I am very pleased to announce Dalton's teacher to all of you, Miss Lowder. She has been teaching with DoDDS for 20 years, the last 7 in Korea, and 10 before DoDDS. She is very structured and loves what she does. Here are some pictures of Dalton during his classroom visit this week. The only downside right now is there are 25 kids in Dalton's class. I almost missed teaching as I walked around her room.
Miss Lowder, Dalton, and the classroom assistant Mrs. Aldo (spelling?)
Miss Lowder showing Dalton the rules of the classroom and the clip system,
reading a story, and finally
the kindergarten screening. I was very pleased to see how Dalton fared. He knew all of his upper case letters, all but 10 lower case letters, all of his shapes, colors, including grey, numbers 1-10 except 6 (called it 9), wrote his first name, and knew all the letter sounds except 6 (THANKS LEAPFROG). I feel that he is at a great starting point. He knows enough but will still have so much fun learning more.I asked his some questions today in our time together. Some of his answers are pretty funny.
M(Mom) D(Dalton)
(M) What do you think you will learn about in kinder?
(D) Trucks, colors, TVs, neighborhoods, light bulbs, and emergencies.
(M) What do you think you will learn to do?
(D) Write letters, words, write with a pencil, read, and write my own stories.
(M) What do you think you will enjoy doing the most everyday?
(D) Singing
(M)How do you feel about going to kinder?
(D) I am excited. I am going to wear a short sleeve shirt, a pair of shorts, and my new tie tennis shoes. Miss Lowder said tennis shoes and comfy clothes are the best things to wear.
I didn't realize he was listening so closely to Miss Lowder speak at kinder open house. It's funny what they pick up on. Miss Lowder said exactly as he stated. Tennis shoes and comfy clothes are best because they will spend a lot of time on the floor. More photos on Tuesday,
the first day of kindergarten!! We can't wait!!!
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