First Grade on My Mind!

Well, excitement and dread both come to mind as the coming year approaches. This will be my first year back in first grade after spending 5 years in kindergarten. I am very excited to get back to firsties, but it will be hard to leave my 8 month old daughter to head back to work! Although I taught first grade in the past, I have not taught first grade in this district. I know that I have a year of hard work ahead of me, but I know I will love it!
I had to move into a new classroom so I am trying to get in to work when I can to unpack and organize my classroom. While I am at home, I am working on lesson plans and items I need to print. I just printed my labels for poetry folders, writing folders, vocabulary journals, math journals, and reading journals. It's so easy to buy the printable labels at Target and then create the labels in Microsoft Word! I also just finished up a letter of information that I will give to parents at Open House Night. Well, I suppose it's time for me to get back to work! Good luck all!

Welcome!

Welcome to Mrs. Bittner's Kindergarten Classroom!


Let me introduce myself:
My name is Mrs. Bittner, and I teach kindergarten at Phillips Traditional School in Des Moines. I have been teaching for 8 years. This year is an exciting year for me because it's my fifth year in kindergarten here at Phillips and I am expecting my first child. I enjoy reading and watching movies. I attended the University of Northern Iowa for my undergraduate studies and Viterbo University for my Master's degree. I have been married for almost 2 years.