A Little Brag About My Class

 In 4 days, we have come a long way.  The class is learning the routines and rules and I'm so proud of the way they are paying attention and making good choices.

 We've been able to start having stations already.  I love doing stations because it keeps them busy and they have lots of opportunity to move around.  They are getting along with each other and learning how to cooperate. 

 These guys built a really cool tower together.

 They got to paint a little today.  Everyone painted 2 paper plates, one red and one black.  Tomorrow we will use them to make ladybugs.  Our letter this week has been "L", by the way.

 We sing songs every day.  Every time we come to the carpet, I have them sing 1 or 2 songs. It helps them calm down and get ready to listen.

In our math class, we are making a book about bugs in a box.  They will be excited to read it to you when we are finished. 

A Great Start

 We were so busy yesterday on the first day of school that I completely forgot to take any pictures.  I couldn't believe it.  So, I'm sorry I missed the first day but here is day 2. 

Yesterday, I read the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" to the class then we learned how to use the crayons correctly. They practiced by coloring a bear.  I wanted them to use lots of color so when you see your child's bear today, it will not be brown.  . 

 Today we took the bear pictures and cut them into pieces and glued it back together like a puzzle. 

 Some of these kids are experts with scissors and glue.

 We will be using our names a lot this week for our lessons.  Everyone got to decorate the first letter of their name and then they were displayed in the classroom. 

This is a group of hard workers and I can tell they like to stay busy.  If they come home exhausted at the end of the day,  it's because they have worked really hard. 

Thank you to all the parents.  Everyone brought the supplies they needed and your kids are ready to learn.  It makes my job so much fun to have a classroom full of excited learners.

Graduation

 Graduation night was so much fun for the kids.  While we were waiting to march down the aisle, some of the kids were telling me how much they loved being on stage.  No shy kids around here.

 Since I was busy putting tassels on hats, I handed my camera to Madeline and asked her to be the photographer for the evening.  I think she did a really nice job. 

 Everyone was all smiles.

 Thanks for coming and making it such a fun and memorable evening for the kids. 

Mayborn Museum

 We had such a fun day!  One of the kids said it was the best day ever.  Our appointment at the museum wasn't until 11:30 so we started out at the park behind the Cameron Park Zoo.  The kids played for awhile and then we ate lunch.

 Today is Xavier's birthday.

 The Mayborn Museum has an outdoor village that shows the kids what it would have been like to live in the 1800's. 

 This is the Commisary.  The kids noted how different it was from Walmart.

 This is the one room school house. Girls on one side.

 Boys on the other side.  No desks, just hard benches and slate boards to write on.

 They also got to practice washing clothes by hand

 and then wringing out the wet clothes.

 They pumped water from a well.

 This is the church.  It was a warm day so we all noticed the lack of air conditioning.

They also got to churn butter and see how corn was ground.  In just a couple of hours, they were exhausted from all the chores.