Hi Parents!
Some of you have asked questions about our spelling words on SpellingCity.com  Try going onto the website SpellingCity.com: click on Students, then Find A List. Type in: Colemanbaum and click on username.  Hope this help all of you! 

Tomorrow will be our first Spelling Test!!  Our Spelling homework is also due tomorrow!!

Picture Day is this FRIDAY!!  I have only received a few picture envelopes so far.  Please remember that your children must wear their school uniforms for their pictures.  These will be used for their yearbook pictures...Thanks!

Hello Parents,

I'm so glad a lot of my students have their water bottles this week.  I strongly believe that they should remain hydrated throughout the day.  For the safety of our students, we are not able to send the children inside the school individually to get water breaks.  The only group time for water break for our class is right after recess.  Just a reminder about their water bottles, please make sure that they can open/close them easily.  We have had a few spills (which is to be expected), but I want to make sure that they they can open/close them by themselves easily and that they have a good lid so in case it falls the water doesn't spill out.  Thanks so much!!

We have started our first full week of first grade!  We had some new friends start today.  We all did our best to work together and make everyone feel safe and welcome in their new classroom.  Last week was really spent getting to know each other and our classroom rules and routines.  This week we are continuing to go over our rules but we have also started our actual daily routine.  We began implementing ELA, Science, and Math.  We started adding to our word wall and choral reading all together.  We have our first set of Spelling words which we already started practicing.  Our spelling tests will always be on Fridays.  In Math, we are working on grouping numbers.  We began talking about safe practices during Science.  Happy Monday everyone!  I'm looking forward to a great week!

First Day!!

We had a really great first day!  There were a lot of nervous bellies at first...but everyone did such a great job!  I am so proud of all of my new students.  We did many activities that involved what they did over the summer and our new classroom rules and routines.  We had our first Gymnastics class and our first Music class.  A BIG thank you to all the parents for all your patience and support as we implement our new pick-up/drop off route.  Thanks again everyone!!

Teaching Philosophy: "Process over Product"

Welcome to First Grade!!

We are about to start the beginning of another exciting school year!  I can't wait to meet all of you and all of your first graders!  I know your children may be feeling a bit uneasy and anxious about their first few days in first grade but I will do my best to make sure all of my students feel very welcomed!!  This is my second year teaching first grade here at Harmony and I'm looking forward to another fun and exciting school year.  Please continue checking my blog on a continuous basis.  We will be implementing MANY MANY lessons and activities that just won't be able to be taken home with them.  This will be a fabulous way to keep you all posted with our "hands-on" activities happening everyday in our classroom.  I will always be adding pictures, descriptions, and student words.  This will also allow you to then talk with your child at home about specific things like "I saw a picture on Ms. Baum's blog that you are learning about the Moon...what did you learn about the moon so far?"  I truly believe in the importance of family and school connection so this will be one more way for you all to know how much your child is learning in First Grade!