Mini Open House

It was so fun to meet so many of you last night! I wish I could have spent more time talking with some of you who came in during the busiest time. Please know that you can talk to me after school and you can email me anytime. I will be sending home a student interest survey so that I can find out more about your child. I saw lots of adorable children and I can't wait to get to know them!

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During the 2010 - 2011 school year, I plan to use the blog as my main form of communication instead of sending home paper copies of calendars, newsletters, notices, reminders, etc. In September, I will have a THIS WEEK section on the right side of the blog where I will list: what we are focusing on, when the students have Library and Phys. Ed. that week, and special events. I will also have a DATES TO REMEMBER section where I will list dates of: special events and when book orders and permission forms are due. I will keep all posts, files and photos on the blog so that you can access them months after they are posted. You may also choose to print and/or save some of the files (e.g., calendars) that I post on the right side of the blog on your computer.

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Welcome to Kindergarten!

I'm so excited for school to start!! I've been working hard on getting the classroom ready, creating new learning materials, and researching the best teaching methods. I hope that you are able to come in on Monday night to take a look around, become familiar with the classroom and the school, and introduce yourselves. Monday night is a great time to drop off school supplies so your child doesn't have to carry all that stuff into school Wednesday morning. Stay tuned here because I post messages every night, letting you know what's happening in class. I can't wait to meet you all!

Parent Update August 2010

Parent Update August 2010

Thanks to a fun and enthusiastic group of students and their very supportive parents, it was a fantastic year. Thanks so much for a wonderful celebration that was made possible by all of you who helped by serving, setting up, cleaning up and/or providing treats. I received some lovely gifts that I will treasure forever. I will miss those students who are moving out of state but am thankful that I will be able to see most of you around the building next year. Have a fantastic summer!

During every spare moment today, I read bits of a story we started yesterday The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh. We played a couple of games we don't normally have time to play: heads up, 7-up and parachute. We had one injury with the parachute, but otherwise it was a good time. In the afternoon, the 5th graders shared fairy tales that they had written and illustrated.

Please DO send your child with a backpack tomorrow. I am cleaning the room right now and keep coming across papers that need to go home. I have a DVD for each of you that will be enclosed in your child's report card envelope, which they will receive tomorrow. I can't believe it's the end of the year! See you tomorrow.

Can you believe we only have one and a half days of school remaining? Wow, how time flies. I have a multimedia presentation to commemorate your child's kindergarten experience that I might not have time to show you on Friday, but that I will send home in DVD format. The disc that I send home will not play in the DVD player hooked to your television, but it should play in your computer. (I created it with Windows Movie Maker.)

Tomorrow is our last "normal" day of school. We will see you at 11am in the gym on Friday for our end of year celebration.