Oh my goodness! I made some posters laying out the framework for each "subject" and things went less chaotically today. We'll keep these up and hopefully will help to keep us on track and into a routine. During morning meeting, we practiced greeting each other with a proper handshake. Then, we shared who in our family we enjoy spending time with and why. (I loved hearing these stories!) Finally, we played, "Just Like Me!" to find our similarities. We took a buddy test over our high frequency words and then discussed our Writer's Notebooks--a place just for us to "write without boundaries. *A paper came home today about this as well as bringing in materials to decorate/personalize our Notebook covers. We also checked out Wonderopolis.com and then brainstormed a list of things we wonder. In Wonder, Auggie made it through lunch and found a new friend, Summer. He also really enjoys his English teacher, as do I, and his Precepts. The Precept for September is: Choose Kind. In Gym today, Mr. Burkhart said that we needed a little more work settling down and transitioning and actively listening. Hmmm...I've heard that somewhere before... :) After lunch and recess, we had a Number Talk and then took a pre-test over Unit 1. We worked on a problem-solving task and wrote some reflections about our first weeks in Math Workshop and then had an EXCELLENT math chat. I was so impressed by their reflections and understanding of the problem-solving. They shared their feelings, listened and "piggy-back"ed off others too. They truly reflected and learned about themselves as learners and mathematicians! Finally, we worked in Science on our Inquiry Balance work. Some of us are doing better with group work than others but it was the first day with this and hopefully, we'll get better.
Please help to remind your kiddos about listening actively, transitioning quietly and efficiently and making the most of our time together at school. Thank you for helping me with this!!
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