We have had a great start to school. The first day we made cookies and the rest of the week we practiced routines. We are best at walking in the halls. We counted by tens using our class drums (BYU ice cream buckets). We have been doing testing in reading and learning about "Just Right Books" and attacking words we don't know while we read. In Social Studies we have been talking about how we fit into the world around us. Each student has their own passport and we have made a map of our home, neighbor hood, and school. This year I am starting a Genius Hour where students work in teams or individually creating something they are passionate about. We started by dividing into 4 teams and creating something. They each were given tin foil, pipe cleaners and tape. The students created the Eiffel Tower, a statue of hearts, a big group of spiders and the last one I could not figure out. It was great to see most of the teams work together and create things. Two of the groups could not come up with or agree on any one item. We have some work to do on cooperation and letting everyone have a chance to lead. We made rough drafts of "How To Make A Great Classroom".
Please remember to return the "Information" and "Take Home Reading" notes. Our library day is on Thursday. Take Home Reading will start on Monday to all students who said Yes and have returned their permission slips.
I am excited to be teaching your child.
Mrs. Kitchen
Shiree Kitchen . Room 116 . skitchen@alpine.k12.ut.us . 801-756-8531 281 N 200 E American Fork, UT 84003
