Thanks so much! Headed to the Bahamas!

My dear class and parents: Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts you gave me the last day of school. They were wonderful, but the best gift this year was the gift of each of you! You each made this year a joy for me. Thank you, thank you! I am headed on a cruise Monday with Bethany and my sister. We are really excited! Please pray for safety. I would love to hear from each of you about what you are doing this summer. Remember my e-mail is: stanner@netzero.net. I love each of you, and pray God's best on your summer!

Award's Ceremony Tomorrow!

Wow! It''s hard to believe tomorrow is the last day! I'm sad for to lose this class. It has been a wonderful year, and I will miss my students so much!
The Award's Ceremony will start at 10:00. Please make sure your child wears dress code tomorrow. Please make sure our boys wear a belt with their shirts tucked. Thanks so much for your help. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Thanks so much to each of you for being such sweet, supportive parents.
God bless you all.

Zoo Trip Tomorrow!! :)

I apologize for taking so long to post anything here! It has been an incredibly busy two weeks! I just wanted to let you know we will leave for the zoo at 8:15. Each student should have enough money for lunch at a fast food restaurant in the zoo, and for drinks if they become thirsty.
Remember collared shirts are still required. I look forward to seeing many of you in the morning. Zoo days are always fun! We should be back by 3:00.
God bless you with a wonderful Memorial Day!

Our Shield Party!!

I am so proud of the students pictured who received at least one shield (50 A.R. points) this year. We enjoyed such a fun ice cream sundae party to celebrate. All third graders enjoyed the ice cream, but I am especially proud of our students who achieved their A.R. goal this year!! A special cheer for Nicole, who earned over 350 A.R. points this year. WOW!!

Peaches Comes to Visit

We were thrilled to have Jordan read us a great story he wrote about his chinchilla, Peaches!

A Special Thursday

Thursday was a fun, special day for our third grades! We began with a trip to Gurosik's Strawberry Farm. We visited bee hives, tasted honey, fed catfish, saw a tree that "ate a gate", and picked some wonderfully sweet strawberries!
Once we returned to school, Hannah's father taught our class how to use a microscope and shared many different slides. It was a great learning experience. Thank you so much, Mr. Smith!

The Strawberry Farm!

We are so excited about going to pick strawberries tomorrow! We will be boarding the bus at 9:00 in the morning. Our students may wear blue jeans, but they still need collared shirts. Older tennis shoes would be nice as well. We will have a picnic at the farm, so please remember to bring your lunch and your drink! We should return by 12:30. Please pray for beautiful weather and a safe trip!