The one thing I absolutely love about being a looping teacher is seeing the faces of my returning students and their families. They come into the classroom without any fears and already know our classroom expectations.
I am also happy to have three new students joining us for the school year. After our Caring School Community Class Meeting today our new students felt as much a part of our classroom as everyone else. This is because of the kindness and thoughtfulness everyone shows towards each other.
We began our day by quickly organizing all of our new supplies because we had ART class immediately beginning at 8:25. Mrs. Roche, the art teacher, conducted a lesson pertaining to the book "The Dot".
After ART class we listened to a story about Sportsmanship and reflected on the meaning of this important word. Then we met our two new first grade teachers, Mr. Anthony Klein and Ms. Tanya Cook, and their students outside for PBIS rotations. The students reviewed the playground rule of Be Respectful, took a tour of the playground equipment, and role played a variety of situations to solve conflict using Rock, Paper and Scissors. It was a great way to meet new teachers and students :)
We reflected on our PBIS rotations with Partner Turn and Talk and then we went out for recess! After recess we retrieved our lunch and GOT TO EAT IN THE CLASSROOM!
After lunch we engaged in a Caring School Community Class Meeting. Today we did an Inside/Outside Circle where the students moved around to "Find Someone Who...." It was amazing to just listen to them ask each other questions and watch them help one another out!
The next thing we did was think about our first day of First Grade. The students made their own Flip Book about "What they liked, what they learned and what made them laugh". I modeled for the students and then they tried it and were so successful.
We ended our day we snacks from me ~ Ice Cream Sandwiches, yummy! Can't wait for tomorrow!
