First Day of K.

Just in case you are wondering- what did my child do on his/her first day of kindergarten?

Well... Here is a run-down of how our day went:

1.  We learned where to put our backpacks and lunchboxes and how to "check-in" on the SMARTboard. 

2. We worked pattern block puzzles.  

3. We toured our classroom and learned all the do's and dont's of our areas and materials.  

4. We read "Pete the Cat Rocking His School Shoes", toured the school looking for Pete, and colored a coloring page while eating a snack that Pete left us.  

5. We took an assessment to show how well we listen and follow directions. 

6. We read "Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come" and drew a self-portrait. 

7. We ate lunch with our friends and learned the lunchroom rules. 

8. We talked about the poem "Jack and Jill" and read "Rainbow Fish".  

9. We completed our first Interactive Notebook/Journal entry where we cut, glued, and sorted letters and numbers. 

10. We learned our rules for the playground and finished our day with time playing with friends.  

It was a fun day filled with lots of activities and adventures. I hope you got to hear all about it!! 

OOPS!! Things I Forgot to Tell You

There were a few things I forgot to mention at Open House. 

1.  I keep the room cool. You may want to send an extra jacket with your child that he/she may leave at school. Please be sure to write your child's name inside the jacket. 

2. I have to receipt all money that is turned in separately. So if you write checks I will need separate checks for: $23 Activity Fee, $5 Journal & Folder, and lunch money. 

3. End of the day dismissal-

All bus riders will be placed on their bus by a kindergarten teacher. They will be introduced to the bus driver and I will place an address label on each child's backpack. They will be asked to sit in the front. 

Car riders will all be taken to the pod by a K teacher. They sit in Mrs. Nelson's classroom with the K teacher on duty. Parents that walk up will be asked to sign their child out. Those who drive up will be placed in the car by a teacher. We do this to keep our little ones separate from bigger kids. This way we can keep a close eye and they can sit and rest while waiting. Therefore, if your child is a car rider you need to go through the car rider line starting on Odd Fellow Drive next to the smaller playground OR park in the lower gravel church parking lot and walk up.