Day 1 is done! I hope your child came home excited about their first day in our classroom. We spent the day getting to know each other (and will continue this over the first few weeks). I read two different books to the class yesterday. The first was The School's First Day of School by Adam Rex. "It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially . . . the school." The second book was titled 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 start over at a new school. She doesn't know 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."The students also had art class and library yesterday.
It was a great start and I am very excited for the coming year. Here are a few pictures of the day.
Peace,
Tommy
