April 26-30, 2010

Hi everyone! This week has been very busy with the end-of-the-year tests for our kindergarten students. They have done a great job this week and have really worked hard on their tests. I've added the picture and write-up of our Banner article about planting our apple tree on Earth Day. The students love watering and taking care of our tree! Only two week sleft to kindergarten graduation. The year has been grreat and I've learned a lot from my peers and students. A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Elliott, who has been a great supporter and friend during the year. She is a wonderful kindergarten teacher and her help has been greatly appreciated!

Earth Day Tree

Vodcast Kindergarten Update

Earth Day

Hi everyone! Tomorrow, April 22, 2010 is Earth Day. Our kindergarten classes will celebrate Earth Day by planting a tree at our school. We will learn about recycling, reusing, and reducing waste in the world. I will share more tomorrow on how the day went. Remember to recycle!!

PhotoStory of Five Green and Speckled Frogs

April 19-23, 2010

This week is review week for the end-of-the-year test. The students are reviewing math materials that include addition and subtraction, time, and ordinal numbers. These are just a few of the math facts they are reviewing. In the ELA test, phonemic awareness is a key element. Comprehension, rhyming, sequence of events in a story, and sight word recognition are also major parts of the test. For grade k, the following link identifies the state comprehensive standards and gle's: http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2108.html

Links to each area of the LA State Dept. of Education's Comprehensive Curriculum and GLE's are linked on the main page of the blog.

April 12-16, 2010

This week is iLeap and Leap tests. I am giving (5) 3rd grade students their tests. We're getting ready for kindergarten graduation-May 14th. Today after testing, copied review sheets for next weeks review of the end-of-the-year test. This year is going by fast! Graduation pictures are Monday!

April 5-April 9, 2010

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! This week we are learning the last of our letters, Qq and Yy. We're taking our 6 weeks test and getting ready for the end-of-the-year test. Wish us luck!! In math we've been working on addition and subtraction. Next week students will be taking the ILeap and Leap test. Good luck to all the students!

March 29-April 2, 2010

This week was a busy week! The students learned the letters Vv and Zz. In math we worked on ordinal numbers. The students made a variety of art projects to celebrate Easter. We had our Easter egg hunt at the park across from our school. The students had a great time. We hid over 300+ eggs, and a big "Thank You" to the parents and seniors who helped out! The weeks are going by fast. Next week we have our 6 week test. Only 6 more weeks until my little ones graduate kindergarten. Happy Easter everyone!

March 22-26, 2010

This week we are learning about the letter Uu. The students working on the storybook are doing a great job so far drawing pictures to go with the book. Math is winding down. We are covering our last chapter this week from our workbook on the numbers 21-30. The students were hard to trick on directions today. They are very sharp when it comes to following directions!

Field Trip

The field trip was a great success. The students had a great time at the Idea Place and planetarium. Cooktown Park was fun and the kids had a blast. They were tired and slept all the way back to school. Thanks to LaTech and the staff of the Idea Place!

March 15-19, 2010

This week is almost over! It has been a week getting back into the routine for the students. We learned the letter Xx this week and tomorrow we have a field trip to the planetarium and IDEA Place. I have students working on the storybook project. I have some wonderful artists in my classroom! We celebrated St. Patrick's Day and not a soul was pinched!

March 8-12, 2010

This week we have been out for Spring Break! I hope everyone enjoyed their break!

Hello!

Hi everyone! This blog is for my kindergarten class experiences during my first year of teaching. I hope you enjoy it!