We are Poets & we didn't know it....

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN'S NOTES & GIFTS THEY GAVE US!  IT MEANT SO MUCH TO US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS!  WE CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS OUR LAST FULL WEEK....IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE WERE MEETING YOU ALL AT CURRICULUM NIGHT. YOU ARE THE BEST & WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU & YOUR KIDS!!!

Last week we are so thankful that Ann Goodrich came and taught us a fractured Fairy Tale Lesson.  The kids loved making any character they wanted out of gingerbread dough.  Check out our pics....you can never use enough sprinkles!!!

 Haiti Lemonade Stand Elvis made an appearance.....

Miss Fate's dog Luca Bella & Lia

Morph suits....love it!

ANNUAL FUND SUCCESS!!!!!

Congratulations to the First Grade Families of St. Paul's for being the winners of the first ever, Chris Cakes Challenge.  First Graders and their families enjoyed some high-flying fun this morning when Chris Cakes brought their griddle and a fabulous flipper to feed and entertain them with a pancake breakfast.  The First Grade reached an outstanding 80% participation rate for the 2012-2013 Annual Fund, helping to raise the overall participation rate for current St. Paul's Families to 70%, up fifteen points from last year.

Our field trip to the KC Art Institute was a hit!  The kids enjoyed stepping in the book & seeing everything the college students had made.  A big thanks to the moms that volunteered for us.  We really appreciated it!!!

Our last week of ......Centers during our Language Arts Time:

Math: We are continuing to work on different problem solving strategies.  We played around the world to review our addition and subtraction facts.  We also experienced Versatiles ....they use these math tiles in 2nd grade.  The first grade teachers liked them so much we have ordered some for our first graders next year.

Social Studies: We revealed our grand total that we raised for Haiti & we have also being busy writing all kinds of poems.  We have been writing shape poems, Haiku poems, limerick poems, cinquain poems, couplet poems, free verse poems, senses poems, wish poems, acrostic poems, rhyming poems & more! They will all come home in their writing folders for you to read next week.

 TNT: TRY NEW THINGS....A SURPRISE GOING AWAY GIFT FOR CHAPLAIN NOLAN....

Hands on Science:  We ended the year with a big BANG!!!  The good old Diet Coke & Mentos experiment...check out the pics below.

Miss Fate running away barefoot (heels off) before she gets hit....

Look at their faces!! So cute!!

Computer Lab: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, ABCya.com, Word Clouds, Primary games....and more!

Reminders & Schedule for the last 4 days:
*Bring in .75cents for a Gatorade during the softball game if you want one....
Monday- 1st graders are going to visit 2nd grade after chapel & yearbook signing either today or tomorrow & Field Day from 1:00-3:00 & popsicles provided by Mrs. S after (Wear sunscreen & hats...water will be provided)(if it rains it will be cancelled)
Tuesday- 2:30pm Faculty VS 8th Graders in a Softball Game up on the field & Gatorades
Wednesday- Having a "surprise" going away party for Eva Moseby @12:30 (kids only)
Thursday- Roller Skating Field Trip, Pizza party in our room for lunch provided by the Bartletts & drinks provided by the teachers, ice cream cups for dessert provided by the Gaffneys.

Have a good weekend....we can't believe this year is coming to an end....this year has gone by way too fast!!  We love your children and we are going to miss them so much!!!

Love, Miss Fate & Mrs. Waller