Welcome to Kindergarten!

There is a wonderful sense of home when you walk through the front doors of Samsula Academy. I deeply believe that your child will find our school to be a warm and friendly place. I am very proud to be a part of the Samsula Academy School family. Once you have opened those doors you are a member of our family too.

I wish to welcome you to Kindergarten. Kindergarten is a new and exciting time for you and your child. It’s a time of change… new beginnings, new friends, new challenges and exciting discoveries! I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for allowing me to be a part of your child’s life during this precious time of growth and discovery!

This is my honor to welcome you and your child into Kindergarten and into… my life. I will do my best to make this year in Kindergarten enjoyable but also filled with academics. My motto is: “The seeds I plant today will blossom into a flower tomorrow.” It will be my pleasure and privilege to watch your child’s personality and learning abilities blossom and unfold day by day.

I run a very effective classroom which is well structured but allows for fun and growth. I hold high expectations for all my students. Furthermore, I strongly believe in differentiated instruction. Research reveals that all students learn differently. Therefore, I plan my lessons to meet the needs of all students. It will be my honor to expand the growing minds of tomorrow and encourage them to become the great leaders of the new generation.

You will find very useful information on this blog. I will update it with events that are happening in our classroom, student work, and other related events. If you have any questions, you may contact me at cgibbs@readingedgeacademy.org

-Mr. Christopher Gibbs

BrainPopJr and KidWriting

Posted by Mr. Gibbs on Thursday, September 10, 2009

We are learning the right way in in Mr. Gibbs' kindergarten classroom. As I have stated at Orientation, it is my goal to guide instruction for the new generation. Therefore, I am using a lot of technology this year. We watched our first BrainPopJr video yesterday and the children enjoyed it! We will be doing a lot witb BrainPopJr this year and we will even be making our own video. The video we watched was about friends and how we can solve conflicts alone without a teacher. There are several resources for different topics. Some resources include an interactive word wall, a quiz, and games.

We have been busy writing in our class this year. I am using a new approach to kindergarten writing called KidWriting. KidWriting is a research-based writing program that encourages students to write using their already known sounds. Students use sounds and sight words to write one (sometimes two) sentences. Students also draw a picture to go with their writing. An adult will the read their work and write the same sentence in adult writing. Children are doing a very good job - as you seen at Open House! I am so proud. Our children are already reading and writing! I am so proud!

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