1. Mrs. Gibbs’ First Grade Class Welcome students!

2. Welcome to First Grade! I am so excited that we get to spend this year together!! This will be my 29 th year at Jim Ned teaching First Grade. I am finding each year is more fun, challenging and rewarding than the last!

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Class Subjects  The subjects we cover during first grade are:  Reading and Language Arts  Math  Writing  Science  Social studies  Music and Art

6. 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!

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Some things you should know about Mrs. Gibbs: Besides teaching; She loves kids, her yorkie-Lola, Zumba and reading!