Shutterfly Links

Check out the tabs above marked Photoblog and Volunteers. Both tabs will take you to a link to our class Shutterfly site. I have updated my Shutterfly account to cover activities and volunteer needs for the first trimester, including dates on the Shutterfly calendar. I know I had spoken at Orientation of using a different website for various needs, but I decided to keep it all in one place. I hope you find it simple and efficient to use. Please let me know how it goes for you.

Got Video?

thankyou1Thank you so much for coming to our promotion celebration. I hope you enjoyed it as much as the children and I did. The refreshments you provided were so delicious and appreciated. Your generosity this year has helped make this a wonderful year in Kindergarten.

If anyone has a video of the children singing, please send me a copy (via email attachment or on a flash drive). I would like to put that performance on my YouTube channel along with the video that was shown today. I will email you the links to my channel after the videos are uploaded. Save that email so you can access the videos at a later time. I keep the classroom videos unlisted to protect our privacy. The only way to view them is by following the link.

Thank you again for allowing me to be a part of your child’s educational journey.
Joyfully,
Mrs. P

THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for coming out to Parent University last evening. Your children seemed so happy to be there and share their digital learning experiences. I hope I was able to enlighten you about the tremendous potential of technology in the classroom. It will take all of us to turn dreams into reality. I look forward to the next opportunity to share with you.

Parent University!

Our third Parent University session is happening this Thursday, April 30th from 6 PM – 7:30 PM. I will be sharing some of the ways we are using technology in our classroom to redefine learning for the 21st Century. You’ll enjoy hearing from students about this new way of gaining and sharing knowledge. It’s just the beginning of many more amazing educational adventures for students in the digital age!

Welcome Back!

Hello Kindergarten Families and Friends.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday morning.  I have so much to tell you and I want to hear all about your vacation time.

Thursday evening is a special event called Parent University from 6 PM – 7:30 PM. I will be sharing information about technology in the classroom.  You will be able to hear how students are using devices, apps, and websites to enhance the learning process and develop 21st Century skills. The world is changing and it is my goal to help parents and students get on board this fast moving train of digital learning.

Reminders

Here are three quick notes:

Our second Parent University is on March 26th. I hope you are considering attending. I have emailed you a flyer with more information.

Bingo Night is this Friday, March 20th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Our PTA has a very fun night planned with some really great prizes.

I will not be in class this Wed-Fri. I will be attending a technology conference for teachers. I’ll miss my precious Kindergartners, but there’s so much more to learn. I want to be the best teacher possible for my students. Mrs. Noya (A-Track teacher) will be here in my place. I have no doubts that there will be lots of learning going on without me.

See you on Monday!

Mrs. P

Celebrate Your Progress

Dear Families,

It has been my utmost pleasure chatting with you at our conferences about your precious children.  I treasure each and every one of my students.  They make me smile and laugh out loud daily with their cleverness, profound observations and kind hearts.  I have the best job there is!

Report cards for the second trimester went home with the students today.  I hope you enjoy some time reflecting on the progress your child has made so far.  We have covered a lot of ground.  There is reason to celebrate. Visit our VoiceThreads and leave a message of encouragement for your child.  It’s a great motivator to know that others are taking notice of our hard work.

The rest of the year will seem to go by in a flash.  Hold on tight and enjoy the ride!

Joyfully,
Mrs. Petuya 😀

Learning to Code

IMG_5350On Saturday I attended a workshop on how to teach computer science to elementary students.  I have to say it was probably the best training I have EVER had.  Really.  Mike Gargiulo, computer teacher at Elliott Ranch Elementary, took us through a day full of hands-on learning with code.org.  I am very excited to get this curriculum started with my students in class.  The best part is students can work on these puzzles on ANY device and it’s FREE.  Just bookmark the link that I will email you and have your child click on their name and their secret picture to get started.  If you are not sure why this is a good idea,  just poke around the code.org website a little while and you will soon have plenty information to support this endeavor.  I’ll share more as soon as we get started in class. 😀