Welcome First Grade Families!

Welcome to our classroom blog: First Grade Marmalade! Often during the school day, I think to myself, "Wow! Look what amazing things the kids are accomplishing!  I wish the parents could see this!"  Well guess what?  Now you will get to see the wonderful things your child is doing at school! I hope you will check the blog often.  I'll post important news, special dates, what we are learning, the weekly spelling words, and lots of pictures of what's been happening in our classroom!

I am so excited to begin a new school year and to get to know my fabulous new group of students!   I JUST LOVE FIRST GRADERS!  They are so eager to learn, they are full of wonder, and they make me SMILE!

I love seeing the growth my students make over the course of the school year.  They become better readers, writers, and mathematicians.  The students also make great strides socially by showing responsibility, empathy, and respect for others.  They make me PROUD!

Here is the last group of students that made me so, so proud... now it's your child's turn!

This will be my fifth year teaching first grade at Fairmount Elementary, and my tenth year of teaching overall. My teaching career began at Our Savior Lutheran School, where I taught 4th grade for three years.  I then came to Fairmount to work with students with special needs.  Those students will always be very near and dear to my heart.  I learned so much from them, and that experience made me a better teacher.  Now I'm working with fabulous first graders, and I'm here to stay!

Happy Summer!  The real fun begins in 26 days! See you then. :)