Sunday, August 21, 2011

First Week Photos


Dear Parents,
We completed our first week of school!  Wow!  It sure was fun getting to know each other and exploring our classroom and our school.  We toured Kemp and met the principal, the office staff, the nurse, the lunch ladies, and all Specials teachers.  On Monday, we received a "special delivery" from Mrs. Mason.  It was magic play dough.  She said that if it turned colors when we squeezed it we would have a wonderful year!  Yay!  Everyone was excited to see the play dough change colors as we played with it at our tables.   We spent time reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom  ABC to say hello to all the alphabet letters.  We made our own alphabet trees and even alphabet water bottles!  We read a story about a monster coming to school.  He did not know how to follow the rules but eventually he figured things out and had a great time at school.  We made our own monster puppets to help us remember the story.  We spent time learning classroom rules and procedures and will continue to practice these in the coming weeks.  The first week of Kindergarten can be hard on children as it is the first time most children spend apart from family for such a big part of the day but everyone really seemed to handle the transition well.  Each week will get easier as we learn and grow together.
Thank you for your support!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Our First Day in Kindergarten

 

Dear Parents,
Wow!  What a great day we had in Kindergarten today!!  The class really showed some great listening skills as we completed our First Day activities.  We had so much fun getting to know each other!  We are off to a great start!   Thank you for all the supplies that were sent in today.  Tomorrow our Specials is Art.  Open House is tomorrow at 6:30pm.  I hope to see you there!


Sincerely,


Monday, July 18, 2011

Welcome Back!!!




Hi Kemp Parents and Students,


Wow!  This summer sure flew by!  I cannot believe it is almost time to come back for another school year at Kemp Elementary School! I hope everyone has had time to relax and enjoy being with friends and family.
While I do love my time off I have been keeping busy this summer preparing for a classroom full of Kindergartners!  Mrs. Priest and I are so happy to be working together to make your child's first year of school an experience to remember.     
Please check out the different pages on my blog for information on the supply list, upcoming dates, and parent information.  This is one of the ways in which I will communicate with you this year regarding classroom and school news.
Enjoy those last few days of summer and I look forward to talking with you at Meet and Greet on August 11th.  
Sincerely,







Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Summer Reading is Fun!

Dear Parents,
Take a look at my Parents Page to find a great brochure on summer reading for your child!



Sincerely,

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Goodbye 1st Grade!

I am heading to Kindergarten next year!  The last time I was there I was just a kid...
In all of my years of teaching I have never taught this level and so I am a little nervous but very excited!!!  It is like a whole new ballgame!!!  Anyway, I have created this blog and am going to be saying goodbye to my website and old blog from 1st Grade:


http://www.mrskazanjian.com/


Would love any ideas or suggestions!!!