Bubbles

We had fun with bubbles as a reward for raising the most money for the PFO Walk-a-Thon. Students played outside and made lots of different sized bubbles. It was a perfect day to celebrate.

Second Grade Visitation

Ms. Dorsel will be the second grade teacher next year. I know many of you are familiar with her already, and I'm sure she is looking forward to meeting the rest of you. Today the students visited her classroom and learned a little about what next year will entail. I know they are excited to be moving on, and yet sad to leave first grade behind. I will miss them too!

Castle Coin Store

Students were excited today to visit the MEC store and spend their castle coins. They have worked hard to earn them by following the Mary Castle Expectations this grading period. A lot of students bought posters, jewelry, mini footballs, and books. Raffle tickets could also be purchased for a chance to win a guitar, a bicycle, basketballs, and other prizes.

Puppet Shows

Today students used the box of puppets I have to make their own puppet shows. We had stories about friends, a family eating breakfast, and lots of animal shows. They were very excited to use their imagination and perform for their friends.

Congratulations to our class. We raised the most money for the walk-a-thon and will have a special surprise next week from the PFO!

Please be sure to empty your child's backpack every evening for the next week. Lots of projects and materials will be coming home, and I would like the children not to be overwhelmed with items each night.

Busy Time of Year

It's the end of the year, and boy have we been busy. The students did get to participate in Field Day on Wednesday, even though it rained. Our parent volunteers were still able to run some of the stations inside the school. A big thank you to Mr. Beattie who organized the event!

I was pleased to see many of you at our volunteer breakfast Wednesday morning. I hope you know how much you are appreciated for the time and work you do. I know the students love having you here to work with them in the mornings with reading. Thank you for your dedication.

This week we have been busy doing final assessments. DRA's are finally done and can be recorded on report cards, which will come home on next Friday the 23rd. Next week we will be working on cleaning up the room, and also doing some really fun activities in class.

Mrs. Felli is hard at work organizing the end of the year party. I hope to see many of you there. I think the students will enjoy the activities I have picked out to go along with our Read Aloud book, The BFG.

See you soon!