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

Celebrating the Season!

This week, we will be working with the -ap word family. We will build, blend, and read words that contain the -ap word family. We will learn how to spell the following words: cap, gap, lap, rap, tap, zap, snap, flap, clap, trap. We will read two books this week that contain this word family. Look for the books Hap Can See and I like to Dance coming home this week. Reread them with your child.

We have learned so many words so far in kindergarten and I am so proud of each child. This week, we will learn: new, no, now, on, our We will learn to recognize them on sight and use them correctly in sentences.

In math, we will practice writing the numbers 30-35. We will also learn to count by 2s using a hundreds chart. We will review counting by 10s and 5s using a hundreds chart, as well.

In social studies, we will have a short unit on Hanukkah. We will learn about Hanukkah and will play the Dreidel game. On Wednesday, we will make a Menorah craft. On Thursday, we will make Potato Pancakes. On Friday, we will learn about Kwanzaa.

Our afternoon workshop theme this week is Christmas. We will be making our own stockings and lacing them ourselves. We will also make a Santa and Elf paper craft. Finally, students will also make a fireplace paper craft. These will all be displayed in our classroom.

Remember, Wednesday is an Early Release Day. Saturday is the Samsula tractor parade. Friday, December 18th is Christmas morning in our classroom and we will also have the Polar Express Party.

See you tomorrow,

Mr. Gibbs

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