Kindergarten is off to a great start.  We are settling into routines and learning the ways of the classroom.  The kids and I are having a lot of fun together as we learn new things and forge relationships.  This week we learned the letter sounds /m/ and /a/.  Next week we will be learning /s/ and /d/.  In math we will continue sorting and counting groups of objects to find a total number.  We will begin learning how to write narrative stories and explore different ways to write to convey a message.

Our Freedom Walk will be Friday, September 9.  Please have your child wear comfortable shoes this day and patriotic colors.  We will begin the festivities at 1:30 in the gym.  You are more than welcome to join us for this event.

Please mark your calendars for September 22 which is our STEM night.  It is a night where we invite our students and families into the classroom to do a science, technology, engineering, or math activity with their classroom teacher.  This helps give families an idea what their student is learning in school and allows for your family to have fun learning together.  Look for more information to come home on that soon.

Below, I've included some pictures from the first few days of school.  I hope you enjoy!

Happy Labor Day!  See you on Tuesday.

Yours in Education,

Mr. Scruggs

Eating Snack!

Learning how to walk in the hallway with a "Hand on our hip, and a finger on our lip!"

Enjoying some parachute time for our bucket part

Practicing sorting and setting the table in math.

Discovering pattern blocks.

Welcome to Kindergarten!

I know I'm a bit late, but:  Welcome to Kindergarten!  It is my esteemed pleasure to welcome you and your child to Room 5B.  Kindergarten is an exciting year of important milestones and I am so glad to be a part of it!  This year will be my 11th year at Ware Elementary as a kindergarten teacher.  I have a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a masters degree in Educational Leadership from Kansas State University.  I absolutely love what I do and I strive to create a caring classroom environment where children feel safe and where they love to learn.    The intent of this blog is to provide you with the most current, up-to-date information about the goings on in our classroom.  I plan to update this blog each week with our current learning objectives and pictures of our kindergarten adventures.  As always if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via my email address or school phone number.  Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work with your child this year, it's going to be great!

Yours in Education,

Mr. Scruggs