First Day

Whew!  It was a whirlwind of a first day of school!  Although we only got through about 1/3 of our planned activities, it was so enjoyable to come together as a class and get to know one another.  I'm proud to report that students in Room 3 already know how to walk in the halls and play safely on the playground.

Most impressively, (and thanks to Colin for counting for us) our class earned FORTY warm-fuzzies on our very first day!  Please congratulate your first grader tonight on their amazingly successful first day of school!   

Open House

Hi Everyone and welcome to a new school year!  Thanks so much to those of you who were able to stop in today for Open House.  It was wonderful to see all of your children and meet their families!  

For those of you who weren't able to stop in, I thought it would be fun to show you some pictures of our classroom (and what it looks like *before* school starts)!  

This is our Writing Center and word wall.

Our Math Center

Reading Corner

Our Proud Wall!  Whenever students have something they are proud of that they would like to share with the class- they can post it here!  I'm excited to say that there have already been additions to it after our Open House this morning! 

Student Cubbies

Our room from the doorway

Our job wall!  Each student will be able to choose a job that they feel they will excel at.  Our jobs will last for 2-3 weeks and then they'll choose a new one! 

Some of our Awesome Behavior Catalog choices.  For making good choices and demonstrating expected behaviors, students will earn special privileges like "Show and Tell" where they can bring something special to share with the class; "Lunch with my Teacher" where they can eat with me in the classroom; "My Lucky Day" which means-  no homework!; and "Handy Helper" where they can help the teacher with anything I might need. 

Student journal/notebook area

Our Math Center and Reading Corner

Our SmartBoard, Calendar and Meeting area

 

 



I know it is going to be a wonderful year and am looking forward to our first official day of school tomorrow! 

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.

Email: terrienm@csdvt.org

Welcome to First Grade

Welcome to First Grade!  I am so excited to get to know all of you.  I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer doing lots of fun activities with your family and friends- - and that you’ve had a chance to eat lots of ice cream.

This year will be full of fun projects and learning experiences.  As school is approaching quickly, I wanted to share some information about what to expect so you can be prepared for our first days together!  If you want to shop for school supplies, these are some of the items you will be using:

            pencils                                   crayons                      markers

           

A small pencil box   glue sticks                 one-pocket folders

Writer’s journal

On the first day of school I would like you to bring in something that would tell us more about yourself.  It may be a book, stuffed animal, a picture or a favorite item.  We will not all know each other yet, so this will be a fun way to learn about our class. 

We will be having snack time every day so try to bring a snack with you.  You may also buy milk, juice or breakfast.

I cannot wait to see all of you.   There will be an open house for you and your parents on Tuesday, August 28 from 8:00-9:00am.  It will be an informal hour for you to see the room and meet some of your classmates.  School starts Wednesday, August 29 at 8:15am. 

I hope this will be a special year for you.  Please talk to me when you have something to share, when you don’t understand or when you are upset.  I will always listen carefully. 

Sincerely,

Miss Terrien