What an interesting week we've had! Our eighth grade class is off to a great start. We are putting our systems in place while getting to know each other. We are practicing routines and signals that we hope will help our classroom run effectively. Parents - ask your student about morning meetings, class council, signals, critique, our pets (and their names :) ), lunchtime, their peers, etc.
We are currently in the midst of creating our class constitution. We are also creating the framework for expressing ourselves through writing and presenting our work to others.
We were all surprised to get a day off of school on Friday and hope you enjoyed the unexpected break!
Yesterday, we started our Explorations program. Our 8th grade class has the opportunity to spend the next nine weeks in two classes on Mondays: "Rhythm and Percussion" and "Hands On Art."
We are so impressed with how quickly our class is becoming a strong community. On the second day of school during a small group activity, we noticed students laughing and working together as if they had known each other for years!
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