MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!! I hope everyone is having a great holiday break! We had a great trip to New York! It snowed about 12 inches while we were there so that made it even better! I will be sure to show you pictures when we return to school! Have a safe and fun week off next week! :) Keep reading!!!
This is me and my husband, Clay, in Central Park after the snow.

Jingle Bells Strikes Again!

Well our elf, Jingle Bells, has struck again! Today when we returned from lunch, he had written his name in gold glitter on my reading table. He had also scattered glitter on my desk and all over the students' desks! It was a big mess! I guess Santa told him how much I love glitter! :) He has been a naughty elf these past few weeks! Last week he unplugged the mouse to my computer and hid it, and the next day he dumped everything out of my purse and hid my car keys in the treat box! I know the kids are really enjoying this, but I will be glad when Jingle Bells goes back to the North Pole! Remember to send your child's book for the book swap on Thursday morning!

Pajama Day Pictures

We had a very fun day this past Friday doing our progressive The Polar Express lesson. I think the students really enjoyed moving around to all of the other first grade classrooms and wearing the PJ's to school! Here are some pictures. Enjoy!

First Grade teachers in pajamas ... What a FUN day!!!!

My sweet boys asleep on the front couch! :)

The girls were so tired too! :)

Our class in front of the school's Christmas tree.

Reminders

On Friday, we are doing a special activity. We will be doing a fun activity around the book The Polar Express, so we would like for all first graders to wear their pajamas to school this Friday! This will be a fun day for the kids - I am so very excited too! I love an excuse to buy new pj's! I still have several students who have not paid $10 towards our class parties. Our room mother, Mrs. Burns, is working very hard on our Christmas party, so it is very important that all students pay. Remember we will have a book swap during our class party next week, so students should bring a wrapped book to school by next Wednesday. (Boys bring a book that boys would like, and girls bring a book that girls would like.) Have a great night!

Friday Fun!!!

Today was 50's dress-up day, and I had 2 cute (and sweet) boys dress up. Thank you Jaylen and Payton for participating!!! Mrs. Rogers and I also dressed up as The Pink Ladies. A few quick reminders - We will be having a PTO Santa Shop next week, and my class goes on Monday and Wednesday. If you send money for this, please write student's name and Santa shop on the envelope. If you haven't already sent party money, please do that soon! Our elf got into some candy last night, and we found him with the wrapper, but he was also reading a book! I have put a picture of that for you to see! Thanks for all you do! Have a great weekend!!!

Welcome Back!!!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break! We are having a great week so far. Remember if you want your child to have his or her picture made with Santa on Thursday, you must prepay for this. Please send money to school with your child tomorrow if you would like those pictures. We will have another dress up day on Friday - 50's Decade Day. Students must pay $1 to dress up. Our sweet room mother, Wendy Burns, is already busy working on things for the Class Christmas Party. Please send $10 (which covers both the Christmas and Valentine Parties) to school as soon as possible. We will also have a book swap during our party, please see the note that was sent home for more information. If you have any questions, please email me anytime.

I bet you have tons of question about the Elf (Jingle Bells) that we have in our classroom. :) Well, it's true! Santa sent my class last year an Elf to live with us in our classroom until Christmas break. This helps Santa with his naughty and nice list! Yesterday, to our surprise, Jingle Bells returned! The kids are so excited, and can't wait to see what he has done from day to day. This morning, he had gotten into my treasure box, and gave everyone a Christmas pencil! But he can also be naughty to us...like when he rolled my entire room last year while we were at lunch! He also brought a book - The Elf on the Shelf, which tells more about how he works. I will post more pictures as we get closer to Christmas! :) I just love this time of year!!!