Friday fun!

In school on Friday, we had HOOT rotations where we learned about school expectations in every part of the school and what behavior/sound level is expected in those areas. The class did a wonderful job listening and asked good questions at each part of our rotation. In the afternoon, we had our first school assembly where Ms. Davis and Mrs. Martin ran the assembly to get us ready for the school year! It was a great assembly to kick off our fun learning year in kindergarten! In the classroom, we are continuing to learn the routine, classroom expectations and I did a few lessons on how to use crayons and pencils appropriately in the classroom. With each mini-lesson, they did a practice activity to go with them. During "snack and story," I read them Our Class Family and I did an activity with the class to go along with it. They all got a school page and they got to answer questions about themselves on the page. When we finished them, I hung them in the hall for all of Olive to see and for you to peek at on Curriculum Night this week. They were so proud of their finished projects and it's so fun to look at them to learn more about each of our K-1 friends!

It was so much fun meeting all my "new" kindergarten friends and seeing the BIG smiles and excitement that filled our classroom! I was amazed with how well they did following the "new" routines I was putting into place and how well they all sat and listened throughout our kindergarten day together! It was truly a wonderful day in K-1! I was amazed with how well they did with a full first day! We did calendar, learned about the daily routine, talked about some school rules, read a few fun read alouds, did a "How to use a crayon" lesson, played a Get To Know You game to learn each others' names and we also had a long indoor recess so they could get to know each other. We also had our first gym class with Mr. Post and music with Mr. Szuwald. My kinders LOVED that! They had such a fun day! At the end of our day, I had many friends come up to me and say, "This is the best day ever! It was AWESOME!" which melted my heart! I kept telling them that after today, it only gets better each and every day! Here are some pictures I took today of the class so you could see who your child's classmates are. I can't wait for Day 2 tomorrow!

Last Day of School

It so hard to believe that today was the last day of the school year! The year flew by! Today was full of all sorts of emotions from excited to feeling a little teary. We had a fun filled last day together soaking in the end of the school year fun with: class BINGO, making end of the year hats, yearbook signing and a 5th grade farewell parade. Say goodbye at the end of the day to my kindergarten friends brought me to tears because I will miss them all so much! They have all made a big imprint on my heart that will stay with me forever! They are more than ready to head to first grade. Keep shining, K-1! You are all shining stars and I am so lucky I have been a part of your journey to greatness! Have a wonderful summer, everyone!

Ice Cream Fun! Yay!

Today in class, we made ice cream cones and on the scoops they wrote some things on their own to sum up their fun year in kindergarten! I am so proud of how well they all wrote the words they wanted to write and the love they put into putting together their adorable ice cream cones. They also added some amazing details too. They are all SO CREATIVE!!! Way to go, K-1!