Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Welcome to First Grade!!!!

By now you should have received a letter welcoming you to our classroom. I am really excited to meet each of you. I have been working really hard to get the room ready for you to visit on Meet Your Teacher Night on August 10 at 5:30-7:15. Here is a sneak peek at the room that looks a lot better than it did a few months ago when we moved out of VPS:

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This is a look at our promethean board that we do a lot of our lessons on. I love having it in our classroom!

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Here is where will we do our guided reading lessons and a picture of our desks and some of the centers.

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Here is our word wall and we will have a Word of the Day that we will read and write in sentences. Also classroom rules and All Star Behavior Chart.

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Here is our calendar and where we will display our Star of the Week. I will have pictures of me up on the board for you to get to see my family and even a picture of when I was in first grade…(a LONG time ago)!! You will get to share pictures of you when you are STAR of the Week! It will be fun to meet your family and learn more about each of you too.

When you come for Meet Your Teacher Night remember to bring your school supplies. I know you have gotten a big list of all the things you are needing. Here is an updated list:

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I can’t wait to meet you and get to know you and your family! Thank you for logging on to our classroom blog! I will see you soon!! If you have any questions please send me an email and I will get back to you!

dschmelzer@usd266.com

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Work In Progress!

Moving from VPS has been bitter sweet...here is a look at the new classroom as I unloaded 23 years of stuff into the room. Organizing has been a lot of work!! I have been busy trying to get it to all fit.

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