Author Archives: darsie.vella

WE will be 100 Days Smarter on February 1st!!!

Posted on January 27, 2017 by darsie.vella

The 100th Day of School lands on Wednesday, February 1st and we are excited to celebrate! Each child is welcome to bring a collection of 100 items that day to school (100 buttons, 100 signatures, 100 pom poms…) It’s fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Class News | Leave a comment

Important Weekly Reminders

Posted on January 26, 2017 by darsie.vella

1- Please check your student’s green folder nightly. 2- FRIDAY: Early Out 1:00pm All Math, Spelling, and Reading Fluency Homework due…Don’t forget the important question of the week! Spelling test Tomorrow $1.00 Dress Down Day3- Scholastic Book Order DUE Tuesday, January 31st. Click … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Changes to Parent Teacher Conferences

Posted on January 25, 2017 by darsie.vella

Dear Parent’s,You should have received an email from Quest Administration, about some changes being made to our current Parent-Teacher-Conferences yearly schedule. In order to comply with the changes, I have modified the PTC Sign-Up Genius dates, and times, to reflect … Continue reading →

Posted in Class News | Leave a comment

Homework Helps for Tens and Ones

Posted on January 24, 2017 by darsie.vella

Adding by Tens and Ones is a difficult concept. Here is what I had the kids do today that seemed to help. We will be reviewing this concept tomorrow.First have the kids rewrite ALL number sentences vertically. MAKE SURE THEY … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Homework for January 23rd-27th

Posted on January 23, 2017 by darsie.vella

*ALL MATH, SPELLING AND TIMED READING FLUENCY HOMEWORK IS DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH.**ALL READING MINUTES NEED TO BE RECORDED ON YOUR STUDENTS READING LOG SUNDAY , JANUARY 29TH.***READING MINUTES ALSO NEED TO BE RECORDED SUNDAY, JANUARY 29th FOR THE LIBRARY … Continue reading →

Posted in Homework Posts | Leave a comment

Last Session of the First Grade Science/Art Club

Posted on January 22, 2017 by darsie.vella

We will be starting the second session (of two sessions) of our first-grade club in February. This will be an after-school science and art club. Club will meet every Thursday from February 2nd to March 9th. The club contract is posted below.Club … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

First Grade Christmas Pictures with My Teachers

Posted on January 19, 2017 by darsie.vella

I am working on getting a ton of our cute class photos uploaded onto our blog. I am apologizing in advance for how long it is and has taken me. I hope that once you see them, it will have … Continue reading →

Posted in Class News, Love Your Teacher | Leave a comment

Lock Down Drill Today

Posted on January 19, 2017 by darsie.vella

We will be participating in our scheduled lockdown drill this morning at 10am. Please talk with your students about why we practice this drill is to be safe and keep them safe if it were ever to happen. This will … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Homework for January 16th-20th

Posted on January 17, 2017 by darsie.vella

*ALL MATH, SPELLING, READING, AND QUESTION OF THE WEEK, ARE DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.**ALL READING MINUTES ARE DUE MONDAY JANUARY 22TH.Help your student make this term the best so far by eating right, getting enough sleep, coming to school prepared … Continue reading →