We're Back and Making Graphs...

Kindergarten started for us almost a month ago. We've been very busy getting to know each other and learning the classroom routines. We've visited the Library, Computer Lab and Gym. We are learning to read books, explore websites, jump rope, ride scooters and more. In class we are learning to work with partners and in small groups. We are learning how to read the calendar, count money, graph the weather and so much more. We read a few books about kids with really long names. We graphed to see how many letters we have in our names.

Name Graph (PM Class)

Name Graph (AM Class)

We also made a scatter graph of our birthdays.November is our busiest month for birthdays. December is the loneliest with ZERO birthdays!

Please visit our blog again soon to hear and see more of what's going on in our class!

Back To School Picnic....

It was so nice to see so many families come out for the Back To School Picnic. There were lots of old friends and new ones too. There was a DJ who had an assistant who was in Kindergarten with Mrs. Blakely a long time ago! We danced and had a hula-hoop contest. Kids played on the playground and grown-ups had time to visit each other. Take a look at some of the fun we had:

It seems the quality of the video is better with the smaller veiwer (not fit to screen). I will see if I can get better quality. (sorry!)

Back 2 School Shopping...

In just a few short weeks, we'll be heading back to school. There's good news for families gearing up to do their back to school shopping. This year the state of Illinois is removing the state tax on select back-to-school items (note local taxes still apply). Many of the basic school supplies qualify as well as back to school clothing items. This "TAX HOLIDAY" begins Friday, August 6th and continues through August 15th. For more information and a detailed list of items read the article in the DAILY HERALD.

Happy Shopping!

Back-to-School Picnic...

We had our first family gathering at school on Wednesday. The P.T.O. planned an evening for families to come to school and have dinner, picnic style. Unfortunately, the threat of rain forced us into the gym. But that didn't stop folks from having a good time. Even our new superintendent, Dr. Torres, stopped in for a visit. We look forward to many other family events this school year.

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