A Fantastic First Day

What an exciting and busy first day of school! We started our day in the cafeteria where we all waved goodbye to our parents. Some of them were a little sad to see us go, but we all did great! We made our way to our classroom and watched the morning announcements as Mrs. Thomas and I unpacked everyone's backpacks. (If you haven't done so already, please make sure to clearly label your child's backpack. There are several that are similiar and it can be very confussing.) After unpacking our things, we learned how to quickly and quietly gather at the carpet, which is our class meeting area. At 10:15 a.m., we made our way to the cafeteria to hear a very cool band play for us. We had a great time singing and dancing together. We could definitely feel the rhythm!

Then it was time for lunch! For many of us, it was our very first time going through the lunch line... what an adventure! There are so many choices! If your child buys lunch, please make sure to send in lunch money in his/her blue folder in a ziploc bag with his/her name written on it. At the beginning of each month, you will receive a calendar of the lunch menu. It would be a great idea to go over this with your child before he/she gets into the lunch line.

After lunch, we read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. We colored a picture of Chester Raccoon and then found a clue from him! He told us to go visit Mrs. Snead in the art room... maybe we would find him there! We traveled all over the school looking for Chester. On our search, we met our art teachers, Mrs. Snead and Mrs. Sappington, one of our music teachers, Mrs. Roettges, our principal, Mrs. Phillips, and our wonderful media staff, Mrs. KK, Mrs. Karen, and Mr. JB. We will spend a lot of time with these special people this year. We searched very hard, but didn't find Chester. He had to go back into his book, but he did leave us all a special treat.

After playing outside, it was already time to head home. We packed up our things and found our way home. Thank you for sharing your child with us! We are going to have a fantastic time getting to know each other this year!