Day 1

It may have been yucky and rainy out, but energy was high in 1D. (And speaking of the rainy day, thank you for your patience as we all adjust to the new car line for afternoon pick-up.) We had a lot of fun getting to know each other today with a little Hip-Hop Hokey Pokey, The Name Game, and a Freestyle Dance Circle. I’ll tell you what, these first-graders have some moves!

We also learned today about our classroom jobs and our 3 BIG GOALS this year:

{Goal 1} Do Our Best

{Goal 2} Show Kindness

{Goal 3} Listen then Lead

Some of you may have noticed the basketball goal on the wall in my classroom during parent night. I use the analogy of making a goal in sports to help the children understand our classroom goals. I explained to them that, even though basketball players may not always make their goal, they keep practicing until they can make shot after shot. In the same way, we may not always make our goals, but we have to keep practicing if we want to grow. And growth is our primary goal.

Leadership is a huge focus of ours this year in the first grade. We talked a lot today about what it looks like to be a good a leader/set an example, the kind of choices that good leaders make, and how we cannot be good leaders without being good listeners. If you have a chance, I’d love for you to continue this conversation with your child over the weekend.