I decided to connect the 1st day of school and Back to School night into one post.
                                         ...I know it has taken me a while... but, hey I am a kinder teacher and am exhausted beyond words at the end of each school day! :O)

This is the first year that Back to School is very far into the school year. We started school on August 13th and Back to School night for Kinder was on September 24th. Over a month in... On the bright side it gave me plenty of time to over stress, make TONS of changes and crafts with my kiddos. :-)

So, here are some high lights of the first day of School in Mrs. Acosta's Kinder classroom 2013-2014.

My mom and I made "Magic Playdough" for my kiddos to have something to "play" with while I gave their parents a quick policy and behavior expectation speech. They all found a splash of color in their dough.

This packet was waiting for both parents and students (on their desks) when they walked in! 

My kiddos all have a writing Journal and an "owl" early finishers folder. 

These are my Homework/ Daily Communication Folders. Students get daily homework and all the important notes in here! 

I also read "The Kissing Hand" for both the parents' sake and the kiddos. I asked the parents to give their kids a kissing hand and sent them on their merry way. 

* It mostly worked, since I only had 2 criers as the parents left.  

Once the parents were gone it was memory making time! I took their First Day of Kinder pics with the Kindergarten K. 

                                   

We did a lot of other things, but this post is long enough... :O) 

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!!! September 24, 2013

So I greeted the parents with a "Thank you for 'popping' in" bag of microwaveable popcorn. It was such a looooong day, I figured they should walk away with something other than a headache after listening to me talk for about 45 minutes... :O) 

 I also had cookies by the Volunteer Sign Up! 

 The front of the room with some important things to share! Agenda, ELA and  Math program along with some useful tools we use in our class throughout the day.

This was waiting for the parents to take home... tons and tons of info! 

The VERY cluttered Calendar and Big Question Board! 

Sentence writing and first attempt at paper dolls.  

 Welcome sign by the Friend & Family Board.

 Another overflowing board... I had tooooo many ideas and with Back To School being so late plenty of time to do them. :O)

My "Giving Tree" with pick able apples for donations and cute owls for fun. :O) 

WOW!!! This post is soooo long! Sorry lovely people, but I hope you enjoyed it. 

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