Happy Friday!

We have had a very busy week this week! Our first field trip went very well and we enjoyed our time at the library. On Friday we have our reading Selection Test on A Party for Bob as well as our Weekly Skills Test. I was not at school on Thursday, but the students were in very good hands with our guest teacher, Mrs. Flores. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this taste of cooler weather. It is difficult to teach about Fall when the temperatures are still close to 90 degrees! Enjoy and don't forget to check back Monday night for the Secret Word!!

Hey you bugs!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Don't forget that we are going on our very first field trip on Tuesday of this week! We are going to the Main Library downtown. It is going to be a great time! Please make sure you bring a bag lunch and a drink. Also, wear either your Bartram Springs t-shirt or a green shirt if you have one. We will miss PE this week, which is sad :-( but we will get to have art on Thursday!! Our secret word for the week is LIBRARY! Remind your parents to write it on your calendar page for Tuesday morning! It will get you an extra sticker! I can't wait to see you bright and early Monday morning so we can begin our week! Parents, progress reports will go home on Monday. Please sign your child's progress report and return it. I will then make a copy of it and send it back to you. Thank you and have a buggy weekend!

Moving right along!

Good afternoon!
Believe it or not, we are in our fourth week of first grade! Time is just flying by! We have finished all of our rituals and routines lessons and I have started introducing literacy centers during Reader's Workshop. I am continuing to do diagnostic testing individually on the children to guide my instruction. It is very important to me to make sure that I differentiate my instruction so that each student is receiving the instruction that he/she needs. We are working on writing stories from our experiences in Writer's Workshop and learning ways to make 6, 7, and 8 in Math. Please don't forget that our Open House is on Thursday evening September 23rd at 6:30 p.m.! I hope that you can all attend!

Until next time, stay BUGGY for learning!