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First Grade Remembered
 


 

I had a great year in first grade. We did S.M.I.L.E. It was fun. We played tag. We did Whirled Peace. We sang for the nursing home. It was fun. We did fun art activities. The fair was very fun. Mrs. Strain is fun too. She is the best. I hope next year is like that.

By: Sullivan
 

I had a great year in first grade. My teacher is the best. I met new friends. I met Mia, Jessica B., Maddie, and Jessica T. The first time I was in P.E. it was the best.. Mia helps me sometimes. On Teacher Day we surprised Mrs. Strain. We painted lots of pictures with Mrs. Strain. Journal writing is fun. The best part of all is prayer. First grade is fun.

By: Sofia
 

I had a great year in first grade. I sang to the nursing home. I dressed up as a witch. I liked to play with Courtney, Maddie, Jessica B., Jessica T., Shaine, and Sofia on the playground. I make art with my friends. I made a flower garden for Sr. Joan Cahill. I did the Stations of the Cross. I like art with Mrs. Strain. She is a great teacher. I love her and I love the fair.

By: Mia


 

I had a great year in first grade. We went on a field trip to the King Center. We played at the park too. We did a celebration of Mardi Gras. It was even funner than the King Center. I love first grade. I like to do art too. I love everything, yippee! I know school is super fun. The fair was awesome! There was a ride called freakout. It was super fun, yippee!

By: Marc


 

I had a great year in first grade. I like to play tag on the playground with Myron, Joseph, Kyle, Jaylynn, Daniel, and Sullivan. I also like to read books with Kyle. We like to read 3rd and 2nd grade books. What I liked most of all was the S.M.I.L.E. I bought a butterfly. I saw it fly away. It took awhile. I liked to plant some flowers on Make A Difference Day. My sister got to sit in the wagon. I really, really liked the fair. I went on the bumper cars, starship, and sizzler. I had a great time in first grade.

By: Patrick

 

I had a great year in first grade. I made many friends. We help the poor, all of us. We made windmills for “Whirled Peace.” We did S.M.I.L.E. We let butterflies go. We made a wish. We play popcorn when we are about to do our spelling test. I liked first grade.

By: Rachele


 

I had a great year in first grade. I liked playing games with Mrs. Strain. I liked playing games with my friends named Patrick, Alex, and Daniel. My favorite thing was Fat Tuesday. I also like reading buddies. I liked doing the S.M.I.L.E. Project. The Sr. Joan Cahill garden is beautiful. St. Patrick's Day was fun with my friends. I went to the fair. I was going on a ride. I saw Kelly and Tyler. Then I went home. It was a good year.

By: Myron
 

I had a great year in first grade. I did many things. My favorite thing was the S.M.I.L.E. Program. I was a reader in the S.M.I.L.E. Program. I also liked Make A Difference Day. Now Sr. Joan Cahill's garden is beautiful. I mad e lots of friends in first grade. I play with Amanda on the playground a lot. I also play with Mia and Maddie. I love to learn stuff. Mrs. Strain teaches us lots of things. She is the best teacher I've ever had.

By: Courtney


 

I had a great year in first grade. We did S.M.I.L.E. We did it because there are people that have cancer. Mia and I play on the playground together. We went to the nursing home at Halloween and Christmas. At Halloween I was pink super girl. We also have reading buddies. Mia, Courtney, and I read books and take AR test together. I have a lot of friends in first grade. We were angels at the Christmas Pageant. I had a lot of fun with the two Jessicas in my class. I had a lot of fun at the fair. I am excited to go to second grade.

By: Maddie


 

I had a great year in first grade. At Halloween we went to the nursing home. I was a fairy. We had to sing “Angels Among Us.” It was fun. My friends are Courtney, Maddie, Mia, and Jessica B. We had our S.M.I.L.E. Program. I was holding the “M” candle. We had to sing “Angels Among Us.” Mrs. Strain is the best teacher in first grade.

By: Amanda


 

I had a great year in first grade. I like AR reading. I learned to read way better. I like reading Captain Underpants books. I read a lot of books and I have a lot of points. I like performing in the pageant. I was an angel. I also like P.E. I like all of the P.E. Games. I also like reading in the prayer service. I was a little nervous but I had to read. I had fun this year.

By: Kyle


 

I had a great year in first grade. We do art work. We go to P.E. I love “Angels Among Us.” It is a sweet song. I have a lot of reading points on the computer. I have a lot of friends. They are: Courtney, Jessica B., Jessica T., Shaine, Mia, and Amanda. We did S.M.I.L.E. We went on a lot of field trips. I have a reading buddy named Devyn. We were in the pageant. We were angels. We make a Sr. Joan Cahill garden. My reading buddy helped me. I went to the fair. I had a lot of fun.

By: Laine


 

I had a great year in first grade. I had fun making art in class. I like Mrs. Strain. I like to play tag with Kyle, Sully, and Alex. I love to read with Kyle. I had so much fun at St. Patrick's Day. I had so much fun at the Christmas pageant. I was the little drummer boy. I helped other people. I held a candle at our S.M.I.L.E. Program. Our class walked the Labyrinth We made the Sr. Joan Cahill flower garden. We have reading buddies. On Hanukkah we played dreidel. I liked the nursing home at Halloween and Christmas. I like to play math games. I like P.E. I liked the fair. It is fun to AR read. We watched a play at the King Center. I had a lot of fun at school.

By: Daniel


 

I had a great year in first grade. I learned at P.E. Mrs. Strain is the best first grade teacher. I play fun games at recess, like jump rope. My best first grade teacher is Mrs. Strain. My best friends are: Sofia, Zach, Joseph, Shaine, Mia, Jessica B., Sully, March, Myron, and Maddie. My funnest game is jump rope. P.E. is the funnest activity, so is playground. I have a jump rope. I bring it to school. Science is really fun but the funnest of all is the first grade teacher, Mrs. Strain.

By: Alex

 

I had a great year in first grade. We were angels in the Christmas pageant. The eighth graders were our partners. My friends are Jessica B., Maddie, and Shaine. We play on the playground. We had lots of parties. My reading buddy is Sophia. Mrs. Strain is the best teacher ever and the funnest. We did lots of artsy stuff. We did the S.M.I.L.E. Prayer service. I liked the raffles. They were fun so was Fat Tuesday. I had a great year.

By: Jessica T.


 

I had a great year in first grade. Mrs. Strain is the best part of first grade. I like P.E. because we exercise and run. It is fun. We made windmills for Whirled Peace Day. It was so fun. I love Mrs. Strain. She is so fun and makes me crazy. Hanukkah was so fun. We played dreidel. We have reading buddies. I have Zoe. Mrs. McGreal helps me and Daniel. Daniel can get the most words. I like to clean the cubbies, the windows, and the board. I like to sweep and do math. At the fair I was scared of Freakout. Mrs. Strain is the most fun about first grade.

By: Zachary

 

I had a great year in first grade. Mrs. Strain makes the best ideas. I love her art projects. My friends at school are Jessica B., Jessica T., Mia, Maddie, and Courtney. We play together and do lots of fun stuff together. I loved the angel pageant. It was lots of fun. I loved Valentine's Day. We got lots of candy. I love AR reading. I have 32.4 points. I learned telling time. We learn money too. I love Mardi Gras. We made mask. It was so cool. I also loved the fair. I had a great year!

By: Shaine


 

I had a great year in first grade. Mrs. Strain is the best teacher ever. I love to play at the playground. Art with Mrs. Strain is fun. My best friends are: Shaine, Jessica T., Courtney, Mia, Amanda, Jaylynn, and Maddie. I liked the S.M.I.L.E. prayer service. On Fat Tuesday, I thought I would get fat. We went to the nursing home. I liked to sing there. Make A Difference Day was fun too. I have one sister and two brothers. Thomas is my reading buddy. Marco is too. I have fun in school. Valentine's Day was my favorite thing. I can't wait until I go to second grade. It will be fun. I like math games, like around the world. I had fun in school all year.

By: Jessica B.


 

I had a great year in first grade. I liked the St. Patrick's Day program. I like to play on the playground. Reading AR books is fun. During Lent we walked the Labyrinth and did the Stations of the Cross. I love my reading buddy. I liked first grade.

By: Joseph