Fun Run and a Fun Week

We were so busy and excited about the Fun Run that we did not get a chance to write as a class about our week. The students will have to trust me to give an account of our week.
We are finally settling into our routines. This week we began our extended day program, Spanish Literacy and reading groups, whew! Lots of new people and learning introduced into our Kindergarten world. I also excited to announce that Kindergarten will have the same beginning and ending time everyday. This is great news and will allow us to keep a consistent schedule which is important when you are 5 and 6 years old and when you teach 5 and 6 year old students.

I mentioned that we started reading groups. As a part of our reading program, everyday we have read-to-self time. The challenge to students is to build their stamina so they can stay focused on reading the pictures, the words and retelling the story to themselves. We are currently up to 6 minutes of read-to-self time.

The Fun Run gave our class the chance to get outside and enjoy the break between rain storms. The students had a blast running laps. Our Principal Mr. Welch joined in the fun, too. I did my best as a cheerleader and collector of water cups.

 It was another incredible week of Kindergarten. I am so proud of how the students are learning to be students and growing as members of our school community.