Finishing Up First Grade

Is it going to get any easier to grasp your child completing a grade?!? I think every year I will just be thinking, I cannot believe this is over. Lorelei has learned so much this year! We managed to survive our first year of "part time" home-schooling so that is another great achievement!

Praise the Lord adding double digits and carrying numbers came easy to her!!!

One of her latest history assignments was getting out and doing something to help the community. Lorelei suggested to her teacher that her class get out and pick up trash together, so they did that one school day. Then Lorelei still wanted to do that for our personal community activity, so we went across the street and filled three Walmart sacks before calling it good. This is something they did last year several times as a class at church, so I think that is what gave her the idea.

Lorelei's reading has improved tremendously this year, and this last month she has taken off even more.
One of the reading groups in her class was reading Flat Stanley these last few weeks, and since we already had the book, when she had "free choice" she chose to read that instead of her reader or our usual level books. Something more exciting about the chapter book and reading what your other classmates get to read.

Official last day of first grade pictures! On the last day of school Mrs. White had the students fill out a memory book and one question was, "If I could describe this year in one word, it would be..." and the word Lorelei chose was "perfect." Made me smile.

We cannot say enough things about how much we loved Mrs. White. She has been such an amazing teacher to partner with this year, and dedicates herself so much to each student. It has been awesome and we can't imagine a better fit.

Treat Bag From Mrs. White

Lorelei's End Of School Year Interview - Grade 1

What is your favorite class? Science

What is the best part of the school day? Recess

Who are your friends? My Whole Class

What is something you learned in science? About Volcanoes

What is something you learned in math? To Add And Subtract

What is your favorite book to read by yourself? Flat Stanley

What is your favorite book that someone reads to you? The Berenstain Bears

What food do you like to eat at snack? Chex and Kix

What is your favorite game to play at recess? Farm Animals (we pretend to be animals and owners)

What do you like about your teacher? She is very, very, VERY, (all the very's you can say) nice.

What do you look forward to for summer? Swimming In Our Pool 

Our end-of-school tradition of an ice cream treat!

(Makin has another week and a half of preschool, so they get double treats this year!)

On the first day of school, Lydia asked her mom to go to Braum's for ice cream because she knew that was where Lorelei was going, so it was really fun that the girls saw each other at Braum's again on the last day. Lydia is going to public school next year, and we will miss seeing them regularly, but we are looking forward to still getting together for playdates.

We are still going to have to work on reading and math this summer a bit so she doesn't get rusty and hopefully coasts a bit more in second grade, but we are so excited for lots of fun the next few months! Summer here we come! :)