First Day of School!

What a great start to the year we had today!

We started off the day with chapel.  Pastor Josh shared our year theme with the students:  Let's Make a Joyful Noise, based on Psalm 98:4.  Then Mr. Haan shared a message about Jesus always being with us, in the middle of all of our feelings.  He reminded us of the story of Jesus calming the storm and reminded us that God loves us so much, and He's always with us.

After chapel, your student learned about their homework sheet.  This week the reading log is pink and it is extra credit (this week only)--I am giving them a chance to get familiar with it and get in the habit of keeping it in their homework folder.  This sheet should stay in their homework folder all week and should go home each night and come back to school each day.  I'll stamp it each day they complete their homework/reading/flash cards, and then they'll turn it in on Friday to be graded.  If your child reads for 20 minutes each night, please initial for the night.  They will bring their sheet back each day.  We'll start flash cards next week, so no flash cards yet!

Then we did our first brain break!  I utilize these a lot during the year to get the students up and moving, get their blood pumping, and give their brains an opportunity to do something else to recharge. 

After that, we had a chance to go out to recess.  Those who brought a snack were able to eat it outside during recess.

After recess, we learned some procedures to help our classroom move smoothly.  We discussed our morning routine, how and when to use the restroom, how to make sure they have all of the materials they need, and what to do to end our day.  The students also had an opportunity to learn about our classroom management system, and the students also learned about our schedule for each day. 

Before packing up, the kids decorated music notes to add to our door decoration.  I hope you're able to check it out sometime this week!

We packed up and talked about how our dismissal procedure works.  It was a whirlwind of a day!

Note:  I will be updating the blog each day this week, but will update less frequently after that--about once a week for the rest of the year.