First Day of Second Grade!

Hailey had a great first day of Second Grade. This is the first year she admitted that she was a little excited to go to school. It is going to be a great year!

Traditional Back-to-School Piggy Paint

I love that Hailey wanted to bring along her iPod touch to snap a picture of her piggies to remember. We go get her toes painted the day before school starts every year. This year we stopped by for an ice cream cone after!

Getting Ready for Second Grade!

We went backpack shopping yesterday to find a new backpack for the start of her second grade year. The cute ones go quick. Those school supplies will still be there though! Hailey has used the same one for 2 years and it was getting a little worn in spots. Can't believe school is right around the corner. Blah...

Wildflower Bookmarks

Meet "Mud Baby"

Hailey came walking out to the truck yesterday afternoon carrying this!
Meet "Mud Baby". She loves this thing and it is funny to see her take care of it. I have strict instructions to water it at lunch time. She has already fed it this morning. Yes mam!
*The last picture is proof I took care of her mud baby!

May Family Project

Yet again we did our family project at the last minute. The assignment was a flower. It looks cuter in person. There is always a writing assignment that goes along with each monthly project. Her favorite part that she wrote about was getting to eat the seeds when she was done. She does love sunflower seeds!

Lil' Bo Peep

The music teacher at school had a program called "Getting Down with Mama Goose" recently. The kids learned upbeat versions of Mother Goose Rhymes. They were asked to come dressed as a character from any rhyme. Hailey went as an updated Lil Bo Peep. It was hilarious to watch. Good performance Miss Hailey Rae!

*This picture cracks me up because they dressed themselves for the afternoon program. She doesn't have her arms in the sleeves. They are hanging below her armpits!

April Family Project

We cut up strips of tissue paper and sprinkled them with water to watercolor her umbrella. Turned out cute!

Donuts with Dad's Day!

Hailey was really excited to have her dad come to school today. She served her dad donuts, they ate together, did a few activities and read.

March Family Project

Pajama Day!

To celebrate the birthday and legacy of Dr. Seuss, the First Graders were allowed to bring a Dr. Seuss book to school and wear their pj's. Hailey wore her silky pajamas. When I picked her up from school, she had her coat and backpack on, her pj's, a George Washington hat and a huge smile carrying her heart family project from February. It made me chuckle seeing her getup! I love Miss H.

February Family Project

January Family Project

Her project was due today and we forgot to actually do it and send it to school! Here is what we came up with tonight and are sending to school tomorrow :)

December Family Project

We worked on this the night before it was due. She wanted it to be in 3D. Turned out cute anyway :)

November Family Project

Crazy Hair Day

Tuesday was Crazy Hair Day at school. Hailey told me she wanted bats in her hair. We had a lot of bat rings so we snipped off the ring part and hot glued them to black rubber bands. She enjoyed being a bat girl!

October Family Project

The family project for this month was to create a fall pumpkin or jack-o-lantern. My idea was to use tissue paper/glue on wax paper. I helped her cut out the shape and she did the rest. We have a pumpkin place mat that she decided to try to recreate. I love how she cut out yellow strips of paper too. Good job Hailey!

First Spelling Test

Last Friday Hailey took her first spelling test in school. She scored 100%! She could hardly stand me helping her study and quickly spelled them off. We even did a practice test on paper. She has another one today. Since it is a short week she is having the same test again plus two bonus words (still and clock). Not sure if she will get those right or not but I am proud of her nonetheless. She was most tickled about getting to sit in the awesome school desk I found at the Resale Barn in Texas last week. I called out words last night and made her raise her hand when she was finished. She has always LOVED to play school. Even though she says she does not like school, she does a little. It is growing on her and I can tell. She loves to learn. She despises doing the same thing over and over and over again. Once she has something down, she sees no need to keep doing it. Hence all the bored comments. Sitting still for so long also kills her. She would much prefer a different type of class setting. This leads to her rushing through most things - including outside extra curricular activities. So we are working on slowing down a bit and trying to do things better. When I do get to hear little bits of how her day went, I can tell she was soaking it all in for the good. Proud of you Hailey Rae. Hang in there. School is good. Boring at times yes I totally agree!

5 Star Student

I am posting this for Miss H. Friday mornings in her classroom they get to bring a special drink to enjoy at their desk. This is the reward for keeping all of their behavior sticks at school. She will always have a drink on Friday. She likes to please others, has always responded well to incentives and most of all is just a great kid! So far she has brought orange juice, cranberry juice and a Sunkist!

I Started First Grade

This is when I started school. It is my first day of First Grade. It is fun except the time that I have to sit. I like recess. I like to go to school but I miss my parents. The End.