We have learned a lot about each other already! Each day we hold a Morning Meeting which involves 4 parts: greeting, sharing, a group activity, and a written message telling about our day. This is a time when each child has several chances to speak in front of the group, and we practice skills like making eye contact, listening quietly, encouraging others, waiting for a turn, and speaking clearly. We are learning a lot about each student's interests and preferences this week, and all of the children are finding they have many interests in common with others! SHARE DAYS Starting next Monday we will use our morning share time to highlight 2 students per day and allow them to share something special from home. Please see below for your child's share day. Possible things to bring in: photos that tell a story (about a pet, a trip, a hobby...JUST A FEW PHOTOS ABOUT ONE TOPIC, NOT A WHOLE PHOTO ALBUM), a collection (baseball cards, rocks, whatever...ONE TYPE OF ITEM ONLY PLEASE), items that tell about a hobby your child has or sport he/she plays (uniform, ballet clothes, materials for making a special type of art/craft, etc.). These are just suggestions. The whole point is to help us know your child better, so whatever is brought in should tell us information about him/her. Let me know if you have questions. Monday, August 17th: Alana, Charlie Tuesday, August 18th: Jason, Kala Wednesday, August 19th: Cora, Hazel Thursday, August 20th: Margaret, Jamie Friday, August 21st: Ryan Clemens, Quinn Monday, August 24th: Maddy, Max Tuesday, August 25th: Malia, Hanna Wednesday, August 26th: Isabella, Colin Thursday, August 27th: Saleem, Anna Friday, August 28th: Kate, Nathan Monday, August 31st: Marlowe, Gavin Tuesday, September 1st: Ryan Wingfield, Caroline, Dorothy CLASS AGREEMENT This week the children came up with rules that they think would be good for us to follow in order to have a successful year together. We combined and simplified a very long list of ideas and came up with the following 3 rules for our "agreement" to work together as a crew. Each child drew a picture example of what it looks like to follow one of the rules. IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW
August 20th: Curriculum Night at Westchester, 6:00-7:00 pm August 25-28: MAP testing for kindergarten and 1st grade (Make sure your child gets plenty of rest during testing week! Our students will test in the morning for 4 days: 2 days of reading and 2 days of math.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have not yet sent in a family photo for your child to share, please do so on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend! Here are some pictures from this week for you to enjoy...
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