These were the words of wisdom from my favorite professor, Honey, who I saw this weekend at my 10th College reunion at GW in Washington, DC. I think these words have significance to what we are doing each day in Kindergarten. The children are learning to be cooperative, creative, independent, caring and invested students. No wonder they are tired at the end of the day!

Ms. Purdin and GW’s mascot, GW George!

As Henry Ford said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” This week I am continuing to focus on the children working together as a class, so we all can learn. We are getting better at coming to the rug and being ready with “meeting manners” and we have continued to model how to take care of our materials. Sharing is difficult! Make sure to practice at home!

This week we also will begin our phonics program, Fundations, in full. I will be introducing literacy centers and will be finishing up Unit 1 in our math by the beginning of next week. I am looking forward to our field trip, next Wednesday, Oct. 1. Let’s hope this great weather continues.

Remember… transitioning to FULL DAY Kindergarten is a big deal. Your child will be tired, as our days are busy and teacher-directed. Make sure your child has plenty of rest and finds quiet time each day. (Keep healthy!) 

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WOW! What a wonderful first week we had together! I am enjoying my time with your children each and every day. They are all sweet and caring friends who are ready to learn. Kudos to you all! A friend, whose child is beginning kindergarten as well this year, posted this link and I thought of all of you. To My Fellow Moms, On the First Day of Kindergarten

Last week we toured the school, read lots of books, opened up some new areas and practiced our safety drills, like our fire drill. We also played outside, ate in the cafeteria, sang LOTS of songs, and learned each others’ names.

Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes was a favorite book we read last week.

This week we will draw our hopes and dreams for our kindergarten year, model our classroom routines, start our person of the day project, begin our math program, Everyday Math, and do more literacy activities with our names.

Remember, this is a big transition for your child. He or She may be more tired  than usual as he/she gets used to the longer day that is much different from the preschool day. Make sure you find quiet time to read, relax and help your child when they need it during this time.

Ms. Purdin 🙂

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