It's been a whirlwind first week of school. What a fun group of kids we have in our class!
This week we got to know and use some materials and tools in our classroom. In the beginning of the year I use guided discovery as a way to slowly introduce materials and explicitly teach how to use and care for them. Then we practice using them in a meaningful way. To make our hallway decorations we practiced using: pencils, erasers, markers, crayons, scissors, and glue sticks. We also learned how to be responsible with shared materials.
Each morning after greeting the students and getting them setup with breakfast I leave to express milk for my 8 month old baby. Ms. Rafeef is with our class each day during this time to conduct morning meeting and read aloud.
We got to see so many of our Unified Arts teachers already this week! Mr. Gile read us a brand new Pigeon book by Mo Willems in library! We also saw Ms. Holcomb in guidance, Coach B in P.E. and Mrs. Poland in music! Don't forget we have P.E. on Tuesdays and Fridays so make sure your child comes to school with sneakers on those days!
In math we began to learn some routines about playing games, taking turns, having private reasoning time and then using turn and talk to share our ideas. This week we focused on our favorite numbers and counting practice. We learned how to play a fun game called In the Doghouse where we practiced using dice safely and quietly.
We read a few books together this week and did some writing and art projects about them. We read Mouse Paint and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? It is fun to do projects and see what fine motor and writing skills they learned already in kindergarten!
Please remember that all snacks sent in must be nut-safe. No peanut ingredients or snacks manufactured in a facility that handles peanuts. Please send in the ingredient label so I can double-check when we eat snack. Thanks to those of you who reached out to ask about this or sent in the box or label for me to check already!
For the first couple of weeks I'll be sending home a paper copy of this weekly update as well as emailing out the link to our class blog. If you haven't given me your email address yet please do so you can get our weekly class news electronically!
Dates to Remember:
- September 2 - No School (Labor Day)
- September 16 - Picture Day
- September 18 - Half Day for Teacher Inservice - 12:15 dismissal; activities available for sign-up
- September 27 - All School Morning Meeting 8:15-8:45
Have a great weekend!
❤ Mrs. Fox
