Watercolours

Well, today after we cleaned, we went to the beach for a few hours and then retreated inside to have a rest. Instead of a book picnic we decided to play with watercolours and salt. My son was really proud of his artistic endeavours and that is the goal of any art lesson, I'd say!

   I've been thinking through the Daily 5 in my class next fall. I already do a lot of the basics, setting expectations then modelling and evaluating our successes and not-so-successful moments. I have found it to be the best way for me to teach. I am nervous about applying those expectations to kindergarten students. The next step is a year plan!

It is past midnight which means I am officially on summer vacation. I am really going to miss my routine and my kids will be needing some routine too. My goal for the summer is to take a picture a day. I wanted this summer to be a special memory for our family, not knowing what next summer will hold with my husband's illness. He has Spino-cerebellar Ataxia which in our family means, "Daddy has something wrong with his brain and he can't do all the things other daddies do. He loves us very much but sometimes he has bad days." Tomorrow, after we all clean our rooms(groan), including Mom(double groan), we will take our favourite books outside and have a book picnic.

Today was Kindergarten orientation day. WHEW! I am exhausted and it was only half a day. The kids were more tired than I was though. They listened to our last story while laying on the carpet. I can't wait to get them together with the grade ones and start to become a class family. It will be a new adventure. My first time teaching Kindergarten, my first time teaching a split grade and my first time implementing Daily 5. Bring it on!!!