Today you get to find out what a smiley and a frowney are in kindergarten!
Today you get to answer when Miss Sawyer says, "Parents, Parents!"
Today you get to write a sentence as if it were for the first time in your life!
Today you get to draw Miss Sawyer's favorite animal...can you guess what it is?
Today you get to sing, draw, write, and color some...and be happy!
Today you get to walk in the shoes of your kindergartner and I believe you will be amazed at the life they lead, the problems they solve, the joy they bring, the imagination they create, and the skills they learn to carry them into tomorrow and beyond.
See you tonight at CURRICULUM NIGHT!
Session one -- 6:00-6:35
Session two -- 6:45-7:20
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
CURRICULUM NIGHT
Hello!
Just a reminder that Curriculum Night is this Thursday! I am looking forward to seeing all of you at one of our kindergarten sessions. Please click in the "comments" section at the end of this blog and let me know which session you will be attending. The two choices are 6:00-6:35 and 6:45-7:20! The sessions will be in our classroom. Please make a name tag as you enter the room!
Curriculum: reading, writing, and math
Communications: blog, Wednesday folders, e-mail, and phone calls
Behavior Expectations: rules, strikes, think time, & "yeah for me" notes
Parent Practice: making letters, drawing, and counting
Questions & Answers
Just a reminder that Curriculum Night is this Thursday! I am looking forward to seeing all of you at one of our kindergarten sessions. Please click in the "comments" section at the end of this blog and let me know which session you will be attending. The two choices are 6:00-6:35 and 6:45-7:20! The sessions will be in our classroom. Please make a name tag as you enter the room!
Curriculum Night Topics:
Daily Schedule: parts of our dayCurriculum: reading, writing, and math
Communications: blog, Wednesday folders, e-mail, and phone calls
Behavior Expectations: rules, strikes, think time, & "yeah for me" notes
Parent Practice: making letters, drawing, and counting
Questions & Answers
Goodies and Gifts:
Remember that I will be giving away prizes every 10 minutes and that I have a gift for all of the parents who attend...not to mention materials for you to use with your children at home!
One More Thought:
This is a night for sharing a lot of information, interacting, and learning all about the "new" kindergarten....not the kindergarten of "days gone by" when you and I went to school! In order to help us all focus and make the most of our time, please make other arrangements for your children. Thank you.Tuesday, August 21, 2012
YEAH for us!
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| "SMART KIDS LEARNING" (hands on head) |
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| "SMART KIDS LEARNING" |
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| "EYES ON TEACHER" (point to eyes) |
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| "VOICES QUIET" (point to mouth) |
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| "VOICES QUIET" |
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| "HANDS IN LAP" (hands resting in lap) |
Monday, August 20, 2012
LISTENING TO LEARN
Listening is SUCH an important part of learning!
Being around a group of 20 children all learning "how to do school" is sometimes an overwhelming feeling! As a parent, you know what it is like to get one or maybe four children to listen to you and so you might be wondering what we are doing at school to facilitate learning to listen in a group of 20 children.
Here are two examples of strategies I use in the classroom. It would be wonderful if you could talk to your child about the importance of listening, the need to be quiet sometimes in a classroom of 20 children, and maybe even practice these activities with them at home! Hopefully your child should be able to model what these activities LOOK and SOUND like at school. Enjoy!
SMART KIDS READY TO LEARN: I ask the children to show me "smart kids ready to learn"! Smart kids who are ready to learn have their hands in their laps, their eyes on me, and a quiet voice that is not talking. Their brain is ready to be smarter!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: I have a variety of instruments that I play in the classroom to get the attention of the children. I have an xylophone, a maraca, a tapper bell, and a music wand. When the children hear the sound of the instrument they know that they are suppose to put their hands up in the air and that their voices should be quiet. After I give directions, we clean up and move when we say the rhyme: "1, 2, 3...quiet as can be!"
Being around a group of 20 children all learning "how to do school" is sometimes an overwhelming feeling! As a parent, you know what it is like to get one or maybe four children to listen to you and so you might be wondering what we are doing at school to facilitate learning to listen in a group of 20 children.
Here are two examples of strategies I use in the classroom. It would be wonderful if you could talk to your child about the importance of listening, the need to be quiet sometimes in a classroom of 20 children, and maybe even practice these activities with them at home! Hopefully your child should be able to model what these activities LOOK and SOUND like at school. Enjoy!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: I have a variety of instruments that I play in the classroom to get the attention of the children. I have an xylophone, a maraca, a tapper bell, and a music wand. When the children hear the sound of the instrument they know that they are suppose to put their hands up in the air and that their voices should be quiet. After I give directions, we clean up and move when we say the rhyme: "1, 2, 3...quiet as can be!"
Sunday, August 19, 2012
JOY in every day
Please enjoy this first peek into our room! We have learned SO MUCH in four days about being in school, following rules, rotating in groups, walking in line order, and how to be...SMART KIDS LEARNING!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Welcome To Kindergarten
"The more that you read, the more that you'll know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!"
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!"
-Dr. Seuss
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