The "ladybug"

You may have heard your child talking about our flower and ladybug. It hangs on our bulletin by the door and each time the 1st graders, as a team, are making great learning choices, the ladybug moves up a spot, or a few! Once the ladybug reaches the top, we will vote on 4 different rewards: free choice time, extra recess, movie, or trampoline time. The children have been responding really well to this and have been working extra hard to make it to the top!

Hopes and Dreams

With the help of a parent volunteer, each child was able to make their hand print on our bright yellow banner and share what their hope and dream is for our 1st grade year. It's hanging in the hallway outside of our classroom!

Mama Tesha

Mama Tesha came to visit St. Dominic School. She is from Tanzania, Africa and teaches at a school called St. Margaret's. She's spending some time in Minnesota visiting schools, families and churches. We snuck in with the Kindergartners on Wednesday and had a chance to ask her questions! The kids seemed to love her and wanted to continue asking questions, but unfortunately she had to make her way upstairs to visit the middle schoolers.

Week 2!

Each day we are growing more and more acquainted with one another. We are learning about the procedures and expectations in 1st grade. It has been so much fun to hear the children's stories, see their smiles, share their energy and of course receive the hugs! Today we learned a song to help remind us of the 7 continents. Take a peek!

Welcome back!

Today was fantastic, our first day in 1st grade was a success! It's so exciting to be back at school surrounded by kids, smiles, laughs and stories. Today we spent lots of time discovering and exploring our classroom and desks. We had a sneak recess, a delicious lunch made by the Hideaway, art and gym. It was nice to have a cool refreshing day for our first day of school. I am so excited about our year, and about this new blog for our class!