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

Author's Share

I can hardly believe the end of the year is closing in on us. It's always a bitter sweet time of year. As a teacher, I always look forward to the beginning if the year with fresh ideas and goals of self improvement. However, the end of the year is such an amazing time to see how much my students have grown and learned and I always want to continue to help them flourish.
Our Authors' Share this year was amazing. The students were so proud of their work and excited to share it. Below are some pictures of the practice run with our 4th grade partners as well as pictures and video of the big day.
Enjoy and I hope you had as much fun and were as impressed as I was :)

Tide Pool Field Trip

Our field trip to the tide pools was a blast! The weather was perfect. We found some great sea creatures and learned a lot about ocean life.

In case you are unaware, this was Mr. Papadonis' last tide pool field trip with Memorial School due to him retiring in a few weeks! We will miss him dearly but we are very lucky to gain Ms. Pavlecik as the new Science Center Director. We wish you both the best in your new endeavors!
Thank you for ALL YOU DO and HAVE DONE!!

Planting Cucumbers & Rainforest Animals

We have been so busy in the 1st grade!
As you know, the students planted cucumber seeds and brought them home so you can plant them outside and enjoy yummy cukes this summer.

The rainforest projects came out fantastic!
Enjoy the pictures of both :)

Have you filled out a CORI form, yet?

We are going on our final field trip May 24th to the Marblehead Neck tidepools. We are able to take any parent who wants to come...however, you need to have filled out a CORI and it must come back clean before we can allow you to come. So, if you want to come with us, get to the high school ASAP as the process takes 2-3 weeks.