Wow! We had such a busy first day. 23 girls and boys came in to Room 14 ready to learn what 1st grade is all about this morning by 7:40. There were many bags of supplies to unpack and put away, friends to say "hello" to, and new friends to meet. This week we will be learning everyone's name and some interesting things about us. Reading books is a good way to learn about school and people -- so we enjoyed listening to 4 books already!
First Day Jitters, All Are Welcome, One World, One Day,and
If You Want to Bring a Dinosaur to School, DON'T!. Ask your child which was his/her favorite. My favorites change each time I read a new book, such as
All Are Welcome, or I reread a old longtime favorite, such as
One World, One Day, or a book that I enjoy reading the speaking parts, such as
First Day Jitters. All books are good and all are welcome in our room, just like all people are welcome in Room 14.
During our 1st recess -- indoors due to rain-- the principals, home school communicator, and counselor came to our room to say "welcome" and introduce themselves to our new RBE bears. Then it was back to indoor recess, serious business for 1st grade. I am crossing my fingers that we will have outdoor recess tomorrow. It will help take care of the serious wiggles that all 1st graders have.
We created a graph of our feelings that we had before coming to school this morning after reading First Day Jitters. It was definitely a book that each of us could make a connection to. Then we compared the results on our graph during math time. We will be making more graphs during the first couple of weeks in order to get to know each other better, as well as how to read information shown in a graph.
It's time to rest up for tomorrow. So much to learn, so much to do!
