Chapter 4: Half of My Heart

This week was a busy one! 

Our letter this week was R, and here is our little song:
"R says /r/
rooster on the roof
/r/, /r/, /r/"
So far we have learned A, E, H, K, M, and R!  We are getting smart!

We worked on some Close Reading strategies with the book Friends.  We will continue to work on these strategies for a while so that the students can understand all of the elements of a story.

We also worked on our numbers, 1 through 5, this week.
I've got some smart kiddos!

This poor guy came in to school on Monday and could not hold his eyes open... He even fell asleep standing up in line.  Bless him.  He had a rough weekend.

(Don't worry, I let him sleep all morning!)

I can't take full credit for this one, but it was too good not to share.

One of the other Kindergarten teachers did a "Take Home Project" to help her students practice Rhyming Words.  They each got a little brown paper bag with a note that read "Please send two items from home that rhyme!"  

Well, here it is!  Very creative!

 Bear.......Hair

One of my students from my very first year of teaching, who is still very near and dear to my heart, is now in the 4th grade.  Wow!  That's hard for me to believe.  She's got a bit of a "rough" side to her, but she never wants to disappoint me.  I hadn't seen her in a few days, so I started to worry that she had been in trouble.  On Thursday, the counselor came to my room with this note and told me that Paris wanted me to read it, and that she needed to see me during my planning period.  I quickly opened it up and this was inside......

"To: Mrs. Murphy

From: Paris

I got the other half"

My heart swelled with love, and my eyes filled with sweet tears.

I love my Paris.

This week's Kinder Funnies:

JW: "I got exmas on my arm." (eczema)

Me: "Who writes the words in a book?"

AL: "The authostrator."

Me: "Who draws the pictures in a book?"

TW: "Them grown folk."

One of my kind parents brought candy for the kiddos on Friday!

I asked the kids if anyone had any allergies, like peanuts, that I needed to know about.

JL: "I ain't got no asames, Mrs. Murphy!" (allergies)

That's all for this week, folks!

Please continue to pray for me, my assistant, and all of my sweet kiddos daily.

Believe me, they are much needed and appreciated.  

Until next week,

XOXO