Friday was such a great day. After a less than stellar day on Thursday with a few students getting into a shoving match and another using putdowns we decided we needed a solid morning or positive interaction. We talked about putdowns and how they make us feel, how to put down the put-downs and then spent a great chunk of time laughing until we cried playing Fork and Spoon.
Most of the time I think teachers are worried that they are not covering the material fast enough. More time for "classroom" work is needed. I agree that the classroom stuff is very important. I think even more than that though we need to take the time to build friendships, create relationships and make for a better community in the classroom. Once that is established and thriving we can focus on learning more than putting out the fires caused by fighting, teasing, poor sportsmanship and all those other silly draining things.
This week we have student led conferences and report cards. We are going to continue working on time, writing, testing and discussing Quality of Life in Social Studies. We are also going to form new friendships, build stronger the ones we already enjoy and find kids in need and be that person for them. It is going to be a very exciting week!
Stay tuned!
-Mr.G
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