The First Year

September
was filled with wide eyes and wet cheeks,
pointed pencils and shiny shoes.
We sang name songs and learned
how to line up,
how to raise our hand,
how to sit criss-cross applesauce.
We learned about our sin and our Savior.

October
We observed as God changed the leaves to
red, orange, yellow, and brown.
We worked on the ABC’s by
singing songs and playing games.
We counted gems, marbles, unifix cubes,
and anything else we could get our little hands on.
We dug in the dirt to find beetles and other decomposers;
we walked through fall in the forest.

November
finding patterns in colors, calendar, and creation.
We learned how to make predictions and draw connections.
We made turkeys from tiny handprints and wrote thankful
words on feathers.

December
We frosted Christmas cookies with our high school buddies.
Our handwriting became more careful.
We learned two finger spaces between words and
how to write sentences.
Luke 2 was in our hearts and on our tongues.

January
We kept on counting
by 5’s, 10’s, and 2’s.
We learned about coins and their value
through poems and play.

February
Olympic games built camaraderie.
We Graphed and sorted Valentine m&ms.
100th day was celebrated with hats, books, and eating 100 snacks.
1 Corinthians 13 teaches us of love.

March
we were focused on weather.
We learned about the water cycle
and could tell you about any cloud.

April
new life was growing and we watched.
We planted bean seeds and other things.
At the farm we baked bread, pulled up parsnips,
and felt fur and feathers.

May
On a 90 degree day
we walked around the zoo.
Otters played in the water,
bears lounged in the sun,
and we were as happy as could be.
Psalm 23 taught us of sheep and of
our great shepherd.

June
We cleaned out our cubbies
and took projects home.
We’ve grown in height,
in knowledge,
and in friendship.
We’ve grown in love.
We will always remember our first year.

Written: Spring 2010