Open House

Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00pm. Parents, grandparents, and family are welcome to visit students' classrooms at any time during these two hours. Here children will meet their teacher, find their seats, and get acquainted with their new classroom.

Children who attend Open House will receive a small prize at their desk, so try to stop by sometime during the two hour open house!

Welcome Back to School!

As the summer ends, I hope everyone is getting excited about starting a new year at Gilbert. First grade is the best, and I look forward to discovering it all over again with each of you. We will start off the year getting to know the routines and expectations of first grade. We will also have homework beginning on Tuesday.

Gilbert's theme for this year is Climbing Mount Everest: Mission Possible. I know that if we all work hard together, we will achieve our goals for the year!

Supply lists are posted on the school website, as well as in the school office and at Wal-Mart. Thank you in advance for bringing any of the items on the wish list as well.

Parents, please know that we are a team in making your child's learning experience a success, and please feel free to contact me with ANY questions or concerns regarding school. I am available via email, phone, or a scheduled meeting. I look forward to seeing you at Open House and/ or Monday, August 16, 2010.

Family Fun Night

Friday, October 9 will be family fun night. Please make plans to bring the whole family and enjoy games, food, and fun!
Our class will be running the candy sales. Parents, we need volunteers to sign up for a 30 minute time slot to work the candy stand.

We are excited to find out which teacher will kiss the pig too!

First Grade rocks!

It's hard to believe we're already in week 3 of the year! Our class has learned most of our routines for the year, and we are rocking and rolling.

This week we started our individualized word wall words. Please work with your child in reading these words. Some parents like to make small cards and practice flash card-style. It is important that children can read these words in stories so they don't have to spend time analyzing every word.

Also, we are working on first graders being responsible about library books. After reading each night, please have your child place his/her book in their bookbag so it returns to school the next day.


We have a great class!!

Open House

Open house is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, from 6:00 - 6:30pm for Kindergarten and First grade. The other grades are also scheduled for the evening. Be sure to come meet your classroom, teacher, and new classmates!

I look forward to seeing you!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Gilbert celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday Friday, March 6 with Thing Hair, Gak making, and computer games. We read Dr. Seuss’ books all week and had a great time learning about his work! Homework notes:
Please be sure to check the homework sheet nightly, as our homework is changing a bit. First graders are working hard in preparing for the CRCT (annual end-of-year test), which takes place April 20 – 24. Please help your child to work hard these next few weeks to prepare him/herself for the exam. I don’t want to stress them about it, but we all need to be focused during the school day and working hard. They will be rewarded after the exam IF they truly tried their best. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! March 17: St. Patrick’s Day: wear green March 19: Report Cards go home March 24: Science Night 6:00 – 8:00 at Gilbert Elementary March 27: Movie Day (turn in your 5.00 and yellow permission form) March 28: Playground Workday 10:00 – 4:00 April 6 – 10: Spring Break April 16: Kindergarten Registration April 20 – 24: CRCT (PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD HERE!!!) May 1: Spring Fling from 4:00 – 8:00 May 1: Field trip to Aquarium- details to come May 4 – 8: Book fair May 22: Students Last Day of school

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank you all for participating in our special snack and bringing items to help everyone enjoy the afternoon. We hope you enjoy your Monday off.