Dear Parents,

Where were you?  I am sure that you heard that today or have heard it in past years.  That day, 15 years ago, was a defining day for our country.  It is something that will never be forgotten by our generation, and I believe that we need to pass on the knowledge of what happened to the next generation.  Which is why we read a few stories last week about it and had a few conversations about it, though we did not go into great detail. 

  I have a good friend from college that was teaching in Queens, it was her first job and one of the first weeks of her teaching ministry.  She watched the towers fall from the roof of the high school that she was teaching at.  I was able to visit her the following summer and we went down to Ground Zero.  In June, when I visited, Ground Zero was still a construction site.  There were still huge tarps hanging from surrounding damaged buildings, there were still signs up, there were still badges of firefighters and first responders still posted on a makeshift memorial.  There was a cross that had formed from the melted beams that was on display in the middle of the construction.  Needless to say, it was a very emotional visit there and I have not been back.  Someday, though, I would like to visit the memorial that was built in remembrance. 

 

This coming week will be a tough one because it will be a full week with 5 whole days of school!  Please, please, please make sure that your firstie gets a good night’s sleep and has a good breakfast, so that they are raring to go and ready to learn!

All of the firsties did a great job on their memory work last week….I was impressed!  Remember, if you lose your classroom monthly calendar, I have extras…just let me know!  Remember that the memory work is on the back of the calendar.  For the next three weeks, the firsties will be learning “Luther’s Morning Prayer”, which is something that we say every morning as an entire school.  Our memory test will be on Friday.  

Spelling will begin this week!  Please help your firstie to practice at home and watch for information on how to log onto Spelling City for extra practice and games (I am sending it home tomorrow!). 

Parent letter will be coming home tomorrow as well.  All important information for our classroom, for the week, will be in it, so please take a few minutes to read it through.  

Did your firstie tell you that they tried the potatoes from our Trinity Community Garden?  Almost all liked the potato wedges that I brought it!  I am looking forward to picking our gourds and sweet potatoes in a few weeks!

Has your firstie showed you any moves from Go Noodle yet? The firsties are getting good…! 

Blessings,

Miss Gallagher