Today was a very exciting day in kindergarten - the room was completely re-arranged last night (a bit of middle-of-the-year changing-around). The puppet theater that was in our class is gone, and it was replaced by a Post Office (as we think in February about sending Valentines and Flat Stanleys). We are also talking in class about the fact that they are now "second-half of kindergartners," and their behavior and attitudes should reflect the fact that they are (and I hesitate to say it) almost first graders.

Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we learned a new song for the week ("My Aunt Monica"), which has three sight words for the week (I, have, and said), one 'magic ending' (-ed), and our new High Hat friend's sound - (/oo// all in it. We talked about the various words and how they appear in the song, and then practiced singing as well.

After that, we headed to the gym for our time there with Mr. Hill and Mr. Peterson. Ask your child about the "gym monster" that appeared...

After gym, Ms. Barb (Ryan E.'s mom) came to read a couple of books to us - she read and Snow Lion and Morris the Artist.

After that, we had a very short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home.