Trip to Kenawood Park

We will be walking to Kenawood Park on Friday, May 20th. We will have a picnic lunch. If you checked on the permission slip that your child will be bringing a lunch from home, don't forget to send their lunch with a drink included in a bag that can be thrown away (no lunch boxes, please). Also, here are a few other things to remember:
- Dress your child appropriately according to weather predictions.
- Please dress your child in tennis shoes for our walking trip--- no flip flops or sandals, please.
- If you would like your child to wear sunscreen, please put it on them before they come to school.
- Please dress your child in their blue "Kindergarten Kiddos" t-shirt. If you cannot find your child's teacher, you can dress them in a blue t-shirt.
Thanks so much! We are looking forward to this fun trip!

Testing

Our class finished MAP testing today. They did wonderful and made huge gains!! :) We are so proud of them!! The other students are still continuing to test.

The intermediate students are working hard on their KCCT testing. Due to their testing, our specials schedule has changed. Some days we do not have specials at all and other days, our specials time is cut down to 25 minutes instead of an hour. We understand that specials is a very important and exciting part of our students' day. They often start their day by asking, "Where do we go for specials today?" Due to this schedule change, we have been trying to work in more breaks such as outside time and movies. We have been staying with the curriculum, but we also feel that these breaks are necessary. We have also been using the outside time and movies as a reward for their hard work. This helps the students to not feel as anxious and helps minimize behavior issues and concerns. This also allows them to continue to try their best on any activities throughout the day without feeling tired.

Thanks for your support in this decision.