Class News

Class News

Look what's happening in room 104!

Message from Mrs. Edwards

I know words can't truly explain how I feel but,

I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for a wonderful year!

Thank you for sharing your children with me, and

thank you for all of your support throughout the year.

I will miss you all. Please keep in touch and come back to visit.

I'd love to hear about all of your future successes.

Also, thank you SO much for the very generous end of the year gift! You are all very kind.

FYI - I will keep these pictures on our webpage until late August,

when I will need to begin to prepare my website for my 2008-2009 first grade class.

End of the Year Picnic

Gurney Lane

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Even though the weather was not the best, we had a great time at our picnic.

Thank you to all who brought items and thank you for sharing the day with us!

Field Day

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Thank you to ALL of the parents who helped us with field day

and to ALL of the parents who came out to watch us!




	We had a very fun day! The tug-of-war was my personal favorite event. :-)

Father's Day Breakfast

Friday, June 13, 2008

Thank you to all of the fathers

who arranged their schedules

to have breakfast with us!

It truly meant so much

to your children! :-)

Click here to view our Father's Day Photostory.

Magic Forest

Monday, June 6, 2008

Thank you Mr. Conlon, Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer, Mrs. Orr,

Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Sylvia, and Mrs. Walden

for coming along and making our day fun!

We loved spending the day with you!

Also, thank you Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Phinney

for stopping by and spending some time with us!

Pen Pal Get Together

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Thank you Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Kinney, Mrs. Orr,

Ms. Ragonetti, Mrs. Sylvia, and Mrs. Walden

for coming along and helping us!


	We played games.

We had snack.
		We visited their classroom!

Link to June 6, 2008 Newsletter

Link to June 13, 2008 Newsletter

Link to June 20, 2008 Newsletter

Eric Carle Day

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Pancakes,	Pancakes
Animals, Animals -	Writing Cinquain Poems
Pictures like	Eric Carle
The Tiny	Seed
		I See a Song
Decorating Eric	Carle Pictures

Mother's Day Breakfast

Friday, May 9, 2008


	Thank you to all of the moms who were able to join us for this special morning!

Click here to view our Mother's Day Photostory

Up Yonda Farms

Aquatic Adventure Program

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Thank you Mr. Conlon, Mrs. Crawford, Mr. Lucy, Mrs. Orr, and Mrs. Parent

for chaperoning our field trip!

	Eating lunch
A beaver		A great blue heron
	Looking for critters!

	Playing a food chain game

Link to May 2, 2008 Newsletter

Link to May 9, 2008 Newsletter

Link to May 16, 2008 Newsletter

Link to May 22, 2008 Newsletter

Link to May 30, 2008 Newsletter

Pre-School Story Hour

Friday, April 4, 2008

	We hosted a Pre-School Story Hour. A local pre-school class came to our school.
	We read a story with them and did a craft.

	After, we had snack and then gave them a tour of the Kindergarten hallway and our classroom. Hopefully they will have fun at our school in the fall! Here are some pictures from the hour. Enjoy! :-)

Link to April 4, 2008 Newsletter

Link to April 10, 2008 Newsletter

Link to April 25, 2008 Newsletter

Visitors from Saga City, Japan

Monday, March 31, 2008

We were fortunate enough to be one of the classrooms visited by Japanese students from Saga City, Japan. The students are 7th grade students who are here for 8 days visiting QUFSD.		The students showed us how to use chopsticks. Then we ate a Goldfish snack using chopsticks!


	After our snack, the students then showed us how to make origami. It was challenging but fun! Thank you, Mrs. Lucy, for giving us this opportunity! What an experience!

Too Good For Drugs

Monday, March 24, Thursday, March 27,

Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3

Thank you Mrs. Thomas for teaching us about making healthy choices!

Science Experiments

with Mr. Crawford and Mr. Williams

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Mr. Crawford and Mr. Williams came in to talk to us about nutrition.

We learned about colorful foods and had some yummy snacks. Thank you!

Our Author's Night!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Thank you to all who came! It was amazing to see the room full of our families. :-)

Your attendance truly showed your support for your child's reading and writing.

Each child was so proud of himself or herself (and rightly so!).

They really have become wonderful authors, something they SHOULD be proud of.

Thank you to the Anthis', the Conlons, the Kinneys, the Mileskis, the Orrs,

the Starks, and the Sylvias for providing the refreshments!

Here are some photos from the night. Enjoy!

Click here to view the Photostory of our preparation for Author's Night.

The Lake George Opera Company

Presents Pinocchio

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Irish Dancers and Bagpipe Players

St. Patrick's Day

Monday, March 17, 2008


Thank you, Mrs. Calby, for arranging for this enriching experience for us!		Thank you to the dancers and musicians for coming to perform for us!

ACC Technology Showcase

Tuesday, March 11, 2008




We had a lot of fun at the Technology Showcase. There were wonderful exhibits, and it was fun to show off our Photostory!		Thank you Mrs. Anthis, Ms. Daly, Mrs. Orr, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Sylvia, and Mrs. Walden for chaperoning our trip. Also, thank you to parents and grandparents who came to show your support!

Click here to view our Keeping Fit and Healthy Photostory made for the Technology Showcase!

Glens Falls Hospital

Friday, March 7, 2008

Cancelled due to sickness at the hospital. :-(

Guiding Stars Field Trip

at Quaker Road Hannaford

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

We went to Hannaford as part of our Keeping Fit and Healthy Unit.

We learned about nutrition and how their Guiding Stars program works.

We'd like to thank Heather for giving us the tour and Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Sylvia for chaperoning.

Explaining what the stars look like

Inside the produce cooler

Explaining the list of produce

In the

produce section

In the deli

Decorating our own cookies

Petting a lobster!

At the seafood section

In Nature's Place

At the meat department

In the back storage room

In the dairy section

Checking out some items :-)

Link to March 7, 2008 Newsletter

Link to March 14, 2008 Newsletter

Link to March 19, 2008 Newsletter

Link to March 28, 2008 Newsletter

PARP Kick-Off Assembly

Mr.Twisty

Wednesday, February 27, 2008


	Mr. Twisty came to kick off the PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) program. He performed magic tricks and talked to us about the importance of reading. This program will run for the month of March. During this month (and as always) student should be reading for at least 15 minutes a night. Look for the informational letter and calendar with the reading cut-off slips at the bottom to be coming home soon!

Valentine's Day Party

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Decorating Our Bags	Waiting Patiently :-)	Eating Our Pizza Lunch
	Decorating Cupcakes
	Playing Bingo
	Delivering Valentines

100th Day of School!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

We made wonderful 100th Day projects!

We proudly wore numbers throughout the day.

We had a fun 100th Day assembly!

Our pen pals mailed us a Flat Stanley.

He visited our classroom for about 1 1/2 weeks and went to different places with us.

Here he is with us outside during recess!

Link to February 8, 2008 Newsletter

Link to February 15, 2008 Newsletter

Link to February 29, 2008 Newsletter

Snowshoeing at Moreau State Park

Wednesday, January 16, 2008


	Thank you Dave and Gary from Moreau State Park for taking us out on the trails!

	Also thank you to all of the parents (and grandparents) who joined us for the fun. We appreciate all of the help, especially when our snowshoes fell off!

Link to January 11, 2008 Newsletter

Link to January 18, 2008 Newsletter

Link to January 25, 2008 Newsletter

Pajama Day and Holiday Party

Thursday, December 20, 2007


	We played Snowflake Bingo, and Pin the Tail on the Reindeer. We also did a snowman craft and decorated reindeer cupcakes. Thank you Mrs. Anthis, Mrs. Conlon, Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Kinney, Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Sylvia for helping us at our party!

Shopping and Wrapping for

our Adopt-a-Family Family

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

We went shopping and then wrapped our gifts for our adopted family.

Thank you very much to Mrs. Anthis, Mrs. Camp, Mrs. Conlon, Mrs. Huppert, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. and Mr. Schwartz, and Mrs. Sylvia for helping us shop and wrap!

Pen Pal Get Together

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Our pen pals visited our classroom.

We did a craft, had a delicious snack of juice, fruit kebobs and Munchkins, and played Heads Up 7-Up.

It was fun! Here are some pictures from our get-together. Enjoy!

All in all - our class raised $346.53 -

between the bake sale and the chore money.

WOW!!!!

We raised $156.90 from our chore money. The boys and girls are VERY proud of the chores they completed at home to earn this money for our Adopt-a-Family program. I appreciate all of the parental support of this program, both for the financial support and for allowing your children to feel such a sense of giving! It really makes a difference having them earn the money rather than just bring it in.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Our Bake Sale for Adopt-a-Family

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

	We were really proud of our bake sale! We sold a lot of goodies!

	Wow - between Tuesday and Wednesday's bake sales we raised $189.63 for Adopt-a-Family!!!! Thank you to all who sent in the baked goods and to those who sent in money for the children to buy the baked goods.

Grandparents' Breakfast

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Wow! Look at all

of the first graders!

It was great meeting all of the grandparents who attended the breakfast.

Thank you

to all who came!

Link to December 7, 2007 Newsletter

Link to December 14, 2007 Newsletter

Link to December 21, 2007 Newsletter

We earned the "Quality Q" for our caring!

We brought in 74 food items for the food drive. Wow!

Look how proud we are of our "Quality Q."

Ice Cream Sundaes!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007


	We earned an ice cream party for 80% participation in the QES PTSA Fundraiser. Boy was the ice cream yummy! Thank you PTSA.

Link to November 2, 2007 Newsletter

Link to November 9, 2007 Newsletter

Link to November 16, 2007 Newsletter

Link to November 30, 2007 Newsletter

Fire Safety Assembly

October 11, 2007

We learned a lot

at our assembly!

Please practice our fire safety tips with us.

Fire Truck Visit

October 17, 2007


	The Fire Department visited our school and we got to go see their truck! They talked to us about fire safety and the equipment they carry on their truck to fight fires. Ask us about some of the equipement. Thank you to the firefighters who came and spent their time teaching us about fire safety!

Up Yonda Farm

Changing Trees Program

October 17, 2007

	Eating lunch
Making a	tree
Finding something decaying	Looking at a seed	Wow - look at all of the leaves we found!
Identifying leaves	Our class :-)	Look at the cavity in this tree!
Yes, this spider is real!	Thank you Mrs. Anthis and Mrs. Conlon for chaperoning our field trip!	Getting ready to "hug a tree"
Walking through the woods	Identifying	trees

Mr. Crawford's Visit

October 30, 2007


	Mr. Crawford came in to do some Halloween science experiments for us (and Mrs. Ogden's class). We learned about carbon dioxide and about sublimation! Here are some pictures of what he did. Ask us about it!

	Thank you Mr. Crawford!!