East/West Teachers Learn More about Writing

Matt Glover, nationally known expert on Writer's Workshop, presented to the staff of East and West Elementary teachers in late July.  Dr. Glover gave us many strategies on working with students on improving writing and conferring with students. 

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July at East Elementary

The staff at school are working very hard to get the rooms in order and ready for the first day of school, August 13.  Back to School Night is August 7, 5-6 for kindergarten and 6:30-7:30 for first grade.  School packets have been mailed to the kindergarten students.   Packages for teachers are arriving daily.  Mrs. Steffes has moved into her office and has been meeting all the teachers and staff.  Feel free to come by and see her if you are in the neighborhood!

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Hat Day at Summer School!

 It is Hat Day at Summer School!  These students are kindergarteners who participated in Hat Day.  Each student in Summer School who participated in Hat Day received a Break Time coupon for a free soda!

Sunglasses Day!

Students at Summer School were given coupons to Break Time for a free 20 oz soda if they wore their sunglasses to school today!  Here are some of our new kindergarten students getting into the school spirit!

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Kindergarten Centers

Students in Mrs. Ferrell's kindergarten class enjoyed centers today after reviewing the letter L.  Student knew the why and the how of the centers and were eager to explain them to me. 

Writing sight words and learning our colors with our A+ student!

Letter puzzles

Making Ladybugs after reading The Lazy Ladybug

Writing stories and using the sight word wall to spell correctly.

Using playdough to cut out shapes and identify the beginning sounds

Using magnetic letters to make words that have the "l" sound in them.