One down, 179 to go!

I always feel nervous on the first day of school, up until the very first student walks into the class.  But I find that it is the kids themselves who ease my stress and remind me what a fun and rewarding job I have!

Our first day of school was filled with a blend of fun and minutia.  After the kids had their first Spanish class of the year, we had our first morning meeting of fourth grade, where I had the chance to practice all the kids’ names.  The kids had the opportunity to ask me a variety of questions (school-related and not), and we all got to know each other a bit.  In the afternoon, we gathered for our traditional bell-ringing ceremony, and we proudly watched one of our own class members ring the bell as Community Council secretary!  Beyond these activities, much of the day was spent sorting supplies and learning classroom routines.

I focus a great deal on pre-teaching routines for kids, so over the next few weeks, you can expect to hear us discussing topics such as what good hallway behavior looks like and sounds like, what paying attention looks like and sounds like, what using the class library should look like and sound like, what a proper Morning Meeting greeting will look like and sound like, etc.  (See a pattern?)  These behaviors seem intuitive to us, but it is helpful when the kids have have some explicit discussions about how to PROPERLY participate in these kids of activities. Tomorrow, we’ll finish up much of the “room management” stuff and will get to more of the FUN stuff! 🙂  Huzzah!  Enjoy your evening!

Posted in Class Updates|By Jon Moss

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