Starting to feel like school!

This first week of school has been so much fun! I am so impressed by the wonderful behavior I am seeing from all of the children. We have been able to learn a lot about each other as well as learning what I expect from them as 2nd graders.

In 2nd grade we do a lot of fun stuff that incorporates reading and writing in almost every lesson. Something that we start on the second day of school is our 2nd grade scrapbook. We put at least one scrapbook page a month into our book as well as letters that we receive from our 2nd grade pen pals at McKay. The students keep these books in their desk and they love to look through them throughout the year. Here is GB with his first scrapbook page:

The first couple of weeks of school, we do a lot of assessing. I need to know where your children are at in the areas of reading, writing and math so that I know exactly what they need to be taught. Mrs. Frazier has been in our classroom this week and she has been sitting with students one-on-one to listen to them read 2nd grade sight words. We have to know 235 by the end of 2nd grade and I am impressed with how many your children know already!

Look at them hard at work! When I say it's work time - that's exactly what they do - work. They are all such good listeners and so eager to please. I tell you, teaching is the best job in the world with students like this!

We continue to use our Promethean board each day and yesterday we looked at the classroom blog together and I explained how to use it. We also took turns reading the entries as well as the comments some of you had written. Thank you - your comments become meaningful reading for the students and they love to read them again and again!

Stay tuned for more happenings in Room 12!