Hello families,
We've had a great week together getting to know each other more and creating a foundation for our classroom learning community. This week we brainstormed lots of ideas for what rules will help us learn together this year. We then whittled them down expertly into 5 classroom rules:
1. Respect things in the room.
2. Safety first
3. One hand, one voice
4. The Golden Rule
5. Do your best!
We did a lot of reading this week together, silently, and aloud. We practiced a Literacy routine of "Read to Self" and got up to 15 minutes of quiet independent reading so far! I also did a fun lesson on picking "Good Fit Books" by comparing them to shoes--not every shoe is right for everyone or every activity. Books are the same way--not every book is right for everyone or every purpose for reading.
We discussed our Rumney CARES words and thought of clues to help us remember the meanings:
Cooperation - Work together and help each other.
Courage - Try something new.
Assertiveness - Stand up for yourself. Say what you need.
Acceptance - Go with the flow.
Respect - Treat people and things nicely.
Responsibility - Take care of your things and yourself.
Empathy - Think about how other people feel.
Excellence - Do your best!
Safety - Keep your body safe and in control.
Self-Control - Make good choices.
I read many books to the class that demonstrated aspects of CARES as well as books that show reaching goals, connecting to our discussion of Hopes and Dreams for the year. We each worked to write down one or two goals to work on at school this year.
This week's reading log:
Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Hot-Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Molly the Brave and Me by Jane O'Connor
Important Dates
Thursday September 11 -- All School Meeting 2:45 pm
Friday September 12 -- Picture Day
Tuesday September 23 -- Open House, K-2 6:00-7:00 pm
Friday September 26 -- All School Hike (rain date Tuesday September 30)
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