The First Week of School 2010-2011

Wow! What a wonderful week. It was so exciting to meet all of our new kindergarteners. I just love their enthusiasm and excitement about going to school. The first few days focused on completing assessments and learning some of the fundamentals of going to school. We also practiced matching in math on Friday. I am so impressed by how many students are already experts at matching!

Next week we will begin introducing a letter each day--what it looks like, the sound(s) it makes, and how to write it. We will continue matching and begin sorting in math. We will also learn the school rules and routines.

Thank you to all of the families who sent in items from our wish list! These supplies will be used in our classroom throughout the year.

Just a reminder...the first P.T.O. meeting is on Tuesday. I hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you to all of the families that came to our Information Night this evening! It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet lots of new families as well!

I am happy to announce that Mrs. Acheson will be joining our kindergarten team this year! She will be teaching morning kindergarten at Brantner and afternoon kindergarten at Holly Hill. Welcome to the Brantner family Mrs. Acheson!

A new school year...

I am looking forward to starting a new school year with two new groups of students! We have several new adults joining us this year as well. I want to welcome Ms. Michael, who will be teaching the morning class across the hall. We are so glad to have her join us at Brantner! I also want to welcome Miss Farley. She will be working in my classroom this year as a student teacher while she works toward her Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. I am sure that you will all have the chance to meet Miss Farley soon.

I am looking forward to a great school year! Be sure to check the blog often for photos and information about class happenings.