Dear First Grade Families,

Thank you for an amazing year of first grade! Watching your children grow this year has been an absolute joy. Thank you also for my lovely tote bag and generous end of school year gift! I’m so thankful for all the kindness and support you have given throughout the year. I’m looking forward to continuing this educational journey with your children when we return in August for second grade- wow! Second grade!

We had a wonderful field day last week! Students enjoyed playing games together and getting soaked! The students especially loved our can toss game, trying to knock over as many cans as they could by tossing a bean bag. We then shared a popsicle treat together to complete our day of fun.

We ended the school year with some final work and plenty of Creekcess time. We wrapped up our short vowel word family block this week, and will continue with long vowel word families at the start of second grade. This summer, please have your child practice the big 100 sight words. They can make flash cards of the words, review pre-made flash cards, or practice writing and reading a few words a day with you. I will follow up with an email including a pdf of these words and some additional fun summer ideas for reviewing the words later today. Please also have your child practice addition and subtraction math facts with numbers 1-20 throughout the summer.

To end the school year, the students reviewed their main lesson books and paintings from the entire year. They picked a few pieces they were most proud of to share with the class! We were all delighted with each other’s favorite works. It was magical watching them remember where they began this year, and feeling a sense of pride for how much they have learned since then. These books hold a lovely sampling of all they learned this past year, and were brought home by your child to share with you.

I cannot believe this school year is over! It went so fast, but was jam packed with wonderful memories. Thank you again for all your support and kindness. I wish you all a happy summer filled with fun, family, and some rest too! See you in the second grade for more learning adventures!

Announcements and Reminders:

Your child’s end of year report will be delivered to your email around mid-June. Keep a look out for this detailed, personal narrative of your child’s growth and development over the course of the school year.

Warmly,

Hayley