Have a great Summer!
Have a restful and relaxing summer! I look forward to seeing each of you in the fall.
Mrs. Carlisle's Links
Nearing the end of kindergarten . . .
In a couple of weeks, your child will bid a final goodbye to kindergarten and spend the summer resting and relaxing at home. Listed below are some survival tips for summer:
* Read to your child on a regular basis and visit the library often.
* Arrange play dates and invite friends to come over and play.
* Go to your favorite park and have a picnic.
* Plan some fun trips to the zoo, museum, etc.
* Enjoy spending time together!
Looking Ahead
Next week, May 11th - 15th, I will visit the kindergarten students. Our topic for the week will be teasing and bragging. The lesson will be taken from the "Froggy" series, a grade level favorite. The lesson will be centered around a wonderful story called How Chipmunk Got His Stripes .
Just the facts, please!
Did you know that most third grade children will do a better job of getting along with their friends and siblings if they had some suggestions on how they should act?
Third graders can be very bossy when in charge of younger siblings.
Most third graders respond well to correction and can be very responsible youngsters.
Facts adapted from the Grownig Up series.
Back on Track!
Now that the CRCT is behind us, we can finally get back on track with the guidance lessons! Several students have stopped me in the hallway recently and asked about guidance. A few of them told me they wanted a "Froggy" lesson the next time I visit their classroom. So, for the week of May 4th - 8th, I will visit the students in third grade and present a "Froggy" lesson. Our topic for the week is bossiness. In the story that I will be reading to the students, Froggy will learn that bossing others around will certainly cause friendship problems. After the story, we will discuss the differences and similarities between being in charge and being bossy.
Guidance Lesson
I am looking forward to working with the third grade students and several first grade classes during the week of March 30th - April 3rd. The students will review test taking strategies.
This week in guidance . . .
During the week of March 23rd- 27th, I will visit the students in kindergarten. The guidance topic for the week is friendship. The boys and girls will learn how to identify positive characteristics in friends. The lesson will be developed around a wonderful story called Anansi the Spider and the Moss Covered Rock.
Guidance Lesson
March 16th - 20th
This week I will visit all third grade classes. The students will learn about time wasters. Time wasters are things that hinder an individual from completing his/her work. They can be either environmental or self generated and can have a profound impact on a student's performance at school.
Classroom Guidance
During the week of March 9th - 13th, I am planning to visit the kindegarten students. They will learn about getting hurt. This lesson will focus on two kinds of hurts. (Physical and Emotional) Our lesson will be centered around a book in the Rainbow Fish series called Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!
This week in guidance . . .
I am looking forward to visiting the third grade students durirng the week of March 2nd - 6th. The students will learn about decision making and peer pressure. Let's face it, most people want to "fit in" with their friends. It is important to feel accepted by friends at any age, but this is especially true for children. Hopefully, this lesson will encourage the boys and girls to be leaders and to value standing up for what they know is right.
