Stuffed Animal Day

Because the class has been working so hard and filled our HEART jar, the students picked Stuffed Animal Day as their first reward.  On Tuesday, students can bring a stuffed animal to school.  The stuffed animal should be able to fit in their backpack for ease of carrying.  Also, please don't send in any stuffed animals which make noise or contain batteries.  We are all looking forward to a fun day!

Parent Information Night

We will be having a kindergarten parent information night tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.  This is a parents only event.  Following a meeting in the cafeteria with our principal, Michelle Kane, we will go back to our classroom.  There will be a question and answer period, information about your child's day, volunteer opportunities, etc.

If you are unable to make it, please let me know and I will send an information packet home with your child.

I look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday night!

Great First Days!

We have the first two days under our belts, and it has been wonderful to meet every new member of our class!

I have to say that things went pretty smoothly!  The kids seemed excited and ready to be in kindergarten!

To help our lunch time run smoothly, please be sure to label the outside of your child's lunchbox with their name.  A Sharpie marker works great!  That way if their lunch box gets mixed up with another class's lunch box, we will know where it belongs.

I'm looking forward to have all 23 children in our room together tomorrow.  Go Pats!

Open House this Wednesday

This Wednesday, August 30, our classroom will be open from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. for you to drop of supplies, explore the classroom and to give us a chance to meet.  At 10:00 a.m. our class will have bus orientation in the cafeteria.

Bus tags were not mailed, but they are here for you to pick up on Wednesday.  I look forward to seeing everyone!

New Special Days

Welcome to my new kindergarten class of 2017/2018!

I just received word that the new specialist schedule is out for teachers.  Students who stay for the full day will attend art, music, gym, and library in the afternoon.  This year, specials are a little longer, and the days have been switched around.  Please see the schedule to the right of this post to determine which specials happen on which days.

Planting Fun

Thanks to the Lombardo family and Lombardo Loam and Gravel for providing pots, soil, and seeds to the entire kindergarten.  We loved learning about how plants grow!

Zoo Field Trip Friday

We are all looking forward to the zoo field trip on Friday.  Just a reminder that students need to bring a bagged lunch and wear sneakers.  This is an all-day field trip, and we will be boarding the busses at 9 a.m.   We will return for the busses home!