Sunday, August 19, 2012

School is Cool

We have spent the last couple of week getting to know one another and learning interesting things about each other.  We recently shared some of our favorite things such as foods and school activities - while some of our choices differed from student to student, the one thing we all had in common was that we agreed "school is cool."  Check out our writing activity from this past week...



Parents - please note that we will administer the beginning of the year DIBELS assessment on Monday, August 27th.  This assessment will let us know at what level your child is currently performing and provide us with the data needed to know what skills we need to focus on so that we are able to differentiate our instruction to best fit your child's needs.  Please try to have your child arrive at school on time and well rested so they can perform to the best of their ability.

Every week a student will be chosen who has demonstrated one or more notable characteristics such as good behavior, kindness, leadership, perseverance, etc.  They will be honored as "Star Student" for the week and will receive recognition on our Star Wall.  They will also pick from the prize drawer! :)

Last week we honored Tyler Hemingway as our "Star Student."  From day one, Tyler followed every direction given and tried hard to get every new procedure down.  He showed great manners and was an instant friend to all of his classmates.  Congratulations to Tyler for being such a great example!


This week we honor Ayla Butler.  Ayla has also been on board since day one with all rules and procedures.  She is a great listener and works hard every day to do her very best.  She participates in every lesson and shows great enthusiasm in everything she does.  Congratulations to Ayla!  Ayla's picture will be added to the Star Wall on Monday.

The entire class has been working so hard the past couple weeks - getting used to a new environment, learning new rules and procedures, becoming familiar with a more academic setting - but we definitely have to take a break every now and then and get some of our energy out.  Enjoy these pictures of the class letting loose in our big, beautiful yard right outside our classroom...









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