This week we are learning all about THE 3 Rs! Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!

Please encourage discussion and participation at home with your kindergartener and the 3 Rs.  

We have discussed what can be recycled, how to reduce water, paper, electricity, and reducing the amount of gas being used.  Reuse! This is a great time of year for this.  We have talked about giving away old toys and re purposing them.

This weeks poem

A new super hero!

Please continue to make reading and retelling characters, setting, and the beginning, middle, and end events a daily at home routine.

We have officially moved into our REAL BIG KID JOURNALS!!!
(Composition Books)
This is a great gift to give this time of year. Your child can begin journaling about the holidays! They are authors and illustrators.   Oh the places they can go with their journal writing!
If your child is writing at home, please feel free to send it in to school.

Dear Parents,

In case you didn’t see my latest blog entry…

I NEED HELP!
In the next few weeks we are going to be learning about economics. The students will learn about descriptions of work that people do, economic choices, needs, and wants.
That's where I need you.

Calling all folks who want to come in and share about their careers.

My goal is for our kids to be thinking about what problems they want to solve when they are a bit taller, and for them to ask and understand what they need to do to learn to be able to do to solve a problem.

For example, last year we had a large number of friends who loved video games.  A parent came in and shared that his job is "coding" for the military.

He had their full attention.

We have had all professions in the past, and I welcome everyone. 

The key to your sharing time with the kids is props, purpose. You can create  a way to express to a 5-6 year old how they can help to solve a problem and begin thinking about their journey now through sharing what you do and the problems that you solve. As far as the props go, I ask that you pass them around after you speak and not during. ;)

I have a firefighter. ;) So...I don't need another one.;) 

I can do 15-20 minute blocks from now until the Tuesday of the holiday break.  One speaker per day.

Please E-mail me ASAP if you are interested in being part of this learning journey!