Its Almost Spring!

Hello friends and families of Room 12,

Can you believe that Spring Break is right around the corner? The next three days are minimum days to accomodate parent/teacher conferences. I will not be meeting with all of you this time, I have decided to only meet with the parents of students who have yet to reach grade level in one or more areas. This allows me more time to meet with parents and to plan/prep activities as I begin to differentiate my instruction even more. Our class, unlike most Kindergarten classes, has moved to a learning contract style. This means that each student has their own contract of tasks that need to be completed every day and then a handful of extra activities they can complete as they finish their "must haves". This allows students to work at their own pace. However, since not all students learn the same or work at the same pace each students' workload will be individualized based on their abilities.

Next week Bay Park will be observing spring break, campus will be closed.

We have had a very busy winter. We are moving along quckly in Math and our writing is really improving. Mrs. Bailey, one of our garden growing partners, has begun teaching Nutrition on Wednesdays. The kids are having fun learning about healthy foods and where they come from.

Our garden is in full bloom. We recently harvested our broccoli, lettuce and some celery. We had a delicious salad party. I couldn't believe how much the kids ate! We are hoping to harvest the rest of our celery soon.