First Grade

Audrey attended Graham Elementary. Her teacher was Mrs. Christensen. Her teacher has taught for 30 years so I knew we were in for another fantastic year! She was in Room 8.

 At the beginning of the school year we were going over the welcome packet from her teacher Mrs. Christensen. She used the Green, Yellow, Orange, Red card system for the child's behavior. I told Audrey not to worry about it. I knew she was a good girl and her behavior would not be a problem. The first month we were on yellow and orange more than we would have liked. If you know Audrey at all she likes to talk... a lot! She made many new friends but missed many recesses as she had to stay inside because she was too busy talking to her new friends.

We also had to deal with boyfriend issues. Who would of thought this would even be an issue in first grade.... YIKES. I remember one day she came home and said a certain boy was mad at her and broke up with her I asked her why and she said it was because she had a couple of "boyfriends" and he did not like it.  This only lasted a week  until Dad put his foot down and said no "boyfriends".

In February Audrey received the core character award for acceptance. Her teacher said, "Audrey is a very kind person, always thoughtful, she never complains about who her partner is she just works well with them. She always tries to help her friend and always has a smile on her face everyday."

Here is Audrey with all of the Kindergarten, First and Second Graders who won an award for December, January and February. 

I was fortunate enough to go into Audrey's class and volunteer. It was fun to see Audrey at school. I loved watching the children learn. In June we went to the Children's museum. It was a blast. There was so much to do. They even met with a "scientist" to conduct a little experiment. 

At the end of the year they had a talent show. Audrey wanted to sing and dance. I have tried uploading the video but  I am having issues. She sang party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. She was the only one who choose to sing a song. I was so proud of her. She had the kids waving their hands in the air. I am grateful I do not have to deal with shy issues.

Academically Audrey did amazing in the first Grade. At the beginning of the Year Audrey was reading 40wpm.(words per minute) The goal was to get to 70wpm by the end of the year. Audrey surpassed that goal and is reading 170wpm. She is currently reading at a 3rd grade level. She loves to read chapter books. I feel like she is too little to read chapter books. Her favorite subject was science and PE. 

Here's to another great year. Way to go Audrey we are proud of you!

Audrey had a great first grade!