Classroom Rules

We spent a long time talking about rules and brainstorming. I worked with the children to come up with 3 rules for the classroom. If you notice, we did not use the word "no" in our rules, all are in the positive form.

Our 3 Classroom Rules are:

Keep your hands and feet to yourself.

Be your own boss.

Be friendly and respectful to everyone.

Fire Drill

We had our first practice fire drill today. The kids did great! Everyone was quiet and followed directions. I am expecting the firemen to come and do a real "practice" sometime soon. There are typically 2 fire drills in the Fall and 2 in the Spring.

Pictures from Center Time

Second Step Lessons

We are still working to brainstorm our classroom rules. These should be finished on Monday.

Today we had our first Second Step Lesson. The description of the program is directly from their website-

The new SECOND STEP lessons for Kindergarten and Grade 1 begin with Skills for Learning and Listening Rules, which set the stage for future academic success and later lessons on identifying feelings, managing strong emotions, solving problems, and getting along with others.

Activities, Brain Builder games, and partner work keep children engaged and help them practice their skills. Puppy and Snail puppets, now in both grades, encourage children's participation, and Be-Calm Bunny helps kindergartners wait for their turn to speak.

We practiced these rules for Second Step. Eyes Watching, Ears Listening, Mouths Quiet, Bodies Still and Raise Your Hand.

Computer Lab

We took our first trip to the computer lab today. We are scheduled at the end of the day on Thursday and I hope to do Library at the same time. The library is not ready for books to be checked out yet though. We played on a site that I found many years ago. It is a French site, but has English and some other languages as well. Please feel free to check it out with your child. http://www.poissonrouge.com

Scholastic Book Clubs

Online Ordering Information Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs Class Activation Code: H8DPR Dear Parent,

Now it's easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child -- shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.*

It's so simple! Here's how it works:

SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the "Register" button in the "First Time Here?" section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.

SELECT the books you'd like to order -- choose from thousands of titles -- many more than in our monthly flyers.

SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child's books will be delivered directly to my classroom

. Book Orders are due online or in class by September 23. I will be happy to answer any questions on Orientation night.

Pete The Cat

We met a new friend called Pete the Cat. He has two stories with very catchy tunes. You can see these stories by following the link. We will be doing some reading with these books including the color words.

Pete The Cat

Pete The Cat Rocking In My School Shoes