A New Member of the K5 Team

After just two weeks our classroom has already begun to feel like a "family." As you may know, our class sizes were larger than usual at 28! Because enrollment was so high, Mrs. Andrews has decided to hire another teacher. The new teacher's name is Jackie Fretz and she is going to be a perfect fit at Greenbrier! Although this is wonderful, it does mean that five of my sweet friends will have to be placed in her class and I will have to say goodbye! I have truly enjoyed getting to know EVERY child in my class this year so it is bittersweet to have them go to the new class. However, I know this is what is best for everyone; we will have 23 students and Mrs. Fretz's class will be awesome! 

Last week we also completed our first writing assignment to hang in the hallway. We wrote our names and made a self portrait. Congratulations to Cole for being our star writer of the month! His name starts with a capital letter and all the letter are formed correctly. Way to go, Cole! 

Kicking Off the Year

Here is a snapshot of a few of the activities we did in the first week of school! We have had a great time getting to know each other and getting in to the routine at school.

On the first day, we read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. It helps us remember that our Moms and Dads still love us when we are at school.

Then we made a craft that we hung in the room for the first week. 

We also got to know each other by playing the Name Game where we counted, clapped, and cheered each other's names. We also graphed our birthdays.