Ready for Another Year

I've been working hard to set up and make our classroom a wonderful learning environment for the new group of students I'll be getting next week.

I had a great time (although very hot) at Open House last night. Our classroom was so full that there was a line of people down the call waiting to meet me. It seems that the children as excited as me to start this exciting new year.

See you all next week!!!

These are a few of my favorite photos from our field trip last week. I will also post some photos from parents as they are given to me. I hope your child (and you if you helped chaperone) enjoyed the trip as much as I did!

We Share Everything!

Sharing 100th Day fun!!! We made the coolest glasses at one of our special 100th Day centers.

A few afternoon children sharing books at the carpet after completing their opening work.

I even captured this amazing moment where two girls in my morning class were sharing a chair.

Chinese New Year Celebration

Today was a very fun day all centered around Chinese New Year. Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed the activities they represent.

Child Author Reads Story To Class

I couldn't be more proud of one of my students who decided to write her own story at home. She brought the story to me and asked if she could read it to the class. I told her I would love to hear it and also videotape it for our blog. I hope you enjoy it as much as the other students and I did.

Please notice that her story had a beginning, middle, and end along with a problem and a solution - amazing for a Kindergarten student!!!

Fun Indoor Recess Activities

During a recent indoor recess, several students had fun patterning with barrettes. They ended up moving from the yarn hair to real hair. Don't Miss Ashleigh and this student look beautiful with their new makeovers?

Christmas Visits to Briarwood & Ely Manor

We will be visiting Briarwood on Wednesday, 12/16 at 12:30 and Ely Manor on Thursday, 12/17 at 10:00. During these visits we will be singing Christmas songs to the residents and reading them a simple Christmas story.

These visits, as well as others we make this year, are part of an attempt to teach children the importance of community service. We are spending a lot of time this holiday season talking about how important it is to give rather than receiving at Christmas time.