Hey KAS families!
I just wanted to drop you all a quick line to remind you that tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16, is our Curriculum Night at KAS. This is a fabulous opportunity to sit down and talk with your child's teacher as a group and discuss what your child's routine is like every day, and what you can expect during this school year.
We've been working so hard lately on so many different things. We've begun our wonderful handwriting series, which has already spawned the first Dave-ism of the year: "Handwriting is not a race, it's a beauty contest." It's really great to see some kids who struggle sit down and take their time and create beautiful work.
In math we've been working on different ways to add up to 6, 7, 8, 9 and even 10! In the coming weeks you'll be hearing about Math Menus and stations, so that children can work more at their own pace. This gives opportunity for those who need extra practice to seek it, and for learners who want a challenge to take it.
In our progress with reading and language arts, we've just begun our first story in our readers. There are so many different strengths in our microculture of a classroom that we'll be soon collaborating and 2nd and even 3rd grade for Reader's Workshop, an awesome exercise in cooperative grouping.
Our Social Studies unit has begun already, focusing on the concept of community in every sense of the word. A brainstorming session on what "community" means produced the most perfect ideas: "team," "neighborhood," "group of people who work for the same goals"... The brilliant list goes on and on. We've been learning about different jobs and why each person in our community is important.
I'm going to sign off for now. I hope to see you all tomorrow night, and I can't wait to continue learning and growing just as much as your first grader does this year.
Take care,
Mr. Dave
PS - The unfortunately blurry picture above is a few of our first graders who are very proud of their puzzle-building skills.
