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September 7, 2010

What a great start to our kindergarten year! Students did very well last week getting to know each other and the routines of the classroom, school and lunchroom- all while a ridiculous heat wave hit. Thumbs up, kindergarteners! This week, we will be spending time getting to know each other. We will take a look at and study class names. We have a fun Chicka Chicka Boom Boom art project that we will be doing tomorrow that has to do with names. We have started Writer's Workshop! For the first few weeks of school, writer's workshop is oral story telling. After that we move into drawing a picture of our story in our writing journal. Did you know that two of the best things you can do is read to your child and tell you child stories about growing up? We are kicking off our year long poetry study with the classic, __Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?__ Students will spend the week learning the poem, then at the end of the week, they will get a copy of the poem, illustrate it, and put it into their poetry binder. At the end of the year, they will have a huge compelation of poems to take home!

That's all for now! Mrs. Doherty

August 31, 2010

This is it! The first day of school is tomorrow!!! It is going to be really hot- please feel free to send in a water bottle (clearly marked with your child's name) with your child to help keep him/her hydrated. Also, please be sure to send your child's folder (that you got at Warm Woodland Welcome) with him or her. If you weren't able to attend Warm Woodland Welcome, your child will get his/her folder tomorrow.

See you in the AM! Mrs. Doherty

August 30, 2010

Thank you to all of the parents and students who stopped by WHS for Warm Woodland Welcome. It was great to see my new students and have a moment to chat with moms and dads. If you didn't get a chance to stop by, PLEASE make sure you communicate to me how your child will be getting home! I'll be in meetings all day tomorrow at Laconia Middle School, so if you need to get in touch with me before then, please e-mail me (jdoherty@laconia.k12.nh.us).

Thanks and see you Wednesday! Mrs. Doherty

August 29, 2010

Dear Parents- I hope you will join the WHS community tomorrow, August 30th, from 5:00-6:00pm for Warm Woodland Welcome. This will be a chance for you and your child to walk around WHS, see the classroom and chat with me for a few minutes before the beginning of the school year. For many students, the thought of school can be a stressful time- Will I know where to go? Will I make any friends? Will my teacher like me? Warm Woodland Welcome is a great way to help alleviate some of those fears.

There will be a lot of people coming in to the classroom- it is my goal to talk with EVERYONE! If there is something that you feel will warrant more than a few minutes of my time, I ask that you make an appointment with me for some time during the first few days of school, when I can devote the right amount of attention to you!

Please come knowing how your child will be getting home. Bus routes are posted at the school in the lobby as well as at the SAU website ([|www.laconia.k12.nh.us]). I encourage you to send your child to school starting the first day, the same way in which he/she will normally arrive to school- and send your child home the way he/she will normally go home. It is important to get the routine started the first day!

Also, please let me know if you think your child will be eating a school lunch (we call it 'hot lunch') or home lunch (cold lunch).

I am excited for this wonderful school year. I hope we can work together- teacher, student and parent- to create the best kindergarten experience for everyone!

See you at Warm Woodland Welcome! Mrs Doherty jdoherty@laconia.k12.nh.us 524-8733