Saturday, September 5, 2015

First Week of Kindergarten...Check!

We've finished our first week of Kindergarten and I am both exhilarated and exhausted!  I love to watch how much we grow in our first few days of school.  On day one we are all a little unsure and wary of one another, but by day five I look around and it feels like we've been a class for months.  There are friendships forming, our confidence is building, and our enthusiasm is reaching limitless heights.  

We've experienced a lot in this first week.  Here are some highlights:

  • We went to all of our specials for the first time and met our interactive arts teachers.  (Mrs. Frey, Mr. Williams, Ms. Funk, Mrs. Kane, and M.J.)
  • We played together at choice time.  Some of our most popular choices have been housekeeping (this is our kitchen area), Magna Tiles, art, and Legos!
  • We learned some fun new songs, including a really silly one called Arooshtasha.
  • We learned about our kinespheres.  Our kinesphere is an invisible sphere that surrounds each individual.  We all have a kinesphere and our kinespheres can grow and shrink depending on our environment.  When we're running on the playground our kinesphere is large, but when we're standing in line our kinesphere shrinks to make room for the other kinespheres around us.
  • We spent a lot of time outside exploring our new playground.  The sandbox, the monkey bars, and the new wooden sculptures have been a lot of fun for the Kindergarten kiddos.
  • We filled our classroom gem jar!  When a teacher or a student notices someone doing something that is kind, responsible, or cooperative we get to put a gem in our classroom jar.  When the jar is full, we earn a celebration.  In our first week we've already earned our way to our first classroom celebration.  We will choose our celebration on Tuesday and celebrate later next week.
  • Our first whole school assembly was on Friday morning.  The whole school gathered inside our big gym for a welcome assembly that included celebrating new faces to Union and a great song led by our new music teacher, Ms. Funk.
Thank you to the families for the support you've given us this first week of Kindergarten.  Your children and I are appreciate all that you do to help us be successful!

Have a restful and rejuvenating long weekend!


Making beautiful music on our new outdoor xylophone!


Building incredible structures with our Magna Tiles.


Everybody in the sandbox!



Our first whole school assembly.  What an awesome way to celebrate our first week!

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