Welcome Back!

Hi Parents, Families, and Friends! 

I finally have had some time to work on going through the photos from the last month or so after a busy winter break of traveling and a busy week back last week. I hope your kids were as excited to return to Lincoln as I was- break is nice and relaxing but I really missed this class and I was so happy to come back to our wonderful classroom community. 

Here are some things that happened before break- and a few updates on what we're progressing towards for the rest of the year. 

How To's

Just before break we started a new unit in literacy. For the next few weeks we are focused on reading and writing How To books. In order to practice reading and following directions, we are spending lots of time in Reader's Workshop making different things while following a How To. Here are some pictures from before break where our kiddos followed all the steps for How To Make Clay and How To Make Coil Pots. They did an absolutely wonderful job with this project, and I hope you saw the finished product come home before break! 

Winter Concert

Of course, before break we also had our winter music concert! The kiddos spent so much time practicing for this, and wow, did it ever pay off! This was truly one of the best concerts I've seen- and if you haven't heard- our class earned a pizza party from Dr. Brown because ALL our students attended! (This will be happening soon!) Thank you so much to all the parents, grandparents, and family members who made this wonderful after school event a priority. We loved having all our kids there to participate. Also, some stunning outfits were on display! 

Holiday Luncheon

Thanks also for the amazing participation in our holiday lunch party before break! Parents really went above and beyond in bringing in food, and we had so much fun eating food and making crafts from the different holiday traditions we studied and learned about. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your time and effort on this, parents! 

Coming Up

Over the next few weeks and months, we will really be cranking up our curriculum to get prepared for second grade! This last half of the year really flies by- so it's important that your student continues to read EVERY day and that you talk with them about what they've read. Here are some helpful questions you can ask your kids after reading.