Happy Second Week of School!

The Juniors are really starting to get into the swing of things.  The rules and routines are becoming more fluent as the students become more confident with the environment.  They have now experienced every specialist class and are perfecting the transitions between classes.

The Juniors have been really intrigued by the Intelliboard.  This year starts the introduction to work using the board.  We began using a drawing program to practicing making up-and-down lines, across lines and slanted lines.  The screen draws each and every student into the lesson as they anticipate their chance to get to share their handwriting with the group.  Following the group lesson the Intelliboard, the Juniors completed individual work to find the missing lines in the capital letters.  The enthusiasm of the students continued from using the Intelliboard to completing the seat work.


We continue to work on positional concepts in Math.  We have played a fun game to create colored cube towers by describing what color should be on top, bottom or in the middle.  We continued this by finding objects that were above, below, over, under, in front of and behind.  The class then used the frog counters to describe and place in various positions.
 
Over the past two weeks, the Juniors have started to bond with their Sixth Grade buddies.  Twice a week, we partner with their class to check out books in the Library and complete journal writing or other language activities.  The Juniors  enjoy looking for their buddies in the hall or cheering them on in a game of soccer.  We sure will miss them next week when they travel to Canada!



Thank you so much for a wonderful Back to School Night.  It was great to share the exciting things JK will do this year!  Please remember to return the All About Me poster homework by Tuesday and to complete your Scholastic book orders by Thursday.

Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Fondly,
Kristen Masiel 
Junior Kindergarten Teacher

  
 
Meet Kristen Masiel, Junior Kindergarten Teacher
 

Kristen Masiel has been teaching Junior Kindergarten at Rohan Woods School since 2005. She brings more than eight years of early elementary education experience with her. Kristen excels at helping her students explore the world around them in creative and memorable ways, all the while instilling the values of manners and kindness with her students. In her spare time, Kristen enjoys attending theatrical performances at both the Fox Theatre and also the Muny Opera, where she has been attending Thursday performances each summer since she was a young child. Kristen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Child Development as well as a Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis from Vanderbilt University.

E-Mail Junior Kindergarten Teacher Kristen Masiel

  
 
Junior Kindergarten Curriculum
 

The Junior Kindergarten program emphasizes a developmental approach to learning. We focus on pre-reading and pre-math activities, which are addressed through our accelerated curriculum. Our small class size and low teacher-pupil ratio allows each child to progress at his or her own pace. Special activities include a language based reading and writing program, creative and developmental art activities, and a Social Studies curriculum that allows the children to explore and discover their world.

We also provide many opportunities for children to engage in creative play and stress social skills necessary for success in cooperative learning activities. The Junior Kindergarten curriculum builds on our Early Childhood and Pre-Kindergarten curriculums and flows into the Senior Kindergarten program, providing the child with a comprehensive four-year early childhood education. Our Junior Kindergarten students will be enthusiastic and engaged learners, who are positive about school, who demonstrate high self-esteem and who possess balanced and strong self-concepts.

  
 
 
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