Wonderful Week 1

* Be sure to check your child's Roundtrip Folder and Family Notebook and return it the next day.

* Please return the scrapbook page as soon as possible so it can be assembled into a class book.

* If you did not choose the Snack Cart Option, please send a shoebox-size plastic bin (with lid) filled with individual snacks for your child.  Dry snacks are preferred.

* Kindergarten Parent Night is Thursday, September 12th from 6:00-6:45.

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It has been a great first week, and we have learned so much!  This week has largely been centered on practicing what it's like to be in school.  Your child is becoming an expert at where his/her supplies belong, how to treat friends and adults with respect, getting in line, walking in the hall, and much more.

We read the book The Quiet Place by Dan Andreasen.  At times, everyone needs to take a break from what is happening at the moment and find a quiet place.  The students and I have a spot in the room where any of us is free to take a break when we need it.  Each student practiced what it looks like and feels like to "Take a Break" - our voices turn off and our hands rest.  We can quietly think, and no one else bothers us. (Any moms and dads want to leave work and come to our quiet place?  It's really great for managing those tough moments when our feelings or our bodies are overwhelmed.)

Aly practicing the Take a Break spot

We also read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr/Eric Carle.

We put on our "spy glasses" and walked around the school looking for the animals we saw in this book.  They were everywhere!  They helped us tour the school.

We sent home our very first Wednesday Envelope.  Thank you for signing and sending this back the very next day!  We will use these to send most of our important communication.

We work with a calendar daily on the Smart Board.  Part of our daily routine is singing about the months of the year.

Mrs. Nies taught us the Expectations (Rules) for the playground and the hallway.  We got a chance to practice both!

As a class, we came up with our own Classroom Expectations.  All the students signed their names, agreeing to follow these expectations.  We are getting very good at them as we practice!