Ms. Greer

Valentine's Day

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WOW!! Our "100th Day" activities were fun!! We still have a few more activities to go with 100th day that we will be completing this week. Our Valentine's Day party will be Feb. 14 at 12:45. Each child needs to bring in a valentine to pass out to each child for the party. I would like to take this time to say thank you again for all the support you have given your child this year. It is great to have every child turn in their homework everyday. Thank you also for the treats for our special activities and parties. We couldn't do it without the the support of our parents. :-)

100th Day of Kindergarten

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Friday, we will be celebrating our "100th Day of Kindergarten". Your child may bring in 100 small items in a box or small box for our "100 Day Museum". I can't wait to see your child's collection. We will be doing a lot of activities that focus around the great number "100". Our Valentine party will be on Feb. 14 at 1:45. Please send valentine cards on Monday, Feb. 13. Please let your child address the cards. This will help your child with their handwriting and will help your child be able to read the names when they are passing them out.

Off and Running

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We are off and running into 2012!! The children came back all excited and ready to learn. The children know letters and letter sounds. We are now focused on handwriting and forming our letters correctly when we write. We are working hard on learning our sight words. Play games at home with the sight words. Children need to be expose to sight words over and over to learn them. I have several parent links on my blog that have game activities to help learn sight words. If you click on the "Live Binder" on the right hand side of the blog you will pull up sight words. We have been learning about addition and we will start subtraction soon. We are counting daily in the classroom to 100. Your child is learning to count by 2's, 5's and 10's. Practice these in the car while you are driving. We have a lot more to learn before the end of kindergarten.

Start 2012 off right with positive student behavior

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Positive student behavior is one of the most important components of a classroom environment in which children learn essential basic skills needed for a successful school career and life. Students who are able to manage their behavior not only contribute to their own wealth of knowledge, but also to those of their peers. I encourage positive behavior management by recognizing those students who are able to abide by the rules of the classroom. This recognition comes in many forms, which include cheers, thank yous, stickers, etc. Students will have ample time to learn, practice, and implement the rules of our classroom. They will clearly understand my high expectations for their behavior and learning. You will be informed each day of your child's behavior choices, so that you may praise your child for a job well done, or encourage your child to make better choices the following day. You should check and initial the parent's sheet in the back pocket of your child’s folder every day. A sad face will indicate inappropriate behavior along with a comment.

Happy New Year!!

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I hope everyone is having a great time off. We return to school on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Thank you for all the nice cards and gifts. I feel very blessed to have your child in my class this school year!! See you in 2012!!!

What fun we are having in December!

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We had a GREAT time on Friday making gingerbread houses. We will be doing a lot of other fun activities with gingerbread in school. Our class is going to sing at the retirement home on Friday, please send back the permission slip by Thursday. All gifts for the party need to be at school by Dec. 16. Our party will be on Dec. 21 at 8:30 am. and kindergarten classes will dismiss at 9:30 am. We will be singing songs in our classroom at 8:30, please come join us.

December is a busy month!!

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We will be extremely busy the next few weeks. Your child will be taking the DIBELS test. DIBELS is an assessment that measures early literacy and reading skills. We will continue to learn about how letters go together to make words and learn new math concepts. Our party will be Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8:30 am. Watch for the weekly newsletter for updates. Please try to have your child at school everyday. There is so much going on, I hate for your child to miss anything. School will dismiss at 9:30 am on Dec. 21.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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I am so thankful to have your child in my classroom this year! I am also thankful to have great parents, like you, that help and encourage their child to be the best that they can be. Thank you for everything that you have done to make this school year be successful! We will be out of school Nov. 23-27. Our class will be exchanging presents at our Christmas Party on Dec. 21. If you are shopping early, the gift should be $5 value(girls will bring a girl's gift, and boys will bring a boy's gift to exchange).

GREAT WEEK!!

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We have had a GREAT week of learning this week!!! The children are working hard with the sounds of each letter. We have been putting letters together to make words. We have been putting words into sentences and writing sentences. Your child knows what a period, question mark and exclamation mark are. Have him/her point them out to you during storytime at bedtime(I hope you are reading to your child at bedtime??). Be sure to let your child demonstrate how to read the correct way when there is an exclamation mark(we have been practicing this in class). We have also been working a lot with numbers. Talk to your child about what is more, and what is less.

Helpful Homework Sites

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Be sure to scroll down this blog to see the "Parent Helps" section. I have links to sites that have ways that parents can help their children at home with reading and math. The children's links also have games and activities that can reinforce skills that we are learning in the classroom. Take the time to explore these sites with your child.

Our Field Trip to the Fire Station

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October Happenings

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Oct. 20-School Pictures
Oct. 22-Fall Ball 5PM-7PM
Oct. 24-Report Cards go home
Oct. 28-Fall Party(This is the Halloween Party, we will not have a party on Oct. 31 in our classroom) 12:45-1:15

October Happenings

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We had a great visit to the Fire Station today. The children have learned a lot about how to stay safe. Be sure to ask your child what to do in case of a fire. Fall break is scheduled for Oct. 8-17. School pictures will be on Oct. 20.

What is happening in our class...

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We are walking to the Fire Department behind the school on Monday, Oct. 3,we will learn about fire safety. We have been discussing how autumn is different than summer, help your child look for signs of the season. We are learning how community helpers can help us. Fall break is scheduled for Sumner County Schools for Oct. 8-17. School pictures will be on Oct. 20.

September News

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We are very busy in our classroom. We use a calendar everyday in our classroom. Ask your child daily what day it is, what tomorrow will be and what yesterday was. Talk about the weather, we are using a thermometer to check the weather daily. Your child needs to bring a jacket to school because we go outside daily unless it is raining. We are studying the letters of the alphabet and learning that letters make sounds. We have noticed that putting letter sounds together make words. Encourage your child to write letters of the alphabet at home.

Grandparent's Day at J.W.Wiseman Cafeteria

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You are invited to come and enjoy breakfast with the students and celebrate Grandparent's Day on Thursday, Sept. 15. Breakfast will be served from 6:45 am -8:00 am. The price is $4 for adults. Our lunchroom staff enjoys serving our students with nutritious, healthy choice meals and a friendly smile daily.

Moving Right Along...

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The children are doing a great job learning our classroom routines and procedures. I was very proud of ALL of them today! Please check your child's folder everyday for notes and homework. Your child needs to bring his/her folder to school everyday. If you have any questions feel free to email me at k.greer@rocketmail.com. I am looking forward to a GREAT school year!

**No school -Sept 5 and Sept 6
**Parent Conferences are Sept 6 from 1pm-7pm. Watch for your confirmed time

First Full Week

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WOW!! This has been a GREAT week!! We have already learned to read the color words RED, BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN, and PURPLE. We made solar bracelets on Wednesday when we talked about the sun and the color yellow. We have started our first unit in Math and have been sorting all types of things. Our favorite thing to sort was BUTTONS. We have learned that items can be sorted in many ways such as size, colors, shape, etc. We have been counting the children in our classroom every day and we have ten boys and nine girls which equals 19 all together. We have a wonderful group of children in our class this year, and I want to say a special "Thank you" to you, the parents, for being sure your child had all their necessary kindergarten supplies. Remember we start promptly at 7:35a.m., and dismiss at 1:25 pm each day.

Kindergarten Parent's Night

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WELCOME!!! We will have an informal "Kindergarten Parent's Night" on Tuesday, August 16 at 6pm in the Library at J.W.Wiseman Elementary. All kindergarten parents please plan to join us. Kindergarten classes will start full time on August 22. Our daily school schedule time is 7:40 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Welcome Back

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It is almost time to start a new school year. Our classroom has been painted and I am starting to decorate the classroom. The supply list should be posted on the school website. Registration day will be August 4. Kindergarten students are on a staggered schedule for the first two weeks of school, you will need to come on August 4 to find out your child's scheduled days. If you have questions please email me at k.greer@rocketmail.com

Happy Summer Vacation

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Have a wonderful summer vacation!!!! See you in August!!!

Field Day Changed

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Field Day will be changed till Thurday May 19, because of weather.

*NEW DATES and TIMES for MAY ACTIVITIES**

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**May 17-Field Day-8:00am -Your child may bring towel or blanket to sit on, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, bottle of water, and a bag to keep their stuff in (Please label your child's things). We will be outside ALL day.

**May 23-Kindergarten Recognition Program-8:00am -You and your family are invited.

**May 24-End of Year Party- 12:30pm - Please send $1 or $2 to help pay for party food and drinks by Friday May 20th.

IMPORTANT DATES IN MAY

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MAY 17- Field Day- Starts promptly at 8 am. Children MUST wear tennis shoes

MAY 23- Kindergarten Recognition Program- 9am. Make plans to come and see your child sing

MAY 25- Last day of School

School Carnival - April 30th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm

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Our school carnival is this Saturday. Come join the fun. Each grade will have a gift basket to auction off. Kindergarten will have a gift card basket. Please send a $1 or $2 donation to help buy gift cards for the basket.

Kindergarten will also have a doll and car booth. Your child may enter one car or one doll in the booth. The entry fee is $1. Carnival goers will vote on their favorite doll and truck. A prize will be given to the car and doll with the highest number of votes. Your child's doll or truck must be at school by Thursday, April 28.

Each class will have a quilt that will be auctioned off on Saturday during the carnival. Each child's handprint and name is on the class quilt. Come and bid on our class quilt.

Hope to see you at the carnival!

April News

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April is an exciting month at school! We are watching our plants grow and will be bringing them home before Easter. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday, April 21. Your child needs to bring in two bags of wrapped candy and one bag of plastic eggs before Friday, April 15. This month we will be working with the vowels(a,e,i,o,u) and spelling words. We will also be playing games to see how quickly we can recognize our letters mixed up.

Exciting Things Happening at School

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March 1- 100th Day of Kindergarten Celebration
-Bring 100 small items to share with the class and count

March 2- Dr. Suess Day
-Bring Dr. Suess Books to school if you have any
-Dress as your favorite storybook character

March 3- Author's Day
-Come to school at night with your family and share the books we have
read, written or illustrated

March 11- March 20- Spring Break- No School

March 22- Field Trip to Nashville to visit the Clay Lady $8

Important Dates for February

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Feb. 14 at 12:30-Valentine's Party

Feb. 14- Author Mike Shoulders will visit our school

Feb. 21 -President's Day- This will be a makeup school day due to snow.

March 11- March 20- SPRING BREAK

March 22- Field Trip to Nashville. Cost is $8, watch for permission slip to come home the last week in Feb. We will leave at 7:45 am and return at 1:15 pm

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"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." ~Charles R. Swindoll

Welcome Back!!

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Snow days are fun!! I hope you have enjoyed the snow days with your child. It is good to be back in class this week. We are very busy learning new sounds and how to put sounds together to make words. Valentine's Day will be coming up soon. I will be sending a class list home for your child to make valentines. Our party will be on Friday, Feb. 11. I will be sending home more info next week, watch for it.

Christmas is coming!!!

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We had a great week this week learning and making Christmas ornaments. Next week we will start our "Christmas Around the World" unit. If you have anything that you could share with the class that came from another country, we would love to see it! Our class is going to sing at Richland Manor on Dec. 16, watch for the permission note to come home. Our class party will be Dec. 21 at 8:30. Your child will need to bring a gift to exchange (boys bring boy gift, girls bring girl gift ($5 limit). Please send gifts in by Dec. 17. Please send $1-$2 to help buy refreshments for the Christmas Party. You are welcome to come to the party. The children will sing for you at 8:30 before we have refreshments and open gifts. Kindergarten will dismiss at 9:30.

Happy Thanksgiving

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. It has been nice to relax before we get into the busy Christmas season. We will be learning a lot during the month of December. We will continue to work with letters, sounds and words. In math, we will be making a lot of graphs. During the month, we will also be learning about Christmas celebrations around the world. This is lots of fun for the children. You may want to pull out a world map, so your child can show you the places we learn about. Watch for the weekly newsletter to find out things we need this month to help with our activities.

BOOK FAIR AND BOOK SWAP

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Our school is having "recycle a book" on Monday, Nov. 15. Your child may bring up to 10 books to trade or swap. We are also having the BOOK FAIR in the Library. The BOOK FAIR will last until next Friday, Nov. 19. If you want your child to buy books, please send the money in an envelope labeled BOOK FAIR. There will also be FAMILY NIGHT for the BOOK FAIR on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 3pm-7pm.

November

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Good afternoon! We have been very busy at school learning letters and sounds. We have also been learning to speed read our ABCs in order and out of order. You can practice this at home by writing letters(upper and lowercase), out of order for your child to practice. You can even use a timer to see how many they can say in one minute and see if they can improve their time. The children really enjoy beating their times. I will be posting pictures from the field trip soon, watch for them.

RED RIBBON WEEK

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Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 25-Oct. 29. We have lots of activities planned for the week. We are participating in the CEMC can food drive. Red Ribbon Week is a week to bring attention to living a healthy life and staying drug free. We are decorating the school and each hall to promote being drug free. If you would like to come on Monday or Tuesday to help decorate please let me know. Our school will be judged on Thursday in a county-wide decorating contest. We are also having dress up days: Monday-dress like 50s and 60's; Tuesday-dress like 70's and 80's; Wednesday-dress like the future; and Friday-Career day, dress like your favorite career. Our field trip is planned for Thursday, Oct. 28 to Bottomview Farms in Portland. Parents are invited to meet us at the farm(parent price is $5 and you pay at the farm). We will be getting class t-shirts to wear on the field trip and on other special activities at school(your child will put it on at school and at the end of the day take it off for me to wash, at the end of the year your child will get this shirt to take home). You can also order a school t-shirt for your child and yourself. On Friday, Oct. 29, we will have a special "Pancake Day" party(a pancake decorated like a pumpkin) to celebrate "P" week and Halloween. Our special activities will start at 12:00 on Friday.

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Letter T

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This week we will be working with the letter T and the sound that t makes. We would really like to have a big truck or big tractor visit us during T week. If you know someone that has one and would be willing to spend 30 minutes-1 hour at school with us this week, please let me know.

M Week

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We have been doing lots of activities this week with the letter M. We have played musical chair and used a magic hat to find things that start with M. We made a monkey puppet and we were also monkeys in a song. We are going to make milk mustaches and graph M&M's. Be sure to ask me what the letter m says and to tell you a word that starts with the letter M. We also got our own magnifying glass to take home. Thank you to all the parents that sent in supplies for the special activities this week.

Alphabet Song | ABC Song | Phonics Song-We enjoy this song in class

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FALL Break

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I hope everyone enjoys their time off during our Fall Break. Thank you to all the parents that came to parent conferences. It was great to meet with you and learn more about your wonderful child. If you didn't get to make it, please email me and we can set up a time to meet after the break. Reports cards will be going home in the next couple of weeks.

I AM A FIREFIGHTER!

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WE went on a field trip!!

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WOW! What fun we have had this week! We have learned about community helpers, and talked about what we wanted to be when we grow up. We learned about question marks and exclamation marks. We finished our short review of the alphabet, and now we will start studying a letter each week. We learned about all the sounds that the letters make by meeting animals (ask me if I know what Allie Alligator and Bubba Bear say). We put our names in ABC order in the hall. We learned how to spell and read words that rhymne with cat(ask me to tell you a word that rhymnes with cat). We went on a field trip to the Highland Volunteer Fire Department. On the field trip we learned about the fire trucks, the firefighters' uniforms, and what to do in case of a fire. We also met a dog that works with search and rescue. The best thing of all was getting in the fire truck and wearing the fire hat. The funniest thing was the BIG blow up fireman.

What's happening....

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We will have individual school pictures made on Thursday, Sept. 23. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Sept. 30, I will send home the time confirmations this week. I had A LOT of parents sign up for the same times, I tried to get everyone scheduled close to their picked time. If your time doesn't work please contact me and we will work out another day to meet. Fall Break will be from Sept. 30-Oct. 10. Our class is going on a FIELD TRIP to Bottomview Farms in Portland on Oct. 28, if you would like to go please RSVP on this page.

September 13-17

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HI!! Hope you all are having a great weekend. This week we will learn two new words THE and LITTLE. Write these words and hang them around your house for your child to see and read daily. I will be sending home a practice reader this week, have your child read this book to you and return it the next day. The more your child reads it the better reader your child will become. We will continue to work with rhyming words this week and nursery rhymes. Share your favorite rhyme or nursery rhyme with your child. We will also work with sequencing of stories and activities. Use the words first, second, third, fourth, etc at home. Remember to have your child write their name on all homework, remind them to use an uppercase letter for the first letter of their name only. Don't forget that the fundraiser is due on Sept. 15. I'm looking forward to having a great week working with your child!!

READING in Kindergarten!!

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WOW!! We are really moving fast. We can read our color words and the sight words "I" and "am". For the next two weeks we are reviewing letters and letter sounds. We started writing in our journals. At the end of kindergarten we will be able to look back at our journals to see how we wrote at the first of the school year and at the end of the school year. Our school fundraiser started today and will end on Sept. 15. The class that sells the most will get a pizza party. Progress reports will go home on Sept. 7. WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START!!

OPEN HOUSE

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What a GREAT Open House!!! We had 14 children come to visit with their families. Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to come. It was great to meet all of you and for the children to show off the classroom.

WHAT FUN!!

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OH WOW!! We had such a fun day today. We painted with the color BLUE and did a great job. We visited the computer lab and our behavior was wonderful. All the children seem to understand the mouse and how to use the computer. We will go to the computer lab every Tuesday and every fourth Friday. We will learn how to go to another learning site this Friday. We also have two computers in our classroom to use during center time and down time. We went to the school garden and picked tomatoes, a bean, and a sunflower. The most fun of all was going into the chicken coop to see the chickens. We will be getting new younger chicks in October, and next spring they will lay eggs. The children got a chance to try out reading rotation today, where they went to different groups and centers. We will be having this rotation daily. We are off to a great start. We have a wonderful bunch of boys and girls. I'm thrilled that your child is in my class!!

First FULL day of Kindergarten!!

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WOW! Wow is all I can say. I had a great day meeting the 20 new students in my classroom today. I am extremely tired tonight, but I can say we had a GREAT first day!!! The children were so enjoyable and eager to try to do everything we did. I do think we are going to have a great class, and a great class equals a great year for everybody. Today we were very busy learning names, playing with puzzles, playing with playdough, listening to stories, learning about math and the calendar, going through the lunch line, playing outside and learning to listen and follow classroom procedures. Ask your child what they enjoyed best today and leave me a message and let me know. Have a great weekend!!

Tomorrow is first day!!

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I am so excited that we start kindergarten full-time tomorrow. I am sure you and your child are too. I have been working really hard in the classroom to get everything ready. I have lots of fun and exciting things for us to do this year. We will start off studying color words and how to read the words. We will be learning a song that goes with each color. Kindergarten is a fun and active learning time for your child. Take the time to listen to what they learned at school and to look at the papers that they bring home each day. I hope all of you received the card that I mailed you to welcome you to school.

ALL ABOUT ME

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Hi!! I am so excited to start a new school year and to work with you and your child. Kindergarten is a wonderful year of learning and experiencing new things. I have taught school 26 years (10 years in First Grade, 10 years as a School Counselor(k-5) and the last 6 years in Kindergarten. I absolutely love teaching and seeing children learn new things. I have twin daughters(Kaitlyn and Kacie) that are in their second year of college. They attend college at North Central College in Naperville, IL(which is 30 miles from Chicago); this fall they will be studying abroad in Canterbury England. My daughters will come by during the school year to work with your kindergartener and get to know them. You will probably hear a lot about them and about Chicago and England. I like to read, walk, travel, play games, and crochet. I also love working with my flowers and have a special fondness for cardinals. I love life and learning; and I try to instill in your child the love of lifetime learning. To succeed in life you must be a lifetime learner!! My favorite colors is yellow and I love cats(even though I don't have one now because I'm living in an apartment. Please feel free to leave comments and tell me more about you!!

Ms. Greer

Valentine's Day

100th Day of Kindergarten

Off and Running

Start 2012 off right with positive student behavior

Happy New Year!!

What fun we are having in December!

December is a busy month!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

GREAT WEEK!!

Helpful Homework Sites

Our Field Trip to the Fire Station

October Happenings

October Happenings

What is happening in our class...

September News

Grandparent's Day at J.W.Wiseman Cafeteria

Moving Right Along...

First Full Week

Kindergarten Parent's Night

Welcome Back

Happy Summer Vacation

Field Day Changed

***NEW DATES and TIMES for MAY ACTIVITIES****

IMPORTANT DATES IN MAY

School Carnival - April 30th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm

April News

Exciting Things Happening at School

Important Dates for February

Welcome Back!!

Christmas is coming!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

BOOK FAIR AND BOOK SWAP

November

RED RIBBON WEEK

Letter T

M Week

Alphabet Song | ABC Song | Phonics Song-We enjoy this song in class

FALL Break

I AM A FIREFIGHTER!

WE went on a field trip!!

What's happening....

September 13-17

READING in Kindergarten!!

OPEN HOUSE

WHAT FUN!!

First FULL day of Kindergarten!!

Tomorrow is first day!!

ALL ABOUT ME

*NEW DATES and TIMES for MAY ACTIVITIES**