We worked this week on making Mother’s Day gifts and they are all very proud of their work.  There is information on the newsletter about each first grader needing a plain white t-shirt to make an end of the year shirt for field day. I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend.  Please check out the updated newsletter for more reminders and important information.

Have a great weekend!

We had a great time at the Think Pink Finale Assembly on Monday afternoon.  Our LEES students raised enough money that Mr. Tusing, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Reger, Mr. Markham, and Ms. Thomsen all had to kiss the pig!  A great big thank you goes out to all who helped make Think Pink Week such a huge success again this year.  You can check out the updated newsletter for pictures, reminders, and important dates.  I hope everyone gets outside to enjoy the warm weather!

Have a great weekend!

We had a great Think Pink Week which we wrapped up today with a student mini-relay during PE time.  Students were able to walk the track and add beads to their lap counting necklaces.  They also got to jump in the bounce house and enjoy a yummy popsicle.  We hope that you can all join us for more Mini-Relay fun and our Cornhole Tournament tonight from 6-8 here at LEES.  Check out the updated newsletter for more information and reminders.

Have a great weekend!

First graders had a blast on our field trip yesterday to Luray Zoo and Luray Caverns.  It was a great trip with beautiful weather and we learned a lot of really cool facts about the animals at the zoo and about the caverns.  Just a quick reminder that TONIGHT is the first grade performance at Barnes and Noble at 6:30.  Come on out even if you haven’t returned the slip letting us know you were going to participate.  Mr. Tusing would love to have a big turn out!  Check out the updated newsletter for more information and reminders.  Don’t forget about Think Pink week next week and our LEES Mini-Relay and Cornhole Tournament next Friday, April 27th at 6!

Have a great weekend!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful and relaxing spring break last week.  We are back in full swing in first grade and have had a great week.  There has been a buzz of excitement today because we got to visit the bookfair in the library and make our wish lists!  Please remember that there is a sales tax on book fair books this time.  I hope that everyone can get out and enjoy the beautiful weather that they are predicting for the weekend!  Check out the updated newsletter for more information and reminders.

Have a wonderful weekend!

We had a great week in first grade with our trip to Tiny Tots on Thursday and then PJ day today.  It was a great way to end the week and head into spring break.

I hope that everyone has a fun and safe spring break!

Today we painted our school purple in support of Relay for Life!   We had lots of students and staff dress in purple.  It was awesome to see our fantastic Linville Edom community showing support for such a great cause.  This week we started our economics unit in social studies and we began our measuring unit in math.  It was another great week here in first grade!  Check out the updated newsletter for more information and some pictures of our week.

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It has been a very busy week here in first grade.  This week we designed and engineered leprechaun traps to see if we could catch a leprechaun.  We also wrote the leprechauns a card to see if we could trick them into entering our traps.  We are excited to see if we caught any leprechauns on Monday morning!  Check out the updated newsletter for more information and reminders.

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This week we continued to talk about the 3 states of matter.  We read Bartholemew and the Oobleck and then made our very own oobleck.  If you check out the newsletter for the week you will find the recipe for oobleck so that you can experiment with it at home.  We also continued to talk about money in math.  Please practice counting change at home with your child for extra practice.  Check out the updated newsletter for more information about what we’ve been up to and some important reminders.

Have a great weekend!

It has been a very busy week here in first grade.  We had a great performance Monday night, and we want to thank everyone who came out to support us and watch our wonderful crocodiles.  Today we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by listening to the Cat in the Hat read us a story.  He even gave us each a bookmark to keep.  Please check out the updated newsletter for more information and reminders plus some pictures of our very special guest reader!

Have a great weekend!