Happy Thanksgiving!

November quilt

Singing our Thanksgiving songs for the program.

Our sponge painted owls and stories.

We had a wonderful program and the children had so much fun dressing up, singing songs and reciting poems.  They did a great job and I'm very proud of them.  Visit the photo gallery to see the pictures in our Indian costumes.
Thank you to all the parents who brought dessert and set up the beautiful table.  It was nice time visiting with all the families.

Fieldtrip Fun!

Take a look at our fieldtrip pictures in the photo gallery!
Thanks to all the parents and grandparents that joined us for this terrific day!

Trader Joes - We had the best store guide! She was so funny!

In the backroom of Trader Joes.

Mrs.Shea holding all our bananas!

Our next stop was the Fire Station!

Our last stop was AK Smiley library and story time.

October Already!!!

Go to the announcement page for the latest news and events!!!
Visit the photo gallery for pictures in our classroom and what we are learning!
I updated the Minimum day schedule on the daily schedule page.

Fall has arrived in K-1

October Quilt

Scarecrows and fall wreaths

We loved Monster Week

Our beautiful garden box is planted!

We are having fun and learning in Room K-1 !

Our September Quilt!

We are learning about plants.  We labeled our plant posters.

We planted seeds and are watching them grow.

We painted flower gardens after we heard the story, Planting a Rainbow.

Our beautiful self portraits.

We are all beginning to read.

Working at centers during reading group time.

A few more pictures!

We are working on Math tiles with Aubrianne Easton.

Joan Le is helping us to write sentences.

News in K-1 Kindergarten

Welcome to our new students!

Ciella on the left and
Desiree below.

They joined our Later Gator class.

We have had a busy and fun week!  We had a successful trip to the computer lab.  Hilary's Nana and Milanni's Mom helped us log onto the Reading eggs program.
Everyone was working on their reading egg map after 10 minutes of being in the lab.  I'm anxious to see how this program will help with our progress in language arts and reading.

We celebrated the June, July, August and September birthdays on Friday.  Happy "School" Birthday to
Tyler, Joe, Chloe, Roger, Jazmin and Carey!  We had yummy cupcakes, juice, pretzels and cheese cubes!
Dean's mom came to the party and twisted balloon animals for the birthday children.  Everyone was excited about the treat bags!

A big thanks to our parent volunteers!  We were able to do many center activities and projects this week.  A special grandma, and retired kindergarten teacher, is coming once a week to do an art lesson with the children.  We have started our Nursery Rhyme book.  This week we made Humpty Dumpty.  I love that these lessons teach the children to listen and follow directions.  Each child has their own unique project and is proud of what they accomplish.

Matthew's Mom and Austin's Dad were digging and preparing our garden last weekend in the heat.  We will be planting a fall garden soon.  It is fun to see the excitement of growing plants through the eyes of a kindergartener. 

Have a wonderful weekend!  Picture day is Tuesday, September 6th! 

Welcome!

Welcome to Mrs. Vento's Early Bird and Later Gator Kindergarten class. I am so happy to be your teacher! I will treasure the time I spend with you this year, getting to know each and every one of you. I have so many fun and exciting activities planned to challenge our Kindergarten thinkers. 

Kindergarten is a happy place where children learn by experiencing. We will do our best to make this year a valuable one for your child. As a parent, you can help by showing interest in your child's school day. Be accepting and positive as your child shares stories and projects with you. Working together, we are helping your child develop a sense of self-worth and independence which are important ingredients to success. We want children to believe, "I can do it!"

Love, Mrs. Vento