We're Moving!!!

Hi everyone! I hope your summer has been as fantastic as mine has. As always, I hate for it to come to an end BUT I am so excited to get into the new school and prepare for a great school year! Please be sure to come by and visit me in Room 111...to be precise, looking at the building, I am in the same spot I have been in...easy to find me :)

On another note, all of us 1st grade teachers have decided to do a grade level blog so I will not be updating this one anymore.
Be sure to check it out and follow us out @ http://memorialfirstgrade.blogspot.com

I have had requests for pictures from my wedding...here you go (courtesy of Amber Shomo @ Forevercandid Photography):

My closest friends and me.

Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotopoulos!!!

See you soon!!
Mrs. Panagiotopoulos

Last Post

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying the summer. I know I am! The weather's been great and I've been able to spend a lot of time with my family and friends.
I wanted to make a last post as Ms. Grigway. My wedding is on Saturday and I will become
Mrs. Panagiotopoulos (or Mrs. Panag for short). We are heading to Aruba for our honeymoon and I can't wait!! Stay tuned for a few requested pictures from the wedding.

In the meantime, you can check out a blog by Mrs. Weinberg--she's in India with Mrs. Olshaw and Mrs. Jones and blogging about their experiences. Here's the link:
www.memorialinindia.blogspot.com

Namaste,
Ms. Grigway :)

Fun Free Friday Activities!!

Found out about this great opportunity for free admission to many places on Fridays throughout the summer :)

http://www.highlandstreet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79

The End

Here's to another end of another school year. It has been such a great pleasure teaching all of your children and working with you this school year. It's always such a bitter-sweet emotion--exciting to start summer vacation but sad and nerve-wracking to leave your comfort zone and start anew. Here are some pics from game day yesterday--turned out to be fantastic :)

Be sure to check the blog in late July for some requested wedding pics and look for me next year as Mrs. Panagiotopoulos.

Have a wonderful summer everyone!

Special Guest

Today we were lucky enough to have Colin's dad come visit us and tell us about his job as a U.S. Federal Marshal. We had a lot of fun! The students got sworn in as Junior Deputy U.S. Marshals











Here's one more I thought the kids might enjoy :)

Final Reading Groups

For our final Reading Group work, Ms. Johnson and I split all of the students into 3 groups. Each group chose a play to present. They picked their characters, created props, and really worked as teams to practice and put on a great show for their classmates. They all worked so hard and were very excited! I've never done this to this extent before and will be sure to make it a staple in my teaching. We had SO much fun putting these together. Below are the videos.
Enjoy :)

MIGHTY MAX

Here is the address for the boy Max the class wrote letters to.
His wish for the Make a Wish Foundation is only to receive 1 million letters.

Mighty Max Low
PO BOX 111
Neola, IA 51559
USA