Our class of sensational second graders got off to a great start during our fist "mini" week of school. As a looping class we have the advantage of already knowing each other so we were able to hit the ground running. We are all enjoying having a new and improved and much bigger classroom space to work and play in.
We spent much of the week sharing about our summers and reviewing the rules of the school- Be Safe, Be Kind and Be Responsible. As part of the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) system we will earn "warm buzzies" when we are caught demonstrating these behaviors. The buzzies are collected in the classroom and students earn a celebration when we have filled up our "Honey Jar." These are also collected as a whole school in the front office. When the big jar is full we have a school wide celebration. For more information about PBIS please visit our blog at http://abspbis.blogspot.com
We have also been reviewing the letters in the acronym C.A.R.E.S. (Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy and Self-Control) which is part of the Responsive Classroom model of character development. I spent much of the summer writing a children's book in which the characters (my own cat and dog!) learn about what these letters mean. The students have loved hearing my writing and have such thoughtful insights about how these words look and sound in our classroom, school and community. To learn more about Responsive Classroom visit, http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/
Next week we will begin Bridges Mathematics and Fundations and spend time during our literacy block creating our Hopes and Dreams for the school year.
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