Chapter 17: We're Back!

Hello 2012!  

1st Grade is back - and we are moving full speed ahead!

When we came back to school from our Christmas Break, Franklin had left us a little surprise!

 The note reads:
Dear Friends,

Happy New Year!  

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  We were all very busy here at the North Pole.  Santa Claus had us working hard to make sure all of the good girls and boys got the toys they wanted.

I wanted to write you a note and tell you how much fun I had in your classroom!  I always loved seeing each of you everyday.  I hope Miss Leming isn't too mad at me for playing my little tricks on you...tell her I didn't mean any harm, I just wanted everyone to have a little fun!  I am going to miss being in your class everyday.  But, don't worry, Santa already said that I can come back next year!  Yippee!  Until then, I will be busy making new toys for next Christmas.

Once all of the toys were made here at the North Pole, I had some extra time to make some stuff especially for your class.  Here is some sports equipment for you to play with during recess (only if you're good, and Miss Leming allows you to use it)!  I hope you have fun using these things - I worked very hard on them!

I wish you all a wonderful year in 2012.  All of the elves here are having fun sharing our stories from 2011 - and we are excited to have more fun in 2012!

Always work hard at school, and you will grow very smart.  I am proud of you all!

Keep up your good work!

See you again soon!

Your friend,

Franklin

The kids have asked about Franklin every day since we have been back at school; they really miss him...

"What is Franklin's whole long name?"

"Where does Franklin live now?"

"Can Franklin hear me if I talk to him?"

What we are learning in 1st Grade:

-article adjectives (a, an) and when to use them 

-synonyms and antonyms

-money - value of coins

-sequence of events writing

-we still love our frogs!

1st Grade Funnies:

While we were on the playground one day, yes, on the playground due to the warm weather in January, one of my girls came up to me with a cricket in her hand.

With big eyes and panic on her face, "Mih Lemon, we need to hurry up and get inside..."
"Why, what's wrong?!"

"He is starting to scratch my hand.  That means he wants out."
"What is starting to scratch your hand?!"
"A cricket, Mih Lemon, a cricket!  Ah!"

We had bananas for our snack one day, and somehow our class got into a conversation about monkeys.  The kids had seen monkeys at the zoo when they were in Kindergarten, so they had lots of stories to share with me...

"Mih Lemon, my auntie saw a monkey peel a banana upside down when she went to the jungle!"
"The jungle?  Wow!  Which jungle did she visit?"

"You know, that jungle...it's kinda like the zoo, I think, but it's a jungle."

"Oooh, right, that one!".......

I am glad to be back at school!  (I think the kids are, too.)  I really missed my little darlings.  

I am so thankful for a job that I love!  :)