More Friday News

Today has been a fantastic day!  I was really nervous at the beginning of the day because I was going to start some new routines in the classroom and the entire class really stepped up and did a great job!  We started our Daily 5 rotations today.  These are during our language arts time block and the children worked in small groups with Mrs. Rohan and myself and they also had the chance to work independently at stations.  One of the new favorites was going to the listening station where I have books on an ipod that they get to listen to.

We had our first fire drill today.  We had practiced it before, but it was good for us to see what it would look like and sound like as the entire school went outside for this drill.

Mrs. Douce, our school services coordinator, came in and did a short lesson with the classroom today.  She talked about some emotions and talked about how to handle the emotions that go along with starting kindergarten.  We had a lot of great conversation from this lesson.

We wrapped up our Habit #1 study this week by practicing looking someone in the eye to say hello or goodbye and thank you.  This is a great skill to continue to work on at home and we will continue to practice it at school.  Next week, we will be working on Habit #2 Begin with the End in Mind.

Finally, we have some fun things happening in the cafeteria next week.  On Tuesday, we are going to have a Beach Party at lunch and have some fun.  The cafeteria is going to be offering "fintastic fish sticks" as well as the other listed lunch choices that day.  They will also be offering a popsicle to those that buy a lunch from the cafeteria.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Working hard in the classroom.

Here are some pictures of us working hard these past few days. 

Meet the Teacher Night and Friday Facts

Wow!  Meet the Teacher night was a huge success!  Thank you to everyone that attended.  I really enjoyed taking the time to explain what is happening in our classroom to you! I did forget to mention that starting the Tuesday after Labor Day your child will be using a weekly paper to track their clip chart behavior.  This is the only paper that will need to stay in your child's folder each night.  On Friday, you can keep the paper and we will start a new page on Monday of each week.  There is an example of what this page looks like in your green folder from last night.

This week we have continued to learn about the "rules at school", being proactive in our classroom and at home, and wrapped up our shape study by making a cube.  This was a lot of fun and the class has been having a great time learning how to do this.

During our OG block of time, we have focused in on the letters H, F, L, and P.  See if your child can tell you the sounds as well as sky write it in the air when they are at home.  As we are learning more letters, the children are learning more names of their classmates.  We are definitely settling in and feeling more comfortable with the new surroundings.

We have started our first Social Studies unit in class.  We are learning about how to be a good listener and what it looks like to be a good listener.  We have practiced looking someone in the eye when talking and we have practiced having our body ready (not moving) when we are listening in class.  We will continue to practice this next week as well.

Have a great weekend!

Friday Facts...

"Is is time to go home yet?"  I think almost everyone in the classroom has said this to me at some point  today.  J  We have been working so hard on learning new routines and learning new materials as well as learning about the new faces we see in our classroom that I think everyone is ready for the weekend.  We all deserve some time to just relax!

This has been a very busy week in kindergarten.  We are working hard on recognizing names and learning the different kindergarten routines.  I have enjoyed getting to know the many wonderful faces I have in here each day!  You may have heard your child come home talking about Animal Island.  This is a story about five animals that live on an island with letters, only they don't know what letters are.  The class has been really enjoying seeing what is going to happen next in the story.  We have also started learning about letter names, letter sounds, and proper letter formation (starting at the top when writing).  

I am excited for next week as we continue to learn about centers, learn about more letters, and continue to get to know one another!  Next week we will open up the full lunch menu as well. The kids are really excited to have hot lunch as a choice. I. look forward to sharing with you more about our classroom at Meet the Teacher night!  Have a great weekend!

Back To School

It's that time of year to start thinking about back to school . . .  if you haven't already started!  I'm looking forward to a great year!

Please come to school on Thursday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m. for our kindergarten round-up.  We'll get to meet each other and you'll get to see the classroom and meet your classmates.  How fun!

Don't forget to come to our Ice Cream Social on Monday, August 10th starting at 4 p.m.  You can see me and the classroom again, explore the school, and enjoy some yummy ice cream!

Be ready for school to officially start on Tuesday, August 11th.  What a great year we'll have!

Friday facts..,

What a great week!  We are so full of excitement and anticipation for the chicks to hatch. If all goes as planned, they should start to hatch on Monday and Tuesday. 

I am so proud of the class!  This week we have had several adults visiting our classroom to see what we are doing with our OG lessons. I had so many positive comments from them about what the children are doing and how impressed they were. I cannot "brag" enough on every child in here and the amount of growth that I have seen!

Due to the flower sale we had the chance to eat outside yesterday and today. The class really enjoyed it!  Don't forget to come pick up your flowers this weekend. 

I have to thank all of you for making this a great teacher appreciation week. I have really enjoyed reading all of the notes. 

Mrs. Baney is sending home a book from music class. The class has been learning their concert songs as they have worked through this book. The words on each page are the words to each song if your child would like to practice at home. 

Have a great weekend and happy Mother's Day!

Friday Facts!

Happy Friday!  The chicks have arrived this week and so have our ladybugs!  We have been having a great time with science this past week.  Today we practiced being scientists by working in our chick journal.  The class is doing a great job on them!

Here is a link about a fundraiser that we are again offering at CE for Crew Car Wash:  https://store.crewcarwash.com/CarmelElementary

Don't forget that we have some important events happening in a couple of weeks.  Keep working on your Kindy 500 car and your costume for the Kindergarten Sings The Zoo concert.

Have a great weekend!