Halloween Parties

As always we had a lot of fun at our Halloween parties.  I can never say thank you enough to the parents who come and help and put on our fun parties.  I am always amazed at the different things they come up with.

Pumpkin Patch

The Human Body

My cute Kindergarten kids studied the human body.  We had so much fun making different things that they could wear.  These were by far their favorite!!  It is their vest with their lungs and heart.  We had so much fun learning about the human body.

Fish Hatchery

We always have so much fun on our field trip to the fish hatchery.  We had wonderful weather, and enjoyed the nature hike and seeing the fish.  Of course the favorite is seeing the big fish splash around when it is feeding time. 

Kindergarten Supplement Class

I have had a lot of people ask me what the new Kindergarten class is, so I thought I would take a moment to explain my goal for the upcoming school year.  After listening to many parents, they are not to happy with the current system that the school district has gone to for Kindergarten.  After much contemplation and talking with Kindergarten teachers I have decided that there is something I can do about it.  Right now this class is only available for students who are on the Tuesday/Thursday tract  of Kindergarten.  If there is enough demand I might consider another class for kids on the Wednesday/Friday tract. 

This class will be a fun hands on class where we will integrate math, science and reading skills.  We will be working in small groups doing many different centers each day.  We will also play MANY reading games that will help the kids learn those essential sight words to help them succeed in reading.  It will also give the kids a more stable school year instead of having huge breaks in between their next school day. 

The class will be held on Mondays/Wednesdays from 12:00-2:30.  I realize that they have school on a few Mondays a month, so we will have an occasional Friday morning class.  If you have any other questions about this class, please give me a call.  I would be happy to answer any other questions that you have.

Congratulations Graduates!!

It is always bittersweet for me to say goodbye to my sweet students.  They are always so dear to my heart at the end of the year (OK after about 2 days!).  I ALWAYS cry, but I know that they will be going off on new adventures.  At least the 4 year old classes.  The kids did such a great job on their programs, and I am always so proud of them.  Great job kids!!

End of Year Field Trips

Our end of the year field trips are always fun.  Unfortunately it was cooooold!!  We still went to visit the Life Flight Helicopter, and then finished off our unit on bugs by doing bug activities at the park.  The 3 year old class had a Teddy Bear Picnic, but it was so cold that we had it in our classroom.  It is not quite as much fun in the school, but the kids were good sports.