Room 12 Kindergarten

We had a great week with Ms. Tami and Ms. Anna! Highlights included another visit from Mrs. Marshall and our buddies, a bonus outdoor studio opportunity with Ms. Laura and story problem work in math.  .    .     An outdoor painting exploration with Ms. Laura Working on story problems together  .  Choosing and enjoying new "good fit" books for our book boxes In thinking about good-fit books for Kindergartners...do you know about the Welcome to Reading Kits at Multnomah County Library?  Even if you live in Washington or Clackamas County you are eligible for a Multnomah County Library card...I have cards for all three counties! Hillsdale Library is the branch closest to OES. Welcome To Reading Kits are organized by four levels: Starting Out, Building Skills, On My Own and Reading More. The bags are readily available in the children's section at all of the MCL branches, and each level/color has several bags organized by theme. Yo...

You are already familiar with Ms. Anna and Ms. Kirstin , but we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to two other important people to Room 12, Ms. Tami and Ms. Peterson! Tami Kizziar will be our lead teacher the week of May 21st and again June 5-13th. In addition to serving as a highly-requested PreK-Grade 5 guest teacher at OES, she has served in a volunteer capacity as the Counseling Center Volunteer at Lincoln High School and as an algebra tutor for Open Meadow Alternative School. Before staying at home with her own children (her youngest graduates from high school the week of May 29th!) she was an elementary school teacher in California. You can reach her at tamarakizziar@gmail.com . Caley Peterson  is a familiar face at OES and has been one of our guest teachers for a number of years, including long-term positions for teachers on sabbatical or leave. She has a Masters in Teaching with an emphasis in Early Childhood Development from Pacific University, has taught ...

Hello, Families! For your reference, here are the two classroom journals I sent last week via email:  .  May 20th Journal: Readers and Mathematicians May 16th Journal: Workshops