Next week we will celebrate our love for reading through a variety of fun and engaging activities.  Each day we will show our school spirit by wearing themed clothing.

February is always a very busy month in first grade.  In addition to our usual work in reading, writing, math, Fundations, science, and social studies, we have spent time enriching our curriculum with a variety of other studies over the last few weeks.  We have continued our work to be our best bombers with a focus on BEING KIND for February.  Our Valentine's read-alouds and celebrations helped us to broaden our understanding of friendships, the inclusion of all our SSS friends, and ways to treat everyone we meet with kindness each day.  

We also spent some time learning about some very important people in history, such as Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and Jackie Robinson, just to name a few.  Our first graders have looked into the important contributions these amazing people have had in standing up for what is right and being leaders in bringing more acceptance and peace to our world.  We learned so much about being brave and standing up for ourselves by reading about, researching information, and talking about these influential black Americans.  

Thanks to all of our enriching lessons, the first-grade classes will leave February with more acceptance, understanding, kindness, and peace in their hearts.  We are on the road to becoming not just the best bombers that we can be but the best humans that we can be!