What an exciting first two weeks!! Enjoy these first day of kindergarten pics...
These past two weeks we have been learning about what it looks like to be in school. We learned the words expected and unexpected and practiced what it looks like in the hallway, classroom, cafeteria, bathrooms and the playground. We are on our way to a very successful year in kindergarten!
Here are a few more highlights..
We went on a tour of the school looking for all of the Brown Bear Brown Bear characters that magically jumped out of the book and hid around the school. Every time we found a character we learned about that space. Some areas we learned about were: the office, nurses office, gym, cafeteria, media center, computer lab and all three kindergarten rooms. Of course we had to wear our magic "SPY" glasses to help us!
Snack...we have a snack every morning at 9:30. If you did not choose the snack cart option, PLEASE send in a plastic container filled with snacks for your child. When it gets low I will write a note in their VIP notebook or send the container home.
Quiet time: Each of us got our own "quiet place" where we rest with the beach towels you brought in. We get to listen to quiet relaxing music and have some time to relax. If you have not brought in a towel yet for your child, please do so. It makes it more comfortable for them and gives them a boundary.
Math Learning Tools: In our math curriculum we will be using "tools" to help us learn. We had some time to explore!
Table work: We learned about what is expected when we work at the table. We practiced how to work while whispering with our friends and remembering to push our chairs in when getting up. We are getting really good at this!
Letter Work: We started our alphabet journey this week by learning the letters A and B. Each week we will learn 2 new letters. Ask your child to tell you a word that starts with these letters.
S.M.A.R.T. Room: So far we have learned the alligator crawl, balance beam, hopscotch, pencil roll, popcorn, helicopter spins.
Library: Every Tuesday we will go to the library to check out a book. Please try and return your child's library book by Monday.
Free time: Every day we have some free explore time. We work on sharing, taking turns and getting along with our classmates.
Technology: Every Wednesday we will see Ms. Casebolt in the computer lab. This week we learned about how to use the mouse. We learned about the one click, double click and click and drag. We practiced our skills by playing the game this is sand. Click HERE to try it out at home.
Storybook reader: A couple times a month we have a special guest reader. This week it was Amanda, the para who has been working with our class. We hardly recognized her in her wig!
Special Visitors: On Thursday morning we had a visit from Mrs. Harlan and Mrs. Weninger. We will have character education every Thursday morning. We will learn how to be social detectives. We will be looking for clues to determine how others are feeling. Mrs. Harlan came with this week to talk about how to be safe and school and talked about the rules at school.
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