Brave new world: Kindergarten at Mountain Brook Elementary

Mountain Brook Elementary kindergarten teachers Tanya Anastasia, Jennifer Jinnette, Julie Summers, and Mitchell Nelson welcomed 73 students at Mountain Brook Elementary last month. 

New kindergarten student Wade Wood said he wants to learn math and reading. He is most excited to join his older brother, David, at “big school.” Gray Warburton wants to learn math, drawing and how not to get placed in time out. Garland Drennen, the oldest in her family, is excited to start big school where she looks forward to drawing, reading and making new friends.

Jinnette said kindergarten students will learn how to read books that each child picked out on his/her reading level and to have conversations like a real book club. They will learn to write narrative, informational and opinion pieces for the world to hear and to be leaders in the school, which will in turn teach them how to make friends and work together. 

The kindergarten team wants students to know that they want every student to love school and have fun, and that they are excited about getting to know all about them.