A very Hawthorn Halloween!

What a FUN day we had! A huge thank you to the parent helpers and volunteers. It was so great to see so many of you at the costume parade. Hope you had a happy Halloween!

Our fabulous class! 

Weekly News

Hi Families!
   Just a few reminders this week. There are Book Order catalogs going home on Friday. Please order online if you are interested. Our class code is KGKTL on the Scholastic site.

Friday is Halloween! Yay! Your student may come to school in a costume but they must bring a change of clothes for after the parade. They can wear dress down if they qualify with box tops or their uniform. If at all possible, please try and send your student with their uniform under their costume. This will make the quick change so much easier.

The spelling test will be on Thursday this week due to Halloween festivities on Friday.

In order to get full points for homework (and a sticker on the folder), please make sure reading is logged by Friday morning (I don't care how many days as long as it's at least 80 minutes per week).

Thanks for all you do! 1st grade rocks!

ps) we learned all about desert environments today, ask your student what they learned. :)

Quarter 1 is over?!!

Where does the time go? We are officially done with quarter one! I am so proud of each and every one of your students! This week we worked with our IB unit about weather and how places change over time. We also started a new math chapter all about addition strategies. I am so grateful for all your support of our classroom.....I can't wait for 3 more quarters with this amazing group. A few reminders as we move into November soon:
1. Please make sure your student has their folder with them on the first and last day of the week.
2. Don't forget to log reading on Road to Success. Last week our class got 2nd place in reading minutes!
3. Please reinforce 1st grade quality handwriting and finger spaces on writing at home.
Feel free to contact me anytime. Have a great weekend!

Pumpkin Day

A huge thank you to those who donated and helped with pumpkin day! The kids had so much fun. We counted and sorted seeds, made predictions, worked together, designed Jack O'Lanterns, measured pumpkins, floated them, and more!

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Drug Free is the way to be!

It is officially Red Ribbon week where we are talking about healthy choices! Check out our awesome decorated door! 

IMPORTANT: Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will be sending home the permission slip for our pumpkin patch field trip (Wed the 15th). Please sign and return by Friday! Thank you!

Thank you to those who donated plastic bottles. I will still be collecting them until Friday for our math "subtraction bowling" activity.

Keep reading and logging on the Road to Success site!

Next week is fall break Thursday and Fri, the 16th and 17th. Enjoy!

Pumpkin day is coming!

Pumpkin day is coming! Mrs Evans our wonderful room mom is helping to coordinate our fun day happening October 15th. We could use a few more helpers for our trip to the patch that day at around 12:30 ish. Please let me know if you can come along. Also ask your first grader about our cool color blending lesson from art today! Finally, keep up the great work with Road to Success. Each student in our class earned a free bowling pass that will be in their Friday folder. Awesome job! The red ribbon theme day information is also going home in folders and was sent in an email from Dr. Swensen.