It was the first day of school on Monday afternoon. I was able to finally meet the Kindergarten GATE / Enrichment class. The afternoon was treated just like a first day. I sat with the children while they made name cards that were decorated to tell about themselves. Next week I'll have them share their cards with the group. While we were sitting I asked each student to tell me about themselves. It's so fun to get to know new students. I took the students on a tour of the classroom also. We discussed the Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS) program that we will work on throughout the year.
PETS introduces students to six types of thinking through stories and activities. Our first set of thinking activities will center on deductive thinking. Dudley the Detective is a character used to deliver the stories and activities. He's one of many animal characters the children will meet as we work our way through the program.
We also went for a tour of the MySci Van. This activity was already scheduled for the Kindergarten classes and I wanted to make sure my students didn't miss out.
We had just a little time left after our MySci tour and the students were given choice time. The could choose reading, Rubik's Cube, tangrams or pentominoes. Ask you child what they chose.
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