First Grade Buzz: March 2013

Today we started the 4th and last term in first grade. As we were getting ready to send report cards home and have SEP conferences we talked about the fact that we've now been in first grade for 132 days! The boys and girls wrote letters to their parents telling them how they are different now than when they started first grade. Here are some of the interesting things they feel about how they're doing so far in first grade... (Names withheld to protect the innocent?)

"I've been in first grade for 132 days! I have got beter at reading and riding. I like art and cooputers. I also like my teacher becus she is creativ and fun. I also Like Mer. Stott. She is my stoodint teacher. She is nice. I want to do reading and riting mor".

"I've been in first gerade for 132 days. I am 132 days smarter than I yoostoo be. I am a better reader. I like school because I lern so much stuf. I want to get better at math".

"I have been in first grade for one hundred thirty two days! I am really good at reading! I really like my teacher. Thank you for geting her. I need to work on spelling. I really like first grade. I use to be on Es but now I am on Js. I like first grade".

"I lilke my teger. We are learning about butterflys. Butterflys are cool. I like reading. I am going to stude math. I am going to work at reading. I am going to work at being good at math and being nice. I love you".

"I've been in 1st grade for 132 days! I like teacher because she is nie! I'm setting a gowl to read more fluent! I love you"!

"I've been in first grade for one hundred thirty two days now! I'm realy good at spelling. I like that we eat lunch at school becaus I get to sit by my friends. I'm trying to make more friends and to get my homework done. I feel great at school".

"I've been in first grad for 132 days. I am a lot smarter then I yose to be. I can wirt much better. I like my techer and my firnds. My goal is to do math better. I luve you"!

"I've been in frst grad four 132 days. I am 132 days smortr. I love my tethr. She is so so nise. I am glad you sined me up. I love her plan. I can thry to do betr at riteing. We only have 48 moer days until the end of school. I wont 10,000 moer days of school. I rely rey rely wont to staey in frst grad. Plese, plese, plese! I love frst grade".

"Ive been in first grade for 132 days. I am good at art and righting! I like art and righting! Art is were we have fun drawings. Rightine is a good store. I am wroking on math. I love you Mom and Dad"!

'I've been in 1st grade for 132 days and I'm good at math. I'm good at comeputers and PE and art. My goal is to be good lisaner".

"I've been in first grade for one hundred thirty tow days! I'm better at speling. I like writeing. I also like my teecher. I also like cumpuooters and art. My gool is to be a better reader and lisiner. You gise are so nise. Thank you for all the things you do ".

I've been in school for 3 terms! In school I like math because it's fun. I'm praktis on reading. I love you mom and dad"!

"I've been in first grade for 132 days now! My favout thing is P.E. becus I like to strech out my bonse. I wont to be beter at writeing becus I allwas go fast. I like you so much mom and dad"!

"I've been in first grade for 132 days! I am good at words in school. I do better words then I youst to. I am going to be better at not going to yellow and lisoning at school".

"I've been in first grade for 132 days. I am 132 days smart at reading. I like lorning abowt butterflies. We make crafs abowt butterflies. I am trying to read flowit ley an books. I am going to lisin so so good! I am trying to get better at hard math".

I've been in first grade for 132 days. I'm geting better at reading and spelling. I like my tearcher and I like first grade! Because you get to learn and have fun. I'm ginow get better at math and read more minets.

"I like my teacher and I like reses and friends. my friends play with me, even come over. I like reses because it is fun. I love it. I am going to get relly good at reading more. I love reading! I even want to read at home too".

"I am really good at lisaning and learning and working even at bell work. I like my teacher and my friends who I play with and my class. My goul is to work very hard and I want to do good".

"I am 132 days smarter than I yost to be. I was so glad that I nowe my teacher all raty before I even stared frist grade. I whant to be bater at art like you are".

Our class did a puppet show last Friday. The kiddos were so excited that they could hardly breathe! They sang songs for each of the stories and were loud, expressive, and animated. It was a lot of fun to see all the different little personalities come forward! The students each scripted their own dialog that their character would say. So each time we'd practice it was a little different. The day of the performance was exciting because I wasn't sure just what the story would be like!

The first story was The Three Little Pigs. Those pigs frightened the big bad wolf so hard that he flew right off stage and was never seen again! We loved it!

At the end of Jack and the Beanstalk, the giant fell right over the curtain on the floor! It was great!

When the Great Big Billy Goat Gruff said to the troll, "Bring it on, big boy!" we all broke out giggling.

Our story of The Little Gingerbread Boy was especially tricky because we had added a couple characters and they were squished to fit behind the curtain, but they did it! And it was wonderful!