Mrs. Gibbs’ First Grade Class

Welcome students!

Welcome to First Grade!I am so excited that we get tospend this year together!!

This will be my 29th year at Jim Ned teaching First Grade. I am finding each year is more fun, challenging and rewarding than the last!

My Family· My husband

· Glen –married 30 years · together we own

Gibbs Paint & Body, LLC· My children

Jessie Gibbs Young-

Jim Ned class of 2007 ,

PA at Hendricks Trauma Center –husband is Clayton a mechanical engineer at

Ren Tech Boilers

Jordan Gibbs –

Jim Ned Class of 2010,

Civil Engineer with HAG in

Dallas-wife Kari administratror

Engineer

My Goals· To provide a supportive

environment where learning is fun and exciting! I want each of my students to love coming to school !

· To give you the academic and social skills you need to progress to second grade.

· To help you make new friends and discover new interests.

Class Subjects

· The subjects we cover during first grade are:· Reading and Language Arts· Math· Writing· Science· Social studies· Music and Art

Classroom Community· Our classroom is a community. In our

community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.

· In our class we:· Respect others.· Keep your hands and feet to ourselves.· Stay quiet while someone else is talking.· Always say I CAN!

Homework· I will assign about 15 minutes of homework

every night. This includes independent reading.

· Your homework baggie is due the following morning.

· Mrs. Horne’s reading lab is open each morning at 7:30 to work on our Lexia Reading Program.

Tardiness· School starts at 7:55 A.M. The tardy bell

rings at 8:05.· If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the

second bell rings, please check in at the school office before coming to class.

· If you are tardy three times, the school will contact your parents about lunch detention the next day.

Field Trips· We have lots of fun field trips planned for this year!

· We will visit our local volunteer Fire Department.· Pick out a class pumpkin at the Pumpkin Patch· We will see an exhibit at the N.I.C.C.L. and tour the Grace

Museum· We will sing at local nursing homes.· We will also visit the zoo and gymnastics center.· We will attend a Stephen Fite concert at the Civic Center.

Some things you should know about Mrs. Gibbs:

Besides teaching; She loves kids, her yorkie-Lola,Zumba and reading!