Hello parents of room 12,
I am so sorry for my absence this afternoon. My family has had a difficult few months and unfortunately my grandmother is taking it very hard. Sadly, today my cousin lost her baby to complications with her pregnancy and I had to leave early to take my grandmother to the hsopital. I am very thankful to Mrs. Heinze for covering me this afternoon and to the wonderful office staff here for working with me and their support in this very sad time.
As many of you have heard I received a pink slip this month due to budget cuts within our district. While I am keeping a positive outlook I know that the next few months will be difficult ones while I wait to see if my pink slip is rescinded. I will be out for 3 consecutive days next month to attend a legal hearing regarding this subject. I want to assure you that our class will continue to run smoothly and that your children are my number one priority. I hope that you understand how difficult it is for me to not be here.
On a little note, Mr. Formo and I have completed the Kindergarten website and it has been linked to our Bay Park site. You can access information regarding the Kindergarten classes, view pictures from field trips and access our class blog through this site. Simply go to the Bay Park School website and click on Kindergarten on the lower left-hand side.
This week our students worked exceptionally hard and produced amazing work. I would like to invite all of you to view our Little Red Hen dioramas at your convenience. They look great.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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.
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.
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