Reminder

I hope you are all enjoying your summer. Kindergarten is just around the corner so I wanted to remind you to practice all of the material in the Kindergarten packet you received at Kindergarten testing. In case you did not receive the packet here are some things you should be working on with your child:

• Writing his/her first name (making only the first letter capital)
• Writing numbers and letters
  
• Capital and lowercase letter recognition (all 52)
  
• Number recognition 1-10
• Shape and color identification

Kindergarten Orientation Information

I have created a podcast which contains detailed information regarding the August 20th kindergarten orientation. Please click on the link on the right titled "Kindergarten Orientation 2009" to listen to the podcast.

Summer Vacation

I hope everyone's having a great summer vacation. I'm enjoying my summer. I spent some time in Ocean City, Maryland (that's the sunset over the bay above) and also Atlantic City. I've also been spending time at my cabin at the Poconos where I enjoy fishing and kayaking. In addition to going on vacation and relaxing, I've been taking classes that will count towards my Master's degree in classroom technology. Remember to mark your calendar on August 20th for kindergarten orientation. I will post more information on this later in the summer.