Our first day of school was a little different than in past years. Our school is implementing a positive behavior support system at McPolin. Part of this process is explicitly explaining and modeling school-wide expectations and procedures. After a short assembly in the gym, students went through a series of 4 rotations in common areas around the school. Classroom expectations and procedures were modeled and practiced in the classroom (and continue to be discussed and practiced on a daily basis).
Our school has a McPolin Moose Promise!
We worked on an activity to help students learn the promise.
After reading Mrs. Spritzer's Garden, each class planted a class plant and decorated the pot with thumbprints and their names.
I use Daily 5 in my classroom. When students are working independently, they have a choice of learning activities: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Word Work, and Listen to Reading. So far, we have practiced Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, and Word Work.
Read to Someone
Read to Self
Word Work
We had our first art class with Mrs. Kimche! Students made a tree of life with geometric and organic shapes. If you are in the school, be sure to check out their amazing artwork in our hallway.
Each 2nd grader has their own laptop this year! With this amazing privilege comes great responsibility. Each child needs to have their parent(s) sign the paper that should have come home this past Friday. Each child will sign the paper, as well.
