Mrs. Armstrong's Awesome First Grade

This has been a hard week for me, and I neglected updating my blog until today.  I apologize.  I did get the new spelling words and sentences on earlier though so I hope you were able to access those if needed.

We had a great time swimming on Tuesday!  Thanks to all those brave souls that put on a swimming suit and swam with our kids.  It was so fun to see so many smiling faces!

Today we had pancakes before our DIBELS test.  I will get you those results as soon as they are available.  Thanks again to Kayzley and Brendan for supplying apple juice for our pancake breakfast.

The April home reading records are now due!  They are worth 100 points.  They are too late now for a treat and certificate, but if you child read in April (I hope they did) then you can still turn it in for credit.  Remember that next Friday, May 16th will be the last day to turn in work.  The May reading record will be due that day.  Also, our 100 book challenge will end that day also.  I am so happy for those kids that accomplished this challenge.  We will have our 100-book reading celebration on the following Monday for those students that read 100 books since January!!

Speaking of books.  The take-home library will end on May 13th.  Please send back your child's book in a bag.  I will send home notices to those that have not returned their books tomorrow.  If you cannot find the book it is a $5.00 replacement fee.  Thanks for helping us to keep our take-home library books intact.  In library, this will be the last week to check our books (May 9).  The following week, May 16th all library books will be due!!  Those students that turn in their library books by that date will be able to pick out a free book to take home.

On May 15th, the PTA is sponsoring a Walk-a-Thon to raise funds for our precious school.  I will send home donation sheets tomorrow.  Please consider helping your child gather donations.  They love walking and trying to compete for the most laps walked. 

As the year is drawing to an end, I am in need of Clorox wipes to help us clean up during the last days of school.  If you could help by donating some clorox wipes, I would greatly appreciate it.  The last day of school is May 23rd and we will dismiss that day at 2:30!

For field day on May 16th, the first graders will walk up to Canyon trail, and walk up the trail, and then play on the playground.  We will then come back to school and have a school lunch BBQ!  

Mrs. Isom, our wonderful secretary, wanted me to pass along two bits of information.  One, is that there are a lot of coats, and jackets in the lost and found. There are also a couple of pairs of glasses in the office.  The coats will be taken to the DI after the school year.  If your child is missing a coat or jacket please encourage them to look for it.  You are welcome to come and look through the lost and found also.  I will also have my students look at it before we leave for the year.  The second is that Miss Iron County is collecting shoes for charity.  If you have some gently worn or new shoes that you could donate, there is a donation box by the office. 

I will be gone Thursday afternoon, and all day Friday.  Thank you to those that have been so kind as you have found out about my father's passing.  I hope that all of you wonderful mothers have a fabulous Mother's Day on Sunday!

Happy Reading!