Columbus Blue Jackets Game!

I got to go down to the players' bench at the First Intermission of the Blue Jackets game on April 7th! I was given a pizza box with a section number in it. The roulette wheel spun around the arena and the little ball landed on MY NUMBER! YAY! I won season tickets to the Columbus Blue Jackets AND every event that is hosted by Nationwide Arena for the next year! Wow!! What a gift! :)

Spring Break is Nearly Over? Already?

Hi everyone!  :)

I hope you are having an awesome Spring Break!  :)  It has been an eventful one, here!  We've had LOTS of adventures at the Geggie Household!  The biggest thing that has happened, is that we lost our beloved puppy Berkley!  He escaped on Tuesday.  Luckily, though, there was a good Samaritan out there that returned him to our groomer's office and she returned him to us!  :)  Whew!  We are thankful for the kindness of strangers!

I hope that your Spring Break has been happy, healthy and restful!  Now, let's just stay focused and try our best for the remainder of the 4th Quarter!  Behavior expectations are still in place!  :)  Even though the weather is great and we are anxious for Summer!  :)

I will see you all on Monday!  Enjoy your last few days of Break!
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie

April! Hooray! :)

Happy April to all of you!  :)  I hope that you are loving this spring weather every bit as much as I am!  :)  It is supposed to be a beautiful day!!!  I can hardly wait to get out there and enjoy those record high temperatures!

This is also the last day of school before Spring Break!  :)  I hope that you have a very restful, relaxing and FUN vacation!  I can't wait to hear all the fun things that you are doing!  :)

Over break, you can continue to work on couting money (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), telling time (hour, half hour, quarter hour, 5 minute intervals), as well as reading each day for at least 15 minutes!  :)  We have been working very hard on learning to add as much detail as we can when we are retelling a story in our own words.  Be sure to ask your child to do this!  :)

School resumes on Monday, April 12!  :)  Don't forget to come back!  4th Quarter is a huge learning and growing time for your First Grader!  We are starting to prepare your child for 2nd Grade, so don't let that attendance slip!  :) 

Thanks for all you are doing for your child and with your child!  :)
Have a great Break!
Take care!
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie!  :)

Fun, New Website I've Found!

Here is a link to a website : TVo for Kids!

http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/gamePicker.html

It looks like an equivalent to the  PBS stations...  What drew me to this site was the 3D shapes game...  I was searching for a game to play with my kids during math and came across this site!  Have fun exploring with Charlie and Lola, playing math games as well as stories, too!  :)

Happy Blogging!  :)
Mrs. Geggie

Money Magic-- A Money Counting Game Show

Money Magic-- A Money Counting Game Show
Here is a fun Power Point Game that will help your child count money! :)
Enjoy!
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie :)

Homophones-Between the Lions

Homophones-Between the Lions
We have been learning about homophones in reading class in the last 2 weeks! This Between the Lions video is great! :)
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie

SchoolTube - Keep Reading

SchoolTube - Keep Reading

Great! Great! Great!!!!!
I had to post this for you!
Listen to it...it will make your foot tap, your head bob and will definitely put a smile on your face!

A school in Florida created this as a project for Language Arts! WOW!
Amazing!!!!! :)
Happy Friday!

Hello again!

Hope this blog finds you healthy and happy.  I know that there is a lot of sickness going around right now!  Keep taking those vitamins and getting enough sleep!  :)

This week marks the end of the grading period!  Your child has been through a lot of benchmark assessments!  Reading, writing and math have all been assessed this week!  Report cards will be available for you on Tuesday night at Parent Teacher conferences, if you want to stop by!  If you do not feel that a conference is necessary, I will be happy to send your report card home the next day!

Please remember that school is out for Spring Break from Friday April 2 (no school on Friday, April 2) until Sunday, April 11.  School resumes on MONDAY, APRIL 12!!!!  :)

Over break, please continue to read every night!  You can work on telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour and five minute intervals.  You can work on counting money-oennies, nickels, dimes, quarters.  If you want to work on writing, have your child keep a journal and write things each day that he/she is doing!  If you are taking a trip, make a diary of all the places you've gone and activities you have done! 

Be sure to check out the links on the left side of the blog...there are lots of activities to fill your days!  :)

I hope you all have a great day and a restful and relaxing Spring Break!!
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie

It's Friday!

Hello friends!
Today is Friday and the weather is FABULOUS!  :)  It is too bad I am home with a sick little girl!  I hope that you all have a terrific weekend!

Here are some ideas for you for the weekend!

Math-  This week, we leared to tell time to the 5 minute interval...  Have your child tell you the time on an analog clock when you think of it.  Help your child count by 5's around the clock until you get to the place that the minute hand is located!  We also introduced the QUARTER!  (Busy Math Week!)  Put out a handful of pennies, nickels, dimes and a couple of quarters...  Have your child count the money.  Sort the coins by value and then count!  :)

Language Arts - This week, we learned about homophones!  These are words that are spelled differently, have different meanings, but sound the same.  Words like here and hear...to, two and too...ate and eight...  See if your child can name any other sets of homophones and what they mean.

Science - This week, we learned about Simple Machines.  See if your child can find a lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane or wedge!  :)

Thanks for all you do!!!  And enjoy the beautiful Spring weather!!!
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie  :)

Adding New Things!

I have been busy adding new things about different countries that we will be studying in May! :) Be sure to check them out!

I will be teaching about Japan in my classroom! I hope that you are interested in learning so much about Japan! I've got a TON of great things to share with you!

Enjoy the Spring Weather! :)
Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Geggie