Saturday, August 22, 2015

August 19 - 21

Week 1

WHAT A FANTASTIC FIRST WEEK!!! The kids were all excited to be back and it felt so good to have them back to fill up the silence in the classroom. As many of you know,  some of our student have moved to different schools. We’ve had to say goodbye to Ja’Maya, Nicholas, Mohamed, Dorian, and Joshua. However, we’ve gained some new friends as well. New to our class we have…. drumroll please…Rusty, Gabby, Rivelo, Kevin, Tyla and Tyler! They have quickly become part of our family and the kids have welcomed them with open arms!



This week we’ve been spending time going over procedures, getting to know the classroom, and catching up with one another. It’s been beautiful to watch the kids interact with one another, dance, and enjoy themselves! Next week we will be diving into our 3rd grade curriculum so please be sure to check your child’s binder and agenda for any important information and assignments.



















On Thursday we created self-portraits of ourselves and included some important objects and characteristics of ourselves. After witnessing their finished products, I’m convinced that the kids are way better artists than I am.




















Friday we did what the kids called “an awesome birthday activity”. The kids could use anything other than their verbal words to communicate with one another with the goal of grouping themselves by their birthday month. I was so surprised and impressed by the different techniques they used to communicate with one another. After they grouped themselves we took pictures for our birthday chart!













I’m so impressed at how the kids have grown over the summer, both socially and emotionally, and also academically. I’m looking forward to working with each and every one of them! =)

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