Happy Saturday everyone!
It’s hard to believe tomorrow is October 1st. I’m
pretty sure the older you get, the faster time goes. As many of you know, I
began my career as a teacher at the end of August. I had every intention of
writing a post at the end of that first week or even the end of those first two
weeks of school, but life happens. Instead, I’m going to give you a rundown on
the first month of school.
The school year officially began for me on August 28th,
and my campus does this thing called “Kinder Quest,” where the kids are split
alphabetically by last name and go to a different teacher each day the first
week of school. It worked out perfectly because there are five days in a school
week and my awesome Kinder team has five teachers. At the end of the first
week, we split the kids up into their permanent classes. The second week of
school, the kids learned who their teacher was, who their classmates were, and
we had “Meet the Teacher.”
My class is made up of 19 kiddos, 12 girls and 7 boys (we
are just girl heavy this year). Let me tell ya, there is never a dull moment in
my room. Each child that makes up our little school family has a unique,
special personality as well as different strengths and areas of need. Everyone
is already learning to celebrate each other’s differences, however, we are
still learning how to appropriately solve conflict and express our emotions in
a manner that shows kindness and respect for each individual. Because my little
friends are five and six years old and Kindergarten is a whole new ballgame, we
continue to review and practice our rules and expectations each day. I would be
lying if I said every day is easy, because it’s not, however, the little lives
I have the privilege of impacting daily make it so worth it.
Now you may be wondering what we are learning since it is so
early in Kindergarten, (other than how to get along with each other). My answer
to that is A LOT. Y’all, five year olds are capable of so much more than we
give them credit for. Right now, we are studying and doing various activities
with apples. On Friday, we got to use our senses (including taste) to explore
different apple products. The kids loved it! We are also learning our letters,
sight words, how to read pictures, how to listen to and comprehend stories read
by others, how to collect data and put it in a graph, sorting by attribute, how
to use a 10-frame, and so on. These kids are BUSY all the time and I am
constantly amazed with their creativity, willingness to try, and the products
they produce.
Before I wrap up, I
am going to leave you with a few funny kid quotes/stories from this week:
*Child crying
Me: “Oh my goodness, what is wrong?”
Child: “She told me I don’t sing as good as Katy Perry.”
Me: “Oh, well that’s okay. I don’t either.”
*I’m standing outside the art room watching my kids clean up
and line up (2 skills we are constantly working to improve)
Art Teacher: “I need everyone to get in line.”
Kid who was just standing up against the back wall: “Um
excuse me ma’am? I have to wait for everyone. Cuz I’m the boose!” (She was my
caboose for the week)
I will try to be better about posting more often because I
have so many stories about my spunky children all the time. Stay tuned for some
more “Kindergarten Kronicles” coming soon.
Have a great rest of your weekend and a blessed week.
Yours Truly,
Steph
