Mrs. Hale's Kinder Kids

Happy Monday!  We have a new friend in our classroom!  Meet Einstein!  Einstein is a short haired hamster.  We learned about being safe around his cage and NOT sticking our fingers in because he will think our fingers are carrots.  We also learned that hamsters are nocturnal animals.  We think it's pretty funny that he will be awake and playing while we are all sleeping tonight.

We had our first homework assignments over the weekend.  It is very important that your child has their homework folder every day and that their homework is completed and returned in that folder.  Over to the right side of your screen is a kindergarten homework button which will take you to the AMS site and my homework page.  Your student is also bringing home an agenda book today.  Homework is listed in the agenda for the week.  Please make sure to sign the sheet each day indicating that you and your child did the homework assignments.  Homework is due THE NEXT DAY unless otherwise indicated.   All homework assignments are review work for the day (what is in our curriculum and expected for kindergarten) and your child should be able to handle it.  If you are noticing a struggle let me know.  It is normal for them to need a lot of help right now but as the year goes on they will be more and more independent.

Follow this link to read an article on Separation Anxiety:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-08-14-school-anxiety_N.htm