Happy Halloween!

Many thanks to Room Parents Claire Shield and Jen Mynahan for planning and orchestrating a fun Halloween party in the classroom. Rome 13 had a blast!  Here are some photos of us in our costumes after the parade. 

Preschool Parade

We had our very own parade of preschoolers come through our classroom for Halloween.  Some of our classmates had younger sisters in the parade!

Names!

We continue to work hard each day to learn our classmates' first and last names. Each morning we greet each other in good morning circle. Ask your child about the greetings we have learned so far - Hickety Pickety; Apples,Peaches,Pears,&Plums; Good Morning; All About Me!; Formal. We also interviewed each classmate and played Name-o with their name. We shared the job of writing on the chart paper and on our whiteboards. Look for our class interview charts on display at parent conference time. 

Group Learning Time

We spend lots of time each day learning together as a group. Here are 2 examples of our efforts - a name sort (1 of several ways we sorted names as we got to know each other) and a math strategy chart illustrating several ways that we approached and solved a problem. 

P.I.N.

What a photogenic bunch!

Math Centers!

We spent a lot of time at the beginning of school learning the routines for math time. Here we are exploring the math buckets while Mrs Paget conducted counting assessments. 

Where do you like to read??

Summer is a great time to kick back with a good book!  Here are some pictures of my family reading together and alone.   We read at home, on beaches, in the car... Where do you read?  Maybe you listen to stories or read them on a device or snuggle up on the couch with a good book - you can read almost anywhere!

I would love to see pictures of you reading throughout the school year!  You can email photos to me at school or print them and bring them in to display in our classroom library. Maybe the pictures are new or maybe you have been reading books since you were a tot - all photos are welcome!  Each time a photo comes in, we will share it with the class. Send in one or send in many over the course of the year and we will find a place for them. I can't wait to see where you like to read!

In the top photos, my sons Jack (L) and Nick (R)are reading Dan's HS yearbook with him. In the bottom photo Jack is reading to his younger cousins.

In these photos I am napping with my favorite beach read and reading on a deck overlooking the ocean in the OBX.