Third Grade Buddies

At Shenandoah Valley, each grade level partners with another grade level and pairs students together as buddies for the whole year. Our class was so excited this week to meet our third grade buddies! For our first activity together, we interviewed our buddies and learned about them. Make sure to ask your child about his or her new buddy!

We have been working hard during Morning Centers time. During Morning Centers, each table works on a different activity. During this time, I am able to work with students in small groups and individually. They have been working very hard during this time!

This week, we learned a lot about our second letter in Panther PRIDE, React Responsibly. We talked throughout the week about ways to be responsible. We decided to make a list (actually it was the kids' idea!) of all the ways we want to focus on being responsible at school in order to: stay safe, help us learn, and be kind to one another/have fun. Make sure to talk about these ways our class has promised to be responsible, and talk with your child about ways to be responsible at home. 

Work Time and Play Time in Kindergarten!

We had a busy week during our first full week of kindergarten! We had our counselor, Mrs. Aubuchon, come visit our class to teach us about her job at our school. We have been very busy practicing counting, writing numbers, learning letters and sounds, and writing them. We have also practiced sharing with partners for "Pair Shares" to help us make meaning and extend our learning. We of course have had lots of time for play, too, during Learning Centers. Enjoy some photos from our busy week!

Mrs. Aubuchon Visits

Pair Shares 

Learning Centers

Hard at Work!

Meet Our Class!

We had a great three days of kindergarten! Meet our class below and check out some photos from Learning Centers. Learning Centers will most likely be one of your child's most favorite times during the day. During Learning Centers, children have the opportunity to learn through play, develop social skills, build language, explore and extend curricular concepts and so much more! While the play is unstructured, our centers are purposeful and designed to meet the needs and interests of our classroom community.  We hope you enjoy our first blog post of the year!

First Day

Learning Centers