Listening Conferences

Lisa and I greatly appreciated hearing from everyone after the summer break and the first eight days of school! It has been a busy start of the school year with Back to School Night, Listening, Picture Day, and our rained out Apple Picking Field Trip! It was a good call to cancel the field trip with the epic downpours, lightning and thunder! We hope that we will have another opportunity to get out and about, maybe when Ms. Lisa joins us after October 3rd.

Our next Acera event is next week! Join us for the Family Potluck on Friday, September 30th at 6:00pm-7:30pm. There will be lots of great food, fun on the playground, and some crafts for the kids!

Our Class Book

We were able to take snap shots during the picture day and created a LE Classroom Book! The students are in the process of writing a couple of sentences about their new classmates and when they are finished they can take them home. Please practice the names of the children in the class (teachers too!) to aid in the adjustment to school.

We have also been connecting children throughout the day. “Miles can help you find the pencil sharpener.” “Noah knows how to spell ‘places’.” This helps students rely on each other and make meaningful connections. Already there are small groups of students that look to sit with friends at snack and recess, please ask your child who they are sitting with during meals!

Active Play

Our classroom is definitely beehive of activity! I read this passage on my social media recently and it really resonated with me! Kindergarten and First Graders need to MOVE and find their passions! We provide SO many opportunities for students to be active throughout the day and even have a designated movement class every Wednesday for all of the LE students. Ms. Maria gets everyone jumping, balancing, hopping and cooperating! Ms. Karen has been working on the smaller muscles in our fingers by knitting with them! If your child needs significant full-body activities try and and get some large muscle work before the school day starts as we have some focused school work as the day begins. Responsibilities at home can provide the muscular work needed for concentration as the day begins.

Happy Weekend,

Ms. Jen, Ms. Lisa, Ms. Susan