Slow Poke Fun!

The kids (and grown ups!) had a great time on our field trip to Slow Poke Farm!

We started our trip off with a lesson from "Mamaw" about shucking corn and its uses

The kids even got to have a corn shucking competition! 

 The kids got to take their corn they shucked to feed to the goat and sheep.

Then we got a lesson about chickens in the hen house!

 Feeding the ducks in the pond was a blast!

 Next up was our hayride! The kids loved it!

Feeding the cows was hilarious! The kiddos loved it when the cows licked their hands!

Getting turned around in the corn maze was a highlight!

 My attempt at a selfie with the kids :) 

 They kids got a little time to play after lunch! 

 Finally, THE PUMPKIN PATCH!

I think it's safe to say, the kids had a blast! :)

Open House Success!

Open House was a success last night! The kinders loved getting to show off their classrooms to their grown ups! Thank you for coming out!

Welcome to the 2015-2016 School Year!

We have been very busy in room 106! Here's what we've been up to the first month of school!

Our first class picture! The first day of school, August 12, 2015

We're experts at playtime and making friends!

Our first Smart Start Monday! Mrs. Bratton was loving all that red! :) 

We celebrated Ms. Mahan on her last day of school! She retired after 42 years of service to JCPS! The kids wore purple and worked very hard on special cards for her! Congratulations Ms. Mahan!

It's going to be a great year! :) 

Good Luck in First Grade!

To the parents of my students, 

Thank you. 

Thank you for sharing your child with me. After spending nine months together in the narrow confines of our classroom, we have grown close as a classroom family. We have lived, loved, laughed, played, studied, learned and enriched our lives together this year. I wish it could go on indefinitely, but I must give them back to you now. Take care of them, for they are so precious.

One of the most rewarding parts of my job is watching my students go from little blank slates in August to reading and writing students in June. Their transformation is inspiring, exciting, and powerful. However, their transformation is not solitary. I have grown, learned, reflected and became a better person as a result of your children. Thank you for entrusting me with them and allowing me the time to grow with them.

I will always be interested in your children and what they do, where they go or who they become.  Just as I have in the past year, I will always be happy to share their joys and sorrows. I will always be their friend.

Thank you for all you do,
Mrs. Bratton J