First Week of 2012-2013 School Year

My oh my, it's been hot in our classroom! Please send a cold water bottle to school (with your child's name on it) for your son/daughter while it is warm outside. Whatever the outside temperature, our classroom feels about 15 degrees warmer. I want to make sure that they all stay hydrated and healthy!

This week we have focused on routines, and kindergarten basics such as coloring in the lines, proper scissor use, and becoming acclimated to the classroom. We have also had fun rhyming, learning about the calendar, and listening to some wonderful books! Next week, we will begin our reading and math programs full-steam ahead...your first math information packet will be sent home at the beginning of the week. I am so excited to be working with such a neat group of new students!

May 20, 2012

Last week, we had loads of fun while reviewing our learning throughout the year! In reading, we read "The House that Tony Live In" and the students had fun with a house-themed art project. In math, we continued to work on our addition and subtraction skills so that the students will be well prepared for first grade. On Friday, the fourth grade students read to the class. What a good time!

Right to Read Week Fun

Loads of fun in Room 201 this week for Right to Read Week...guest readers Tanny McGregor, Doug Young, and Mrs. Reynold's 4th graders for "B" day students...a visit from the library and the zoo for "A" day students...equals a great week in kindergarten! We are coming to the end of a fabulous year in kindergarten. Monday and Tuesday of this week, the students will be taking their final DIBELS assessments. The students have been preparing for this task all year. We are completing many year-end assessments and I am so incredibly pleased with how far the students have come. I am so proud to have been their teacher and know that their first grade teachers will be as pleased with them as I have been!