9/1/07
The kids had a very busy week. They seem to be "gelling" so well as a family unit. They have really enjoyed moving into using centers, and transitioning between them. It's tough to get the idea that they don't have to finish everything in one day, and come back the next day for completion. It was almost a relief for them to realize and made their work much more relaxed.

We got such great observations during our math exploration time, they were sorting materials based on up to three attributes and really enjoyed extending the materials to find out something new about them. It got very creative!

Writing was more structured this week and the kids did beautifully! The liked working in the practice books and are very interested in writing next week with the dry erase boards we have. It's a much better way to introduce writing when you use fun and varied materials rather than just paper/pencil tasks.

I want to thank all of you who were able to be at Meet the Teacher night, Leah and I both felt lots of positive energy from the parents and it was great to finally meet you all. We want you to always know, your child's loved and nurtured in our classroom. The curriculum is so less daunting to a child when he/she knows their in a safe warm environment, and that is our goal.

I will be downloading photos to shutterfly.com and will let you know when I have them up!
Regards,
Miss Christie and Morah Leah

Kindergarten News 8/24/07

•This week was a very busy week in Kinder! We spent a lot of time getting to know each other and learning how Kindergarten works.
•We explored lots of materials and enjoyed using them in different ways.
•We also learned to dance the “Tooty-Ta” and listened to some Reggae!
•We’re working on ABC recognition during circle time each day, we’re also learning the beginning letters for each other’s names.
•We introduced some of the wonderful materials for the math program which the children all loved.
•Specials:
•PE- Tuesday/Thursday mornings
•Music- Monday afternoon
•Art- Tuesday afternoon
•Library- Thursday afternoon