Mrs. Hannon's First Grade Fly on the Wall 

How I love my home visits! My first was with Elin where I also met her two brothers, Otto and Nile, and her kitties Oscar and Roxie (only caught a glimpse of one who must be shy). Elin showed me her pretty bedroom and we went outside for a photo before I left. She requested a regular photo, and then one with teeth….and I GOT TO HOLD OTTO! Thank you for inviting me to your home, Elin! (I love that watermelon dress!)

P.S. I believe you can click on photos to save or make them larger/see them better. 🙂

We made All About Me posters, and have started to book shop weekly in the classroom.

We have started adding leaves to our tree for acts of kindness. We joined Ms. Nell’s students in her classroom for a guest speaker.

It’s Labor Day weekend and we have officially launched a new school year, having completed our first 18 days. It usually takes 20-30 days of repetition before something becomes a routine (longer for many first graders), and we’ll continue to practice.
It is amazing to me how much we have accomplished in such a relatively short period of time, and how well we have all become acquainted. I must say, your kids are amazing, sweet, loving, and are little sponges. They make me smile. Are they ever stinkers? Of course…I can be a stinker too!

I hope to be better at posting this year than last. Although I am an empty nester, in the past two years two of my four daughters have become wives, and the same two are mothers (a girl and a boy, and another boy to arrive in late January/early February). Being a grandparent is indescribably wonderful. In addition my husband and I and preparing to downsize to a smaller home, so we’ve been consumed with construction decisions and trying to sell our current home. I guess my point is that life never really gets simpler, but well…it keeps me young!

I am looking forward to this year and I hope you will check in regularly, feel free to share with grandparents and other family members, and become a “fly on the wall.” Off we go!