Dear Parents,

We started our day today with our “barricade” lock down drill.  Before it was actually called, we discussed it and then prayed.  The firsties did a great job!  The purpose is to do our best to barricade the door so that anyone that gets in would be distracted enough so that we could escape out of the outside door.  Mrs Klauer used her key to open the door and the firsties were absolutely still and quiet….in fact she didn’t even know where we were at first!  It is SO awful that we even have to discuss, let alone practice this kind of drill, but the reality is that we have to.  

This is our door barricade....

Did you get the fast direct message this morning, about my error?  I apologize for the mix-up!  The date that we are going to the Midland Humane Society is Tuesday, June 5^th.  Please send in permission slips by this Friday (May 25^th).  Thank you!

If your firstie has a summer birthday and you would like to send in a treat to celebrate please let me know!  I would prefer to space it out a little so that we aren’t having lots and lots of treats during that last week of school (And really, that is partly for my sanity too!).  

"Look Miss Gallagher....it's a girl in a skirt!"

Have you noticed that we are into geometry in Math?  We have been reviewing and exploring “plane shapes” (trapezoid (ask your firstie about that one!), square, rectangle, circle, hexagon, rhombus (ask your firstie how I described it to them), and triangle.  We have spent some time making pictures too (using the shapes)!  Next up will be solid figures (sphere, cube, rectangular prism, etc….).  

"Look Miss Gallagher! I made a flower!" 

A few weeks ago we  had a couple of guests…I am certain that you heard about it (and I am sure that you heard more about one than the other….)!  My parents were here and my dad brought Josie in for a visit and then read a few books to the class (Ask your firstie was a palindrome is….) (If they don’t remember, it is a word, phrase, or sequence that is the same backwards and forward.  We have a student in our class!).  

Tomorrow is the last day that we are going to check out books in the school library.  Please make sure that your firstie returns their books.  

Have a blessed night!

Miss Gallagher

Dear Parents,

Happy Thursday!  Just a quick evening blog for y’all!  I wanted to also thank you so much for all of the wonderful treats and gifts you have sent in with your firstie! I DO feel so appreciated!  I also feel so blessed to be working with you and your firstie.  God is good!  

Did your firstie tell you all about our trip to SVSU on Tuesday? I didn’t realize until we were underway, that it was a first bus ride for some of the kiddos! 

  How special!!  Once we arrived at SVSU, we were directed to the bleachers to sit. 

While we waited for the service to begin, there was a slide show of pictures (on a loop) that included many of the schools that were in attendance.  Every time Trinity’s pictures would come up, there was LOTS of cheering and stomping and general craziness!  It was so fun!

 Once the worship service began, the kiddos seemed pretty engaged, especially when the songs came up.  They all sang with GUSTO (There is just something about a bunch of kids, singing their little hearts out; worshipping and praising God! I got goosebumps!) After the worship service, there was a quick little break and then the Chalk Guy began his testimony and chalk drawing.  It was pretty great to listen to the firsties try to figure how what he was drawing….there were lots of guesses until his drawing began to take shape. Did your firstie tell you what the end result was?  It was neato! 

 Then it was back to school to eat lunch.  Moms, did your firstie give you your Mother’s Day gift yet?  If not, I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I will say that they all really enjoyed making the personalized gifts for you. 

Just a reminder that if you haven’t sent in your firstie’s spring pictures and/or money yet, please do so ASAP!  Thank you! 

We are singing in church THIS SUNDAY at the 10:30 am service.  Please have your firstie to the church basement by 10:15.  See you then! 

Blessings on the end of your week! 
Miss Gallagher

Dear Parents,
Two blogs for the price of one today!  (Also because the computer or the blog was giving me a VERY hard time...)
Below are pictures from Special Person's Day....Enjoy!
Just a few reminders as well....Don't forget that the permission slips for the worship service at SVSU are due on Friday!  Also, please send in money for our Mother's Day project, in a marked envelope.  ($3.00 to offset the cost) Thank and blessings on the rest of your week!
Miss Gallagher

The firsties presented Chapel and did a great job!  Ask your firstie if they remember what we talked about...

We played Tic-Tac Word with our spelling words (before we took our spelling test). And no, our Special People did not "let" their firstie win...ha!

We planted sunflower seeds with our Special People!  (In starter, biodegradable, little cups)

And yesterday we went out and planted our seeds in the Trinity Community Garden. :)  

Dear Parents,

Picture overload!  This blog is FULL of pictures!  The pictures are from the STEAM fair….enjoy!  

Olivia chose the book "Harry and the Noisy Neighbor" and she experimented and created "noise mufflers".

Alaina chose "Sneezy the Snowman" and she created a snowman that wouldn't melt.

Alex chose the book "The Man Who Walked Between the Two Towers" and he created two towers and something stable so that the man (rabbit) could walk safely across to get to the other side.

Aaron chose the book "Spaghetti Eddie" and had to experiment with spaghetti and ways that it can be used (other than for food).

Josh chose the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and had to create a raft out of food that wouldn't sink.

Mya chose the book "Little Red Riding Hood" (but a newer version where Little Red Riding Hood rides a bike) and her bike breaks, so Mya had to think of different ways that Little Red could get to Grandmother's house...

Luke chose the book "Pickles to Pittsburgh" and also had to create a raft out of food that wouldn't sink.

Kali chose the book "Pancakes, pancakes!" and had to experiment with leaving different ingredients out of the pancake batter and what that did to her pancakes.

Allyson chose the book "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Won't Take a Bath Cure" and she experimented with different solutions to get a penny clean. 

Hannah chose "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig" and she had build the different houses and figure out what could knock them down.

Bella chose the book "Far Flutterby" and studied the life cycle of a butterfly.

Veronica chose the book "21 Elephants and Still Standing" and had to build a bridge that 21 "elephants" could go across. 

Charlottle chose the book "Goldilocks Returns" and had to recreate the three beds of the bears.  

 

Rhem chose the book "Egbert the Easter Egg" and experimented at what height she could drop a hard boiled egg, before it would crack or break.