new things!

This week we have begun our positive ticket bucket. When I see friends making good choices, helping others, and using nice words I pass out a ticket to them. They write their name and drop it in the bucket. I pull tickets for line leaders, student of the week, scientist of the week, and much more! It’s a great way to focus on the positive actions that are seen. Once the bucket is full we will have a class party! 🙂 A good starter conversation after school can be how did they earn a ticket today in class.

Send In a Picture of Family:

In Kindergarten we understand that it may be hard to be away from your family for eight hours a day. I would encourage each child to bring in a picture of something that makes them happy. This could be a family picture, pet, party, sports team picture, etc. These pictures will be displayed on a board in the classroom. If a student feels sad throughout the day they can go over to the board and look at the picture. ☺

Student of the week and scientist of the week will begin in October and are described below!

Student of the Week:

I will be choosing a ticket from our positive ticket bucket for a student who has had a great week, been a helper in the classroom, and was a great friend to others. I will send home the “All About Me” poster on Friday and would like you to complete over the weekend. During the week that your child is chosen they will have their poster hanging in the hall, be line leader, take the lunch list down every morning, and be the teacher helper. The children love when they are student of the week!

Scientist of the Week:

We will have one student each week chosen for scientist. I have a  folder with experiments and directions for each family. If you receive this folder on Friday then your child was chosen for scientist of the week for the following week.  You may choose to do one of my experiments or research with your child to find a new one. This is meant to be a fun time for you and your child to work together. I will be in contact with you to see what the experiment is and if Wednesday afternoons would work. I encourage the parents to come in and do the experiment with your child for the class to see. They love to see different experiments so be creative!