Denial

In our classroom, I do NOT do a countdown until summer.  But there is a student in our classroom that does, but not in an excited way rather this person is sad that summer is coming.  This person came up to me every day last week with the number and then proceed to tell me something sad about school ending.  Being the adult and wanting to ease any fears,  I would attempt to turn the sad comment into something positive.  As the child would happily skip away, my heart would drop at the honesty of the comment...school is ending.  It is hard to end something where there is so much happiness, curiosity, and learning.  So we will just have to make the best of the next ten days.

The most important thing for you to add to your calendar is the Kindergarten Celebration on MONDAY, May 18 at 9:00.  After the big show in the lunchroom, we will return to our classroom for a short celebration of Room 114. 

The dress code for the Kindergarten Celebration is our yellow Kindergarten field trip t-shirt and any khaki bottoms.  It can be a khaki skort, khaki shorts, or khaki pants.  Please no blue jeans.

The official invitation for our big show comes home on Monday.  There will be a small piece of paper regarding the Room 114 celebration that needs to be returned so that I have an idea of how many people are staying afterwards to celebrate Room 114. Please return the RSVP by Wednesday so that I have an accurate number count.

The other date to add to your calendar is this Thursday at 1:30 (or 1:10 if you can help setup.) is our May Crafternoon that has turned into a May Celebration of Room 114.  No need to donate anything but contact our room mother to let her know you can come, help and participate.

There should have been two Mother's Day surprises in Friday's book bag.  I hope they made them home safely.  I found a couple of wrapped packages Friday afternoon that didn't make it into the bookbags so we will retry on Monday.  The children enjoyed making them for you.  Mothers are dearly loved people. Click here for more photos from the Mother's Day Gifts album.

Poetry journals came home on Friday.  Camping was on our minds last week.  Return on Monday.  We have a special poem to write this week so poetry journals will come for a final time on Monday, May 18.

All library books should be in the library by now.  We got off task with AR last week but I will correct that on Monday.  I will also allow the children that want to take a book home from the classroom this week for AR testing.

I will be assessing for report cards this week.  We are also working on some projects for parents.  So if you pop in the classroom, don't look around at the surroundings.  Just look at the children!

We were  busy last week with our classroom camping theme.  Thank you to all the families that donated items from the wish list.  We had a yummy snack each day...one on the healthy side and one on the indulgent side.  Click here for more camping photos.  The tent was by far the favorite item but don't worry if you don't have a tent.  While the students waited for their turn in the tent several forts were made with sleeping bags.  Forts are just as cool as tents.

On Thursday a very important document went home about next year.  If you are returning to MPS (either at Blount, another public school in the system or attending a magnet school) you do NOT have to do anything.  If you are moving out of town, attending a private school or changing schools to Pike Road then you need to return the form.  If this form did not make it home on Thursday then let me know and I will resend it on Monday.  This is an important piece of paper so please follow the directions.  

Thanks to Coach Grant for planning a fun field day.  Room 114 did an excellent job of playing hard and being good sports.  Also, a big thanks to all the moms and dads who came and helped me run the games and cheer for all the children.  Click here for me field day photos.

Oh Man!  If there was ever evidence of the importance of dramatic play in early childhood education, the data was there last Friday.  It was fun to watch the children stay in character.  Our school had to have been the safest school in the world with all the super heroes at Blount.   Encourage dramatic play at home.   Click here for more super power fun! 

Thank you so much for the overwhelming love you showered me during teacher appreciation week.  I am humbled by the words you shared with me.  My goal is to get thank you notes written before the last day of school.  So in the meantime...thank you!  The greatest gift you have given me is to be your child's teacher.

Contact me with any questions or concerns.  

Upcoming dates:

5.18:  Kindergarten End of the Year Program at 9:00

5.22  Last day of school.  Report cards will be issued at 3:10