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It’s hard to believe that our year has come to a close. Before I made this slideshow, I looked through my pictures of the students and the change in them is absolutely amazing. My earliest pictures on file were taken when they visited our classroom to meet their teacher and classmates. That was over a year ago and they looked very young indeed. Now they are grown. They have met hundreds of new people, can find their way around the school with relative ease, and can solve problems more independently. These are my favorite lessons taught and learned. The other things come more easily once the children feel trust and safety in their own space.We bid a fond farewell to this special group of children. Together we have done amazing things. When they return to school in the fall, they will have new friends and new learning experiences but their time in kindergarten will be held dear for many years to come. Goodbye to the kindergarten class of 2009. Stop by for a visit!
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I asked the children to brainstorm with me about some of the things we have learned this year. This VoiceThread is a sample of just a few of those things. Feel free to add your own comments with the links at the bottom of each picture. You can do this either by webcam, audio only, text, or telephone.
Each day starts with the children taking out their writing folders, perusing their in-progress work and deciding just what they need to do next. I ask each child in turn to report what they need to do for the session – write, illustrate, edit, read to an adult, or read to the class. I put their name on the white board chart under the required task.
The following video shows the final part of a project and it highlights the work of two typical students. Writers Workshop will continue in much the same fashion through grades one and two. Every child is unique in the lessons they need to work on each day. For some, it’s composing an interesting story. For others, it’s breaking the words into parts and then individual sounds and finally letters. Everyone is a better writer because of this daily practice.
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The slideshow/video below will show you the students with our ducklings. At the very end of the show is a short clip of one hatching experience. It is awesome! If you click on the arrowed box below John’s picture you will have a larger screen for viewing.
