What a fantastic first week we have had!  Your children have been amazing as they have adapted to new faces, new routines, and for many a new school.  From learning our circle routine, to navigating the lunch room, and even quiet reading, they have done a wonderful job.  Some of the many things we have done the last few days are:

• practiced walking in a line to get from one part of the building to another
• learned the routine for quietly reading and practiced it for 10 minutes!
• watched our caterpillars voraciously munching through piles of milkweed
• explored different math materials during stations (pattern blocks, geo-blocks, linking cubes)
• practiced writing and drawing on white boards
• listened to many stories and looked at many wordless picture books, creating the story line ourselves
• sang Down by the Bay and created our own rhyming verses
• painted our own giant paper bucket that we will try to fill with our kind thoughts and acts (ask your child to tell you about the book Have You Filled a Bucket)
• participated in music, gym, art, guidance, and a brief French class
• explored the playground and all of the new equipment
• explored many different choices during free time in the classroom

It has been a busy week!  Today in your child's folder I have sent some information to give you a general sense of our schedule.  Minor changes are already occurring as the need arises (gym on Thursday will actually be at 1:00), but this gives you an overall sense of our days.

If you haven't returned the forms that were sent in the red folders, please do so as soon as possible. These can go directly to Kathi, or I can deliver them to her.  Have wonderful weekend!
I will post some pictures soon-I've had some difficulty transferring pictures to my new computer!