids want to learn a song or two by the end of the year!! It'll just be one more thing I would love to teach them! :)
Now...today was AWESOME!!! Living in the DC came in handy today. All morning we were talking about the shuttle Discovery coming to DC from Florida. We talked about how it was going to travel, looked at pictures, and were excited for our recess time (10:00). We knew we had a chance of seeing the shuttle being transported on the 747. I was checking updates from WTOP and it didn't look like it was going to fly over our area. I went out with the kids and hung around for a bit but nothing flew by. The recess bell rang and the boys started telling me that they saw the plane. I will admit, I didn't believe them at first because there was no commotion from the teachers on duty. THEN...Mrs. C shouted, "HERE IT IS!!" I moved everyone outside to see it fly RIGHT OVER the playground. I immediately ran back into the classroom to grab my camera. I was able to snap an OK picture and got some video. The video is a little shaky because one of the kids was tugging on my skirt.




We knew this was history in the making so we came back inside to pull up the live feed. Mrs. G, Mrs. P, & I watched with the kids as the plane circled the airport. We were so excited to watch it land and what do you think happened...THE LIVE FEED CUT OUT! I rushed to get it back up and the plane was already on the ground! :( We were so bummed! I am going to pull it up for the kids after lunch!

So, the week is off to a great start! Flat Stanley information will be coming home today. Projects are now DUE MONDAY! :) I will be working on my project too!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!



Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Let the Flat Stanley FUN begin...

Well...today is the day! Many of us will begin to take Stanley on adventures over Spring Break. My Flat Stanley will enjoy some time here in Maryland with my family before we roadtrip back to Buffalo for a few days! I can't wait to take Stanley on some adventures! This summer, I began "tweeting" and thought it would be fun to try and get celebrities to tweet back a picture of themselves with Stanley! For those that remember TGIF (back in my day), Andrea Barber from Full House was the first to tweet back!


"Kimmie Gibbler" & Stanley

The 1A Flat Stanleys are READY for some fun! The easiest way to document your adventures is by snapping some pictures of what you do! You can create a photo album, poster, scrapbook, etc of your adventures with Stanley. Please do not mail Stanley yet. More information about Flat Stanley Part 2 will be sent home AFTER break! :)


Catching up with 1A...
Please enjoy these pictures of some recent events in 1A


Mrs. H from 4th grade let us borrow this book! If you haven't read it, YOU MUST! It is a BEAUTIFUL story!




Thank you Mrs. B for making these bunny cakes!
Thank you to Mrs. S, Mrs. K, Mrs. G,  Ms. L, & Mr. L for helping
 out with the 1A Easter Hunt/Party!








Wishing EVERYBUNNY a very Happy Easter!
 Be safe, enjoy time with your family & friends, take Stanley on LOTS
 of adventures, and remember to read! :)




Thursday, March 22, 2012

Grammar Review Videos!

Please use these videos to review some popular 1st grade grammar topics!




Remember to study for our spelling test tomorrow (15 words!!!)
& to finish up the Saint Reports that are due next Friday (3/30)

Monday, March 19, 2012

Welcome Mrs. Ryan!!!!!

1A would like to welcome Mrs. Ryan to HR!
We are very excited for her to join our school community!!









March Madness in 1A :)

To all of the Irish families: Happy (belated) St. Patrick's Day!


To all of the Italian families: Happy Feast of St. Joseph!


Last Thursday started off the FUN when we went on our first field trip of the year! We went to Olney Theater to see "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown."


It was a great show! I hope your child told you all about it. I must say that Snoopy and Sally were hysterical and stole the show for me! The entire cast was excellent.

When we returned from our trip, Mrs. S came for fabulous friend and surprised the kids with a scavenger hunt. It was TONS of fun!




On Friday, I entered my classroom to find a complete MESS left by HR's favorite leprechuan...LUCKY! He went above and beyond this year and even left the kids a surprise in the bathroom! My class knows me TOO well (that I like things neat and in order) because they helped me tidy up right away!







He even left a trail of gold coins out my back door!

After all of the fun that Lucky created, we enjoyed some Lucky Charms
 (as part of our math activity) & GREEN bagels! YUM!






Here is some of the work that we have displayed in the hall:






 
We finished off our morning with some singing by Mrs. H
 ("SULLIVAN...that's me!") & a school Rosary out by the Blessed Mother!