Wow! What a great first day and what an incredible group of kiddos. The first hour of class I kept telling them that I could not believe it was their first day of first grade because they all seemed to get back into "school mode" pretty quickly - maybe even faster than me!
We focused a lot on classroom routines and will continue to develop routines and expectations throughout the week in order to build a strong learning community.
On the first day I chose to read the book "How Full is your Bucket." This book highlights the power of kindness and connects with our Room 112 bucket that is added to when we work together and help each other.Through this story I also introduced our first reading comprehension strategy (Check for understanding). When you read with your child I encourage you to help them use this strategy - pause and ask "do I understand what just happened?" "what is the author trying to tell me?" Asking these questions and modeling that all readers use these strategies is critical in building comprehension and also confidence in reading.
Looking forward to a great second day!
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