You Are My Wonders

Today was the first somewhat "normal" day that we have had. We started out the day with our job chart, and some of the students were assigned classroom jobs. We have a greeter, door holders, flag holder, meteorologist, librarian, floor checker, and play center helpers. Each child will get the chance to do each job more than once. I like the idea of classroom jobs because it gives the students a sense of responsibility and ownership of their classroom. 
We also had our first library day. Half of the students went with Ms. Pat to the library while the other half stayed with me to start learning how to read and spell our classmates names. Tomorrow we will switch. Also at station time today, we talked about the meaning of top, middle, and bottom. I can tell that the class is getting more and more used to the routine and classroom rules. We did a lot of kissing our brains today! They are all doing so great! Don't forget to remind your children that you know about the behavior clip chart too. Talk with them about classroom rules (they know what they are).
Todays read aloud book was You Are My Wonders. It's all about what students mean to their teacher. I love it! 

REMINDERS:

• Sign up for read aloud days on www.VolunteerSpot.com! I already have some volunteers and we're excited to host our first parent read aloud of Wednesday!
• If you have not turned in your child's shot records, we need them!
• On P.E. days (Monday and Tuesday) the students HAVE to wear tennis shoes. Mr. Woods will not allow them to participate otherwise.
• Email me or call the school if you have ANY questions or concerns. I love parent involvement. I feel that it is very important. I want to hear from you! 
• Read to your child for at least 20 minutes a night. Next week we will start a sign in sheet where you will write the amount of time read and what was read and sign it. If you would like to use books I have in the classroom, please let me know!
• If your child would like to bring a book to school for me to read on their leader day, feel free to send it with them. Make sure your name is on the inside cover, though.