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For those of you that don't know me, I keep this blog updated weekly/biweekly. I will send an email with a link to the blog on Thursdays or Fridays. This is where I share information about what's going on with my TA. SIxth grade info and announcements will be on the sixth grade site! The first week is always the toughest. There are so many expectations and routines to be learned. The "nuts n' bolts" of the classroom need to be taught, everything from what's expected when signing out to use the bathroom, to how we sharpen our pencils, to how we pack up. This may sound silly or even a little too detail oriented, but if these procedures and routines are not set up in the first few days to school, it can make the rest of the year quite challenging. You may have heard some moans and groans from your kiddos about the lack of excitement during this first couple of days, if that's the case, it's because of all of the routines! The good thing is, they are getting them down, and they are really falling into the 6th grade routines nicely. In TA we have been starting (and will each day!) everyday in our Circle of Power and Respect. This is also known as Morning Meeting or CPR. During these morning time we greet each other, have some sort of share, talk about our day, and also play a game. Some things we talked about in our circle this week were things that we are looking forward to in 6th grade, ways to make all of us feel included, and of course we talked about summer. This week we also learned the game Count to 11. They then tried to come up with a way to make the game more fun. Ask them about how "Revenge Count to 11" went! It was an interesting modification to the game! I slacked off in the area of taking pictures and only took pictures once while we were doing a quick partner activity. They are below. You can expect more photos as the year goes on. I have a feeling you'll have some tired kiddos this weekend. I hope they take the time to have some fun but also to rest up! Enjoy your long weekend and we'll see them all back here on Tuesday! Students will have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting next week.
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Krissy
9/1/2017 11:52:37 am
This is terrific! Thank you so much!
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Brent
9/1/2017 12:21:32 pm
Thanks for sharing, we always enjoy reading Mrs. V's weekly Blog!
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