Welcome 2011! Happy New Year to everyone!

Welcome back to school everyone! I had a wonderful Christmas break and wasn't sure I was ready to come back to school. However, after being here I am getting excited about what the next few weeks will bring!  I am so excited about our "Reading" program, Imagine It! We have really been focusing on hearing (oral communication) sounds in our environment. We have been breaking words into syllables, breaking words up in sentences, and listening to sounds around us. This 2nd semster we will finish introducing each letter of the alphabet and then start connecting beginning sounds with words. As you have noticed as well we have been sending home site words and simple stories called predecodable books. These books help the children begin to read. So far we have learning the words a, and and the. Also, we have introduced the letters A-J.
Some new news! The semester we will be learning Spanish! Kelly White, our high school Spanish teacher will be teaching the kids once a week! We are SOOOOO excited! :)

Continue to watch for exciting things in our room! :)

Sincerely, Kay

Our Trip to Medical Lodges.

The AM and PM classes along with Kindergarten went Christmas caroling to Medical Lodges Dec. 2010. The residents really really enjoyed the children coming. What a neat way to integrate generations!

These are items all the kids collected to send to Iraq. We have a student whose mom is in Iraq. We SKYPE her every week. Were are learning about the culture and habitat in Iraq. Merry Christmas Rochelle and Platoon! We are proud of you and God Bless and keep you safe!

Family Literacy Night

ERC from to Topeka came to read "Jamberry". They talked to our students about "5 A Day" fruits and vegetables. After the story and some singing students and families joined in some fun at 5 different learning stations.

Halloween Fun!

These are our morning spooks!

First Blog for parents

This Tuesday we were visited in the afternoon by Dave's Grandpa Penrod and Bill Brown. This just made our Iraq Skyping come real! Thank you men!