We had so much fun getting reacquainted with our new friends and getting back into our school routine. We worked on sorting in math and got to play with some wonderful attribute shapes. We had some nursery rhymes and started a project in conjunction with the rhyme "Jack be Nimble, Jack be Quick" Rhyming is a pre-reading skill that we will be working on all year. Help your child find rhymes, make up rhymes and listen for words that rhyme in books you read at home. We discovered that quick, stick, brick, tick, pick, lick and trick all rhyme! Our career student from West High, Kelsey Komar, helped us write our names in the poem instead of Jack. Kelsey will be joining us from 9:05 - 9:50 every morning and is a wonderful help while she is learning to be a teacher someday!
The only part of our day that was not terrific was when one of our boys got stung by a bee at lunch recess and later there were 2 bees in our room. We will start closing the windows earlier in the day and hope they stay away.
Right before dismissal, I reminded the children that tomorrow is BEAR DAY! Please help your child remember to bring a bear. It can be any size or color, theirs or borrowed from a sibling or parent! We will be doing activities all day with them. Please do not go out and buy a bear just for the day. I have a few extras that I said I could lend to the children who were worried about not having one. Thanks for your updates about daycare arrangements. I was a little late getting out today and will try to be on time in the future. The front door dismissal worked well for all 3 Kindergartens!
Looking forward to a Wonderful Wednesday!
(Or should I say a BEARY GOOD Wednesday?)
Sincerely, Carol Clapper
