Boy! Friday's are FUN and they are FAST! Today, we were wrapping up several fun and big projects that took the majority of our day! We finished our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Pages. When you come into school you will see that they are displayed in our classroom on the back cabinets. We also made our very own Pete the Cat! They turned out SO cute!! Students were working on their fine motor skills while cutting out Pete. Our Pete the Cats will be displayed in the hallway, so be sure you check them out when you come in!
Next week is the week that I am trying to get everything off the ground and running. Reading groups, homework, etc. So if you turned in volunteer paperwork, expect a phone call from me! :) Remember, our homework folders will come home on Monday. Our official homework will start Monday and will need to be returned on Friday, the 19th. Writing and Reading homework will start as well. Remember at Open House when I said homework can be very difficult at the beginning, this is the week that I kind of expect it to be difficult, so the biggest thing you can do is help it to be as positive as possible, give lots of praise for the effort they are showing you and tell them how proud of them you are for giving you (and me) their best effort. I also know how wonderful your children are and that most are excited for homework to start!
Also, next Friday is our class and individual picture day. That is also the day that our Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough forms and sales should be turned in. If you are in the AM class, your picture packets are coming home on Monday in the Homework Folder.
We started our secret password last night! Don't worry if your child missed out on today's pencil for the secret password, there is another secret password tonight (and there will be one every night next week, randomly after that)! The way the secret password works is when you read blog post everyday, if you see a secret password on that post, please write down the secret password with your child's name on a piece of paper and read it to your child and have them bring it into school the next day. They will get a secret special surprise for you reading the blog daily and for them turning in to me the next day!
Tonight's secret password is: Kindergarten students are AWESOME!!!
Thank you so much for these first couple weeks of school! They have been so amazing! I am having a little trouble with emails I have sent being sent back to me, so if you can please email me just a quick little email with your name and child's name so that I can make sure I have your current email address. As a thank you, I have a little surprise I will send back to you!
Thank you! Happy Friday!
Love,
~Mrs. Wittwer
