We only have 4 days completed in our school year, but I recognize that these were some of the most important days. We know how important it is to build relationships with students and for our students to build a classroom community that supports learning for one another. While much of my time in these first 4 days was running from room to room to read to classes, I caught glimpses of best practices in setting up classrooms for success:
- Class meetings
- Team building activities
- Partner activities to get to know each other better
- Whole class ice breaker activities to get to know one another
- Students sharing things about themselves with items brought from home
- Developing class and individual learning goals
All of this while still building routines/procedures within the classroom to set the stage for success this year. It is amazing to see what you can accomplish in just 4 days!
I appreciate all of your hard work to kick off the year to a solid start in classrooms. I appreciate the welcoming smiles/greetings by all staff in the hallways to help direct parents/students to the right rooms, and all of the extra help offered throughout the day at lunch, recess, dismissal, etc.
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