May 10

What a fun week we had! The week began with the Color Run and we all had a blast! We started out nice and clean and ended looking as though we stepped out of a rainbow.

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After

In math we are finishing up the kindergarten curriculum. Our current math topic has been geometry. We have learned about flat and solid shapes and how we can combine shapes to make new shapes. This group of kindergarteners are such awesome readers and we are practicing often. Friday is the day to read with our Book Buddies. These are second graders who are paired up with my kinders and the children take turns reading to each other. At first, the second graders did most of the reading but now kindergarteners are reading to their second grade Buddy.

We spent some time learning about needs and wants and ended the week with a trip to the West Side Market. Everyone made some delicious purchases! I can't wait to talk about it on Monday.

This week we welcomed two Avon Lake High School seniors into our classroom. They will be with us for 3 weeks. Miss Kaitlyn is a student exploring teaching as a profession. She was with us in September and chose to return to see how much the children have progressed. I am sure she is impressed!! She stays with us for 2 hours, 3 days a week. 

Miss Molly has chosen to do a Senior Project with us, which means she is with us all day. She is also exploring teaching as a profession. Molly was my student when she was in kindergarten at Erieview and now she is ending her school career with me. She has come full circle and has grown into a wonderful young woman. We are lucky to have these two fine ladies spend time with us.

Thank you to Erieview PTA for putting together a fabulous Teacher Appreciation Week! Everything was wonderful!! Here is our classroom door as decorated by Tera, Emma's mom. I LOVE my door and these precious faces!!