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The Minister of Education in Nova Scotia made an announcement today about class sizes staying at a cap of 25.  She made the announcement in my classroom because I was a class of 29 and then we got an additional teacher and were able to make 2 primary classes of smaller sizes which was so beneficial to the students.  My students did an awesome job today!!!  Here is a link to the clip if you wish to view it. http://www.globalmaritimes.com/video/teachers+hired+in+ns+to+keep+class+sizes+in+check/video.html?v=2331037032&p=1&s=dd#video Enjoy! Kemble :-)

I love this time of year in my class because I really start to see things click with my students such as reading longer and writing more and stretching out their words to hear all the sounds.  It is very exciting!!!  And to see pride on their faces makes me smile.  It's just awesome!!  So I have been working on some new literacy centers that will hopefully keep my students growing and excelling.   Center 1: I know Lots of Things That Begin with the Letter… booklet I created this booklet for the kids to think of objects that begin with a certain letter in the alphabet and then draw that object and try to print the word.  Each week could be a different letter.  I have created 2 booklets for the kids.  The first booklet is one page but double-sided which the kids have to think of 9 objects that start with that letter.  The second booklet can be for later on in the year and the kids have to think of 21 objects that begin with that letter. Center 2: Syllable Flip Bo

I have added more to my Must Have Teacher Forms.  My hope is that I can help make your life a little easier in the classroom with some of these things.  I have added some of my letters I send home which can be a starting point for you.  All the letters I send home are in Word so you can edit them.  My favourite addition are my labels especially for Halloween and Valentines.  I print those labels out on full page labels, cut them and stick them on brown paper bags.  I send those bags home and the parents fill them up with treats for their child.  I have also included different behaviour tracking sheets I have used in the past which you can edit.  The fire drill recording sheet is one I cut up and keep in my emergency folder.  When the fire alarm goes off for a drill, I take my emergency folder out, count my kids, fill in the little form and get one of my students to run to the principal and hand her the form.  This way my principal knows it's from me and how many students I have pre

Renee at Fantastic First Grade Froggies  has nominated me for the Liebster award.  Thank you so much!  It made my day as I geared up to go back to school.  This award is given to new bloggers with 200 followers or less.    And the rules are: 1. Post 11 random things about yourself. 2. Answer the questions the nominator set for you. 3. Create 11 questions for your nominees. 4. choose 11 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers to nominate and link them to your post. 5. No tag backs, but please leave a comment on this post if you were nominated so I can learn more about you and see who you nominate. 11 Random things about me... 1.  I still love watching old Scooby Doo shows 2.  I teach Zumba to the kids at lunch 3.  I love playing all sports especially soccer and volleyball 4.  I recently took up hula hooping again and AM totally in love with it!!! 5.  I recently got a pair of roller skates and AM totally in love with it too!!! 6.  I love reading on