December 1-5

Hello KA families,

We had a fantastic first week together here in KA. I am impressed with how quickly students are learning our new routines and procedures. One of those new routines you may have heard about is Star of the Day. Students take turns being the Star of the Day and have special tasks to help with around the classroom and lead some of our routines. If your child didn’t have a chance this week, they will next week, and the cycle will repeat.

We enjoyed reading the Jillian Jiggs Treasury by Phoebe Gillman as well as My New Teacher and Me by Al Yankovic. We also worked on reviewing letter names and sounds and proper letter formation. We learned new ways to represent numbers, how to estimate and became more familiar with the calendar. Students also became familiar with new literacy and numeracy centers that are becoming part of our learning. This is a combination of activities that focus on specific skills and are a mix of independent and guided practice.

We also held a class meeting to decide how we want KA to look and feel when we come to school every day. Together, we decided on five main points and we all signed it and hung it on our wall to remind ourselves to work towards that goal. We call it our Class Agreement.

On Monday during our library time we were able to meet some of the new chicks that have recently hatched. We saw some chicks that were able to walk around a small enclosure, some that were recently hatched and still in an incubator, and we were even lucky enough to see an egg start to hatch. It was a very exciting library visit.

With December beginning next week, there are some special holiday activities planned. Students have been working very hard with Mme. Morgan in Music class to prepare for our concert on December 8. Families are invited to come and watch this special performance at 12:15 in our school gym. *If you are planning on taking your child home with you after the concert, please let me know ahead of time. It can get very chaotic after a concert, and things go much more easily if we know in advance if a child will be leaving at the end of the concert. Thank you for help with this.

Also in December will be the Holiday Shoppe. This is a much-loved West Kent tradition where students pay $2 (which goes towards WK families in need) and get to shop for two gifts for their parents. The care and excitement that students show when picking out items for their loved ones is one of my favorite parts of the season. We will also end the year with a school-wide spirit week where students are invited to dress up each day of the week. More information can be found in the poster below.

Next Week in KA:

Monday, December 1, Day 1 – Music

Tuesday, December 2, Day 2 – Mrs. Mac, Phys. Ed. & Library

Wednesday, December 3, Day 3 – Music

Thursday, December 4, Day 4 – Mrs. Mac, Phys. Ed. & Library

Friday, December 5, Day 5 – Music

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and I am excited to see everyone again on Monday,

Lisa 😊