We started by getting all of our THINGS in order- we had a lot to sort! Students did a great job helping each other as they got our classroom in order.
Our day starts with specials and today students went to music and PE
Our day starts with specials and today students went to music and PE
Later in the day we did some dancing and watched a video explaining some of the reasons we are going to try to MOVE a lot more in class this year. Bonny Slope is part of an exciting program to increase learning through activity. The video below is what we watched together.
Of course, we had a lot of school supplies to organize and get put away. Students did a great job unpacking and getting this sorted. We will organize binders over the next few days.
I enjoyed getting to know the kids a little with a few games and some class activities. As the week goes on we will settle more into our routine. Today I assigned some writing- a paper called "All About Me". I'm asking tonight students just finish the outline portions of the packet- there are three outline sections, one for each body paragraph. The picture below shows sentence starters I gave kids to use if they were struggling to get started- hopefully it will help guide any work they do tonight.
Every day we will fill out the planner together as a class. Below is what the planner should look like today. The 30 min of reading can be ANYTHING! This week we are just reading for pure fun- no logging, think notes- just read! Kids asked if it could be non-fiction, comics, books they read before and the answer is yes yes yes! Our goal is to read 30 min every day outside of school.
Finally, if you have not signed up for Remind, I would encourage you to do so. I'm getting ready to start using it. Directions to sign up can be found on this website.
Great first day! Thank you to all the students for showing up ready to be a part of our community.
Great first day! Thank you to all the students for showing up ready to be a part of our community.