This week in Kindergarten

They focused on fire safety and pets this week. They've also started labeling their work {like putting "Pet" on the pictures they drew of the classroom pet shark} and have increased efforts on correctly writing their names. They have their assigned reading teachers now. A group of 10 special reading teachers come into the classroom in the morning for their reading lessons. Each teacher takes a small group of children and works with them at their level to increase their letter recognition, letter sounds, sight words and sounding out words. 

Tuesday was gym class day which is always a big stinkin' deal. This week they learned a new version of tag {freeze tag} and did that the whole class time. David said it was the best day ever. Nicholas had his Mama pick him up from school instead of riding the bus as usual. David wondered all evening why this was. He intends on asking him tomorrow. 

Wednesday was a huge deal for lots of reasons. #1: Nicholas wasn't at school. Being a car rider yesterday then not showing up today. Shady stuff, I tell ya. #2: It was firefighter day. The local fire department showed up with a truck and spent time in each classroom talking about fire safety. One of the fire fighters dressed up in full firefighter garb in front of the kids, put on his mask and spoke to them in his "funny voice" to show them that the fire fighters may look different, but they aren't scary if they have to come to their house to help them during a fire. It had a huge impact on my little buddy. Today was also the first day that they got to check out a book from the school library and bring it home. Super exciting and made David feel very trusted and grown up. 

He ended the week with art class on Friday...

David: "I made a person with markers today at art class. Then I cut off it's head. Making people is hard." 

Max: "It's not a person if it's head is gone. Then it's just a socked-up chicken beefy crabster."

*awkward silence from everyone*

David: "No. It think it's just a headless person."