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 May
has just zipped by so quickly and I can’t believe that the school year is
over. This has been the most
wonderful class a teacher could ever have had. I thank the Lord daily for this marvelous group of first
graders. It is hard to pass them on
to 2nd grade and I will miss them beyond words could say. I will be lonely for them the day after
school is out.
 We
had National Day of Prayer on May 1st and what a privilege that we can gather
together as a school and pray. Each
class had a representative that lead in prayer and it is honor to see our
students pray together.
 We
had our Walk-A-Thon on May 6th and raised money for the school. The weather was beautiful for the students
walking the Yankton Trails. We had a
sack lunch and chapel songfest at the end of the Walk-A-Thon and everyone
enjoyed it immensely.
 We
celebrated Eric Carle Week by reading his creative and colorful books. He is
just one of our favorite authors and the children could hardly wait each day
to see what book we would read.
 We
finished up all our spelling word lists and did the color and number words
also. Spelling is so important and we
have learned to apply our phonics rules to good spelling.
 We
had Field Day on May 12th and spent the morning doing various athletic skills
and earning ribbons for our endeavors.
It was great fun to do the events and practice good sportsmanship with
our classmates.
 We
had Laura Ingall’s Wilder Book Week and read her Beginning Little House
series and enjoyed each one. We did
book reports and answered complete sentences for the comprehension questions
over the various books. We are really ready for 2nd grade!!!! I am
encouraged by the fact she didn’t write her books until after she was 60
years old. There’s hope for me
now!!!!!!!!!
 We
presented our Mother’s Day Program on May 9th and it was such a blessing to
let our Mothers know how much each one is loved and appreciated.
Appreciation
Appreciation on this day
Is due to
every mother.
Of all the
family you know
She does more
than any other.
We finished our phonics lessons with Phonics
Chart #10 and it had a lot of hard phonics rules in it to learn. The children did very well on each phonics
chart and I am proud of them for working so hard on all of them. They truly help us with spelling and
decoding new words.
We
had our “Camp Read A-Lot day in the SMC on May 14th and it was a fun camping
day. We had a sack lunch from Burger
King, sang camp songs around the fire, make craft projects, had a scavenger
hunt, read letters from home, wrote postcards to our families and had just a
super time of camping.
 Madison and Jacob had perfect attendance
for the entire 1st grade year.
Way to go Madison and Jacob on your perfect attendance for the school
year.
 It was such a wonderful blessing to have
Mrs. Schlangen help in the classroom.
I certainly appreciate all her help and she just loves the children. The children will miss her next year. Thank you Charity Helleson for being such
great room mom and all your special help.
 We
finished up the month of May with 5th grade graduation and the
awards ceremony. It is hard to see
our 5th graders go and we wish them the very best in the
Lord. May they always keep the Lord
first in their hearts and lives.
Please
have your child join the summer reading program at the public library or at
Barnes & Noble. Have a wonderful summer and remember to
read-read-read-read!!!!!
Just a closing
note to say,
I have enjoyed
your child in school each day.
A child is a gift
in his own special way,
With a frown, a
smile, or an attractive display.
It has been a
pleasure the year through,
To work together
while your youngster grew.
Sincerely In
Christ,
Mrs. Hayes
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