Field Day fun in First Grade! We love to see kids smiling and enjoying themselves! @MsCardoza @kijonesjags

Student celebrations are a great way to end the year! @kijonesjags

December is always a fun month and crazy in the classroom. We had a great Polar Express themed day today and enjoyed some hot chocolate with marshmallows and candy canes. I got so many hugs when the bell rang, as I will be starting my maternity leave in January. @kijonesjags

We made these adorable reindeer ornaments today. #firstgradecrafts @kijonesjags

https://t.co/E9rPrxfD9F

My students loved having their blankets in class today. An easy incentive for them to earn and a great way to make Friday extra fun. @kijonesjags

First gallery walk of the year! They did great and learned by reading each other’s writing from the month of September. @kijonesjags #firstgrade

Changing up our spelling and sight word practice today. Engage every day. @kijonesjags

Glow Day in my classroom was a success! Engaged learners all day long!! The @getyourteachon conference in Orlando that I attended was my inspiration for this idea and I loved seeing it come to life! @kijonesjags

Happy Fall from Room 5! In first grade, we love pumpkins, jumping in leaves, and doing yard work with Dad! @kijonesjags

Highlights from this week: library, writing and drawing how we can help the planet, and learning a new math game. We love to see it. @kijonesjags

First math exploration today. #everydaymath @kijonesjags

Thanks to @kijonesjags PTA, I won Giants tickets at the End of Year Staff Party last year and we got to enjoy today’s game in beautiful, sunny weather! #sfgiants

I'm giving away 30 signed copies of This Is a School for a classroom teacher or teacher-librarian to give away to students on the first day of school. RT before 7/20 at 11:00 p.m. CDT to enter the drawing. https://t.co/3pUbVaAF9s

May goal for the upcoming school year: Create as many experiences as possible to make my students scream, “Best day ever!” @getyourteachon

Forgot to mention that my class became published authors last month! @studentreasures @kijonesjags

We loved having our “stuffies” with us at school yesterday. Fun to see little pieces of home in the classroom! @kijonesjags

Happy to be slimed with my partner @kristanichols09 for American Heart Assoc. “Kids Heart Challenge” today! @kijonesjags students raised over $8000 for AHA! Way to go Jags! @FairfieldSuisun @MsCardoza @MsRodgers20 @schultz87 @TimSmithfsusd @SchmidtKristas

Love is needed.

Their smiling faces after reading all the nice things their classmates said about them. 😁❤️🖤 @kijonesjags