First week in the books!!!

We had a great first week learning together!  I think the kids surprised themselves with how quickly they became readers, writers and mathematicians in the classroom!  We have been taking time to learn about each other, our school, rules and of course, what we will be working on as learners!

Here are a few pictures of some of our first week fun!!

Reader's Workshop

All School Dance Off!

Here are a few helpful tidbits!!

• Continue to send a snack with your child each day.
• Please return decorated writing folders by Friday, September 16th 
• Send any completed paperwork to school with your child
• Gym days will be Wednesday and Fridays, Music will be on Tuesday and Thursday, Art will be on Monday and library will be on Friday
• I will send a link to our updated blog every Monday to keep you informed of what we have going on at school and in our classroom.

Have an awesome weekend!!

Welcome to Kindergarten!!

Hello Kindergarten Families!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with me over the past two weeks!  I loved meeting your families and look forward to a great year of learning with you and your children!   As the excitement and nerves about the first day of school start to happen, I wanted to keep you in the loop with a few tidbits and reminders!

First day: New Directions staff will be wearing purple shirts on the first day of school. This may help your child find us in the morning, although we will be keeping an eye out for them as well. We will all meet at the purple NDLC awning that faces the playground.

Snack:   All students should bring a SNACK FROM HOME each day.  Children can also bring a water bottle each day. It’s warm in our room so water bottles are helpful!

Rest: Students should bring a beach towel/small blanket to rest on each afternoon.  These will be kept at school in their lockers. 

Breakfast:  Breakfast is available for children to eat in the classroom each morning.  The cost of breakfast is $1.45 and it will include milk.  Please let us know if you intend for your child to eat breakfast at school each day.  We want to ensure kids who need breakfast are getting it and no one takes it if/when they are not supposed to. 

Folders: You will find a Take Home folder in your child’s backpack upon returning from their first day as a kindergartener. This folder should be emptied each night and returned each day.

Specials: Please remember to send gym shoes and art shirts if you have not done so yet!

Blog: Weekly updates, pictures, and upcoming activities will be posted each week to our blog. Here is the link to view our classroom blog:

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!!  Enjoy your last few days of summer!  I can’t wait to see you soon!!!