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

The Great Turkey Race

Posted by Mr. Gibbs on Monday, November 23, 2009
Today, we read The Great Turkey Race! We made inferences about the events in the story as we read. We also discussed what it meant to be the "thanksgiving turkey!" The students agreed that it wouldn't be good to be the "thanksgiving turkey. Therefore, the best way is the escape! Today, we held turkey races in our class to escape the farmers. We had a lot of fun and had a competition (much like the NFL - football). We had two divisions and they had their own playoffs. In the end, it came down to Olivia and Jack! Olivia won the competition and was the classroom winner. Olivia successfully ran her way out of becoming the "thanksgiving turkey!"

The Great Turkey Race 2009
Olivia vs. Jack

Below is a short animoto from today.... We had a lot of fun!



This was also a science lesson about attraction. We used paperclips and magnets to help move the turkeys from one end to the other! It was loads of fun!

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