WELCOME BACK! It is certainly nice to be back int he classroom with some students. We spent the morning learning names, and we had our first Morning Meeting. We talked about why we meet and the goal of our meetings. Ms. Ashley, our new guidance counselor, also joined our meeting. She took time to introduce herself and played a quick little game with the class. We also had our first math class today. The first graders all came to my room and the 2nd graders went to Mr. Hubbard's room and worked on attributes. The first graders spent some time working on making the digits 0 and 1. Some of them will need to finish their work at home. They will need their number writing packet for tomorrow's online class too.
This afternoon, I read the book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg. "Everyone knows that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach just before diving into a new situation. Sarah Jane Hartwell is scared and doesn't want to startover at a new school. She doesn'tknow anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With much prodding from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly pulls herself together and goes to school. She is quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton, who helps smooth her jittery transition."
Tomorrow will be our first whole class Morning Meeting. Please make sure your child logs on by 8:40. It will start at 8:45. The link for the meeting can be found here. The first graders will also have a virtual math class. Your child can access this meeting by clicking here. Your child will need their number writing book, their computer, and their Zearn binder. Again the math class is for 1st graders only.
There are two bins outside my classroom door (see picture). These bins are for you to be able to drop your child's work off for me (if it can't wait until the next time they come to school) and the other is a bin for me to leave work for you. They will stay outside all of the time so you can access them when it works for you. If I am leaving something for your child, I will email to let you know.
That is all for now. Have a great evening.
Peace,
Mr. Young
