Getting the "hang of it"!

I am IMPRESSED!! The children are really catching on quickly to our classroom routine. 

Have you heard about the traffic light and tally marks?  Ask your child to tell you about the job the have this week. 

The morning class had Gym today. They came back to class exhausted and sharing lots of fun activities that they did with Ms. Rachel Gordon, our PE instructor. 

Thanks to all who have sent in all the emergency forms etc. If you have not done so yet, please try to have all these important papers in by the end of the week.

In your child's folder today there were the words to Yankee Doodle and the Pledge of Allegiance. Please practice these at home with your child. Also enclosed was an explanation of how I celebrate birthdays in Kindergarten. Please contact me if you have any questions. 

Regarding ways to get in touch with me: You can write a brief note and put it in your child's folder, or you can leave a message on my voicemail, ext. 6566. 

Some children had a chance to share their "ME BAGS", and we are all learning new things about our classmates. Please encourage your child to put at least 3 (but not more than 5) objects in the bag supplied last Friday, that will help us to learn more about them.

Each day we are discovering new things in our room as well. Today the PM class had an opportunity to explore our Science center, as well as play dough, math, blocks, and the I Spy bottle. 

Both the AM and PM classes seem happy and eager to be in school. 

Next week we will begin to introduce the  alphabet, starting with the letter B. 

We continue to read and look at many books. The children are already demonstrating Good Reader skills and we will begin our formal Reading Workshop next week. Did they tell you about the books Unlovable and Coco? Too cute! They loved them.

Today, and every Monday we will do the "Talking Feather". This is an opportunity for your child to share one activity that they did over the weekend. Their sentence must start with the words, "Over the weekend".... and state a complete sentence. This activity not only helps us to find out what other people do when they are not in school, but it is also beginning to develop Public Speaking skills. Try to help your child on Sunday nights or Monday mornings/ afternoons, to recall one thing they did over the weekend that they want to share with the class. This pre-teaching sometimes helps children who are shy or have a hard time recalling things.

As the year progresses this will then become a writing activity as well. 

So, you can see, we are busy and happy in room #112. 

Line up a babysitter, and mark your calendars for Sept 24th for Back to School night. I am looking forward to meeting you  and showing you all the great things the Wilson Primary Center has to offer.