Reading Fun...

As I was observing Mrs. Duncan today during reading it amazed me how much the children have learned! It was great to observe and it gave me time to reflect upon the year. It seems like yesterday we walked through the door for the first time and we started our study of letters and sounds. We have come from identify just beginning sounds to identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Many children are beginning to blend words together and can read simple books. Furthermore, the children are thinking about their reading and telling me what happened in the story. I also noticed an area where we need further practice. The children are getting confused with the letter q. The letter at times has a hook and does not and the children need to be able to identify both. You may want to practice this letter at home along with the letter p. This will help them distinguish the two letters. Keep up the great reading...it is great to have your children reading to you and you reading to them!

Class Pictures...

Just a reminder we will have class pictures and individual pictures on Thursday, March 11. If you would like to purchase a class photo, then you need to send in the picture envelope with money. If you just want individual pictures, there is no money due at this time. Make sure your child is at school on time becuase our picture time is early in each session and I would hate for someone to be late and miss our class picture! Make sure to look your best and bring a great big smile to school!

Kindergarten Registration...

March is an important time in many districts in Ohio. This is the time we register children for Kindergarten. During the week of March 22, we will be having Kindergarten Registration for incoming Kindergartners to W-T. If you have a child or know of a child who will be attending Kindergarten next year please call to set up an appointment. If you have a child or know of a child who is currently enrolled in a West Clermont Preschool, you still have to complete the kindergarten registration. This year we will be registering at the Board of Education office. You will need to call 943-5000 to set up an appointment. There are some required items you must bring to the registration. You will be able to find this list on the West Clermont website (www.westcler.org) along with other information regarding Kindergarten.

Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday Yann! I hope you have a fantastic day. Thank you for the FANTASTIC cookies!

Learning Overflow...Graphing Fun...

It was an overflow of learning in the classroom the past two day. We have been having fun graphing! The children came up with their own surveys to ask everyone in the room and took th information and made a graph. The children were loud and moving quickly throughout to get to their friends to find out information. If anyone peeked into our room, you would wonder what was happening; however, if you asked the children what was happening they would say "We are graphing," "We can find out information," "We can ask questions," and much more. I was AMAZED by how much the children have learned about surveys and graphs. I was further AMAZED by their math thinking. The children were telling me certain pieces were "equal" or "I only need 3 more of something to have the most." Angel stated "Oh my goodness, this is so much fun! Look at my graph." Grady mentioned "I cannot wait to find out what my friends think." Trenton said "Can we call our friends at Amelia and ask them?" In addition, the children had to practice their writing as they wrote their question and the chioces. It was an overflow of learning because we were able to learn so much!

We are off and running...

We are having a fantastic week! The children are trying their hardest. The morning class was able to go to Music today with Mrs. White and the PM class will go tomorrow :) The children are working hard on their letters and sounds. In Read Well the children are doing a fabulous job on their units. We are working on writing stories with 2-3 sentences. In math, we are working on making our own graphs. I look forward to showing you some of their fabulous work! I cannot believe it is March. It seems like yesterday they were walking through the door in their shorts and tee-shirts into the "hot" classroom. We have come so far and I can only imagine what else we can accomplish in the next three months!

Closing Ceremonies, but it is only the beginning...

Today we celebrated the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games! We had a fantastic two weeks of studying the Winter Games. We learned so much and met so many of our friends! We are looking forward to talking with Kellie Stack, 2010 Silver Medalist in US Women's Hockey. We will be talking with her with Ms. Van Eman's class. We were able to meet children in Kansas City, Texas, and Amelia. We compared and contrasted our graph and made LOTS of observations. We also found out interesting facts about the Olympic rings, Canada, and the various athletes. We also wrote about our favorite sport and athlete. It was overwhelming in my class with Shani Davis being their favorite. We loved speed skating. Many children also liked snowboarding with Shaun White. Even though the Olympics have come to a close, we are just beginning our technology journey. We will be continuing to Skype with our friends throughout the month.

I want to say thank you to Mrs. Crouch who provided an Olympic surprise to the PM class today. We had Olympic cookies and gold medals! I must say I have been very proud of all the children in both classes...I have received many compliments from our friends on how respectful you have been! You are all great children and deserve a Gold medal!

I am looking forward to our other fun units of study!