A Brand New Bunch

The 2007-2008 school year has begun. This past Monday I met the children that I would have the privilege to spend a few months with. It was such an exciting time. The children were ready to come to kindergarten. Some even brought their backpacks with them. While they were excited, they were also somewhat timid. Their eyes were big and bright as they scanned the room. It is interesting to see what grabs their attention.

I enjoy meeting the parents as well. They too are excited and far more apprehensive about things. It is so hard to let that "little one" move on to the next step. It is one of the biggest milestones in their lives. Reality sets in...they are no longer babies.

I must admit, even after all of the years I've been teaching, I too am a little anxious about the new school year. The unknown of whats to come is very exciting and a little scary. Actually, I think that is part of the magic of teaching!!!

It is now Friday and we have finished our first week in school. It has been a wonderful week. The children are delightful. They are so eager to learn and are enjoying getting to know each other. So far we have a good mix of personalities. There have been no clashes whic is a good sign. When a group of people spend many hours inside the smae four walls over a long period of time, it always helps to have personalities that mesh well together. It can make or break a good school year. This year promises to be great!!!

We began the year discussing cats. The reason being our class name is "Wilson's Whiskers". Many of our activities centered around this theme.

Here are a couple examples of the girls playing some math games with the cat theme. They were so busy with their work, they did not pay any attention to me taking their pictures. I love it!!!!!


The children chose many things to do during center time. They all seemed to work well together as they shared the centers. As I said before, we are off to a great start!


Whether working with someone or working alone, there was much learning going on.



One of the highlights of the week was our first visit to the computer lab. We spent our first vist doing a couple of online games.

The first game had the children putting the abc's in order. It was also a great way to practice "click and drag". The second game was creating a picture while doing a "dot to dot" activity. All in all everyone had a great time!



To sum it all up, I would say,"Our first week has been a great success!"