First Grade School Pictures

First Grade 2011/12

I don't know about you, but I can sure see the difference in how she's grown this year.

100th Day of School

For the 100th Day of School, Sam planned her project

about a month or two ahead of time.

(Of course we still waited till the last minute to do the project!)

It's an alien with 100 googly eyes!



Sam's Christmas Program

Here are a few cute pictures of Samantha and her friend

MacKenzie after their Christmas Program at school.

Making Gingerbread Houses at School

I volunteer ever Wednesday in Sam's first grade class.  Usually I sit in the backroom preparing projects and doing paperwork, so I was really excited when such a fun activity landed on a Wednesday.  Here are a couple of pictures of Sam (and the little boy she sits next to) working on her gingerbread house.

Sam's First Spelling Test

Samantha had her first spelling test on Sept 2nd....

and she got them all correct!

Yay Sam!

Samantha Is So Tall

Last year when Sam was a kindergartener in a K/1 class,

she was the tallest in the class.

This year she is a first grader in a K/1 class.

Just look at how tall she is compared to all the other kids.

Samantha's First Day of School

Samantha's First Day of School

August 22, 2011

It was a tough day for me.  Good thing Sam knew some of the kids and has the same teacher as she did last year. 

Last year she was in a K/1 combo class.  At the end of the year, her teacher called me and asked if Sam could come back in her class for her 1st grade year.  She said was such a good student and she'd love to have her back in the room.  Being familiar with the room, the teacher, and a few of the kids made the morning really easy.

Alison was up all night with the stomach flu and there was no way I could bring her with me when I took Sam to school

So here's my morning line-up:  Jason is gone, Sam's first day of school, Alison is puking, Jake is fine.  How do I get Sam to school and through the 45 minutes first day check-in?

I called a few women in the ward and finally found someone that would come stay with my puking child. 

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you Julie Vazquez!

She had to pick up her kids from seminary, drive them to school, then come to my house for about 30 minutes so that I could take Sam to school, then she had to rush home to pick up her oldest daughter and take her to school. 

I couldn't have done it without Julie's help.  Thank you!!!

Crazy Hair Day

I know my Sam and I know that she would have been super bugged by funky braids or crazy spikes, but streaks of color.....

SHE LOVED IT!!!

 Sam is good friends with this little girl Aimee.

 Angela, Aimee, Belinda, and Samantha

(Angela & Belinda are in First Grade, Aimee & Sam are in Kindergarten.)

Ice Cream Party

Sam had an end of the year Ice Cream Party for her whole class.  Only a few friends came, but they all brought siblings and parents, so they still had lots of fun!  Here's a picture of a few of the kids.

Mackenzie, Samantha, and Angela

Alison REALLY liked putting sprinkles on her ice cream cone!

Kindergarten Open House

Today was Open House at Samantha's school.

Here she is with her teacher Mrs. Neal.

 Samantha's Self Portrait

 Handprint Crab

They were learning all about sealife.

 Sam is showing me her classroom computers.

 Her butterfly.

 She planted some flower seeds in this cup. 

Still waiting for them to come up.

(She looks off to the side all the time when I'm trying to take her picture.)

 This is her desk.

 And her square on the carpet.

She was so proud to show me all around her classroom!

Radical Reader

Samantha received an award today at school for being one of the best readers in the class! 

Yay Sam!

Here she is getting ready for school this morning!

I think she's growing up so beautifully!

Samantha's class is a K/1 combo, so one kid from each grade in her class got the Radical Reader Award. 

The other little girl is a first grader.

Samantha and her teacher Mrs. Neal.

Samantha and her friends, Amy and Angela.

Amy got the Marvelous at Math award.

I am so proud of my Radical Reader!

I love you Sam!

Samantha's Gingerbread House

Samantha got to make a Gingerbread House today in Kindergarten.  She had so much fun and was so excited to come home and show me!

Frank Coyote

Sam was the Special Person of the day today and got to bring home Frank Coyote from her Kindergarten class.  She dragged him around with her all day long.  He's in the last picture.

(The school mascot is the coyote.)

 Giving the chickens some scratch.

 Gathering eggs.

And here's Frank Coyote! 

Halloween Fun

 Sam LOVES to bake, so for a fun Halloween afternoon activity, she made cookies for some friends.

 I've been teaching her to crack eggs.  It still gets a little messy, but that's why we crack into a seperate bowl before we add it to the rest of the mix.

 She loves that I let her use the hand mixer now. 
She's such a big girl!

 Sam is the Special Person at school this week, so she got to fill out this poster to take back to school on Monday.  (With some help from Mom, of course.)

 My adorable little Dragon and Princesses!

 Trick or Treating with Carter!

Alison couldn't wait...she just had to have a treat while we were still out trick or treating.