September 9, 2011


Dear Parents,

It has been a great first week. Upper Elementary is full of wonderful students and I am excited about the year ahead. My blog address has changed and it is not correct on the website. My blog is http://uekimsclass.blogspot.com/. Please look at my blog and Betsy's (http://www.betzbuzz.blogspot.com/ ) regularly.

During the summer my family and I started volunteering with St. Francis Service Dogs. This organization raises and trains service dogs for children and adults with disabilities. My family has housed and cared for two different puppies. We will have Asia, a 3 month old puppy, staying with us the week of September 19th. I would like to bring the puppy to school. All dogs with St. Francis are crate-trained. Asia would spend time in her crate during class, but students could help with walking her. I will not bring the puppy if there are any students in Upper Elementary with allergies or fears. Please email me by September 18th, if you have concerns about Asia's visit.

On a different note, my classroom has window air conditioning units, which makes it difficult to make the whole room a comfortable temperature. Please encourage your child to wear layers and bring an old sweatshirt that they could leave outside my room. It is a wonderful room and your children are making it their own. Please come up and look at the room and the “Great Mathematicians” bulletin board that my math class made, whenever you are on campus.

Thank you all very much,

Kim

At the beginning of the day we played outside. We had math. In math, we learned how to play different math games and had an assessment. We went outside for fruit break. We had Hollytime. Holly reads to us. In Drama, we played "Kitty in the Corner" and all kinds of different games. We also had recess and lunch. We went to Computers and learned about 10 things we need to learn how to do for Computers. We went to Spanish. We reviewed our colors in Spanish. Then we read and talked about things we like.

First Day of Kim's Math

We made a bulletin board. It is red with mirrors on it in different shapes. There were famous mathematicians, shapes that were measured and the same size, math facts, and math words.

by Misha

Betsy's Blog

If your child is in Betsy's math class, please remember to check out her blog. She also takes wonderful pictures of the kids. Our classes spend a lot of time together so please remember to check her blog. http://www.betzbuzz.blogspot.com/

First, we did the class question. Then we went to math. We had fruit break and we actually got to go outside. We had class. We played a name game and the nonsense game. We went to music. In music, we worked on steady beats. We played on instruments while we listened to "The William Tell Overture." We played outside for recess. We had lunch with Ruth Ann. We made people. We made our own shirt and then cut out pants in any color we would like. That was fun. Next, we have art and we will be working on our journals.

by Sarah P.

Our First Day according to Benjamin

We got our homework.  We met with Betsy's class and played games, including hula hoop challenge.  There are pictures of this.  We had Spanish (my favorite thing in the world, aside from ice hockey) and Art. 

SPECIAL NOTE:  Please remember the Wiley Concert this Thursday!