Our New School Year

Welcome to our previous and new families. We are so excited to begin our new school year.  We have had a great 2 days and are very eager to get going with all our new projects and curriculum.  Our brand new school will give us plenty of opportunities to make our children become the best learners they can be.

 
Our school lends itself to plenty of room and open spaces where students can safe and engage in many learning opportunities.  When I began to set up the classroom, I wanted to use the space so that the children can have areas to go to and use it to the fullest potential.

I set up reading areas, writing areas and spots where children can work in groups or independently.

Unpacking was the first challenge in all of this.  Once boxes were unpacked, I began to arrange furniture in a way that would be most optimal to learning.

We are still a work in progress, but most of the room is situated and we are becoming familiar with our new environment.

 

Each area of the classroom has a specific function to make it a place of learning and discovery.  I read a book to the class each day and we have wonderful conversations around the book. We read First Day Jitters and After the Fall.  Our classroom book a day wall will grow as the days pass.

We will also continue with our social emotional initiative.  The children will come in and show how they are feeling in the morning.  We will have discussions about feelings and many of our books revolve around their feelings and what we can do to feel better.  

 
We are doing many ice breaking activities to get to know each other.  One of those activities was the toilet paper game.  Children took toilet paper and for each square they took, they had to share an interesting fact about themselves.  We have many new students in the class and it was a great way to get to know one another.

 I have created cozy spaces for children to get lost in a book and hope that the children enjoy their room.  I am so thrilled and lucky to have this new space.  We feel very fortunate and grateful to have a new building to work in.

The possibilities are endless in our new school.  I am looking forward to sharing the year with you and your child.  Stay tuned for more exciting times ahead!!