Name Chart

One of our priorities the first week of school is learning the names of all our new friends.  This can be a little tricky when we have twenty three community members.  We are working on lots of name activities to help us with this.  One activity is to create our class name chart.  We start by writing names of our students on cards and spreading them out on the rug.  Then we begin with the letter A.  Anyone who has a name beginning with an "A" gets to find their card.

   

Next our friends with names beginning with A hold up their name cards and tell us their name.

As a community, we determine which names goes on the chart first.  We learned that we need to look at the second letter of the name, and sometimes even the third letter.  Then we add the names to the chart.  We do this for each letter of the alphabet.

   

   

   

   

   

It took us a little while, but we did get it all finished.  When it is done, we hang it up in our classroom and we use the name chart for many things throughout the entire school year.

First Day of School

Well, we made it through our first full day of school.  Our day began with all of the kindergarten students meeting their teachers outside.  There were lots of smiles, a few tears (students and parents!) and lots of excitement!

Once everyone arrived, we all went to the cafeteria to learn the procedures for having breakfast at school.

   

   

After breakfast, we went back to the classroom and learned lots of new procedures, routines and rules.  It was a lot of listening and a lot of practicing!

One of the highlights of our morning was learning about the playground and practicing out there.

   

   

   

We also learned about eating lunch in the lunchroom.  We get to choose between hot lunch, school lunch with sandwich or we can bring our own lunch from home.

   

There is definitely a lot for us to learn this year, but the good news is that we are on our way!

Class of 2032

WELCOME TO THE CLASS OF 2032!

On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, we welcomed our new kindergartners to Northview Elementary School in Eagan, MN.  This photo was actually taken on the second day of school.  Stay tuned throughout the 2019-2020 school year to see all of the fun adventures your kindergarten student will participate in.  We are off to great places!

Last Day of Kindergarten, 2019

We started each day in kindergarten reading the Morning Message.  They hardly need me to help them with this task now!

   

These little people have grown so much this year, physically, emotionally and academically.  My hope is that they have learned to be kind.  Be kind to others and to themselves.

   

It sure looked different in here after school was over.  It was also really quiet!  Thank you all so much for sharing your precious child with us at Northview this year.  I have LOVED being your child's teacher and wish each and every one of them the very best in first grade and beyond.  Have a safe, relaxing summer and enjoy the gift of time with your family.  I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Picnic Lunch

Another tradition we have at Northview on the last day of school is to eat lunch outside...weather permitting!  This year the weather did not disappoint and we got to have a picnic lunch outdoors.