Sunday, September 20, 2015

Teamwork!!

So I must admit that last year I did a terrible job with my posts. They were very few and far between and I did not at all reach my goal of one post a week. This year I fully plan to reach my goal and keep this promise to myself. One post a week for the remainder of the year! I really want to keep my parents involved in the classroom this year and allow them to see all the great things we are doing. So with that here is post number one for the actual school year.

We've had a great start to our year and I am really excited about the group of students I have. It's funny but I actually went to high school with many of their parents (really am I that old??). I really wanted to try and start the year with a strong bond with my kids and earn their trust. Teamwork is my big word this year and I hope that my kids are just as excited about our team as I am. We started talking about the goals of our team, their goals, my goals, class goals, and we started jotting some things down on post its. I had all the students put their post its on the board and then together we made a t-chart listing all the things they could do to help us reach our goals and all the things I could do to help us reach our goals. I must say that I am truly impressed with their thoughts! I mean look at that t-chart!! Awesome thoughts from my awesome kids! Stay tuned as our year progresses and as we reach some of the goals we have set!

Monday, September 7, 2015

Lesson plans, folders and Scholastic OH MY!!

My Labor Day was spent prepping for the start of school! Ms. Mitchell has been trying to finish up the last few details before the start of school. I've labeled folders, created lesson plans, finished our behavior clip charts, cut out some fun game cards and gotten our first Scholastic Order Forms together (with the help of Saylor). It's been a busy weekend but I think I'm finally ready!! 

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Year two!!

Tonight was our annual open house at TES! I am so excited for the 2015-2016 school year and I hope all of my kiddos are too. It was great meeting you all tonight as well as your parents. Please make sure you read through your classroom handbook and don't forget to return your signed papers Tuesday (make sure they are returned in your red folder!). Have a great last few days of summer and I'll see you on the 8th!!!