Beginning of the Year!

We had a great start to Kindergarten! We read The Kissing Hand, a story about Chester the raccoon, who doesn't want to leave his mother to go off to school.

 His mother kisses the palm of his hand and tells him if he gets lonely at school he can just press his palm against his cheek to feel that his mother's love is with him. He gives his mother a kissing hand too. We hope you enjoyed the kissing hand that your child brought home for you!

We also began learning rules and procedures for the classroom last week. Students have done a good job following directions and I'm sure they will continue to improve. The thing students seem to get most upset over is having to take turns and learning that they might not get called on every time. Another struggle is for them is trying to remember not only to raise their hand, but also to wait to be called on before speaking. We will continue to work on these skills.

Here are some pictures from our first day! Enjoy!