But how could that be? The first day was so fun! Well, for one thing, the SUN was out and we could have outside recess! Secondly, students are already starting to fall into a routine - lining up in the hallway before the morning bell, placing their lunch boxes neatly in a row on the black shelf outside our front door, greeting each other with a firm handshake during morning meeting, turning work into the "Dawson bin", lining up on the green square in the pod....all these little classroom routines help us navigate through the day. Your kids are super animated and willing to put effort into their work.
I'd like to share a couple of things: PLEASE look at your child's agenda daily for a few weeks to make sure he/she is doing homework and to see anything else written in there. Ms. Perkins and I will have students write important information in their agenda. I also want your child to take responsibility for looking in the agenda every afternoon to make sure they are doing their work. You do not need to sign the agenda - we don't do that in fourth grade. Eventually, by the end of the year, your child should really be independently taking care of business, so to speak. The 2nd thing is PLEASE have your child bring in a smallish book bag. We are focusing on independent reading this year and I would like the kids to get used to reading 3, 4 books at a time and be able to take the books anywhere. Our desks get crowded and the white boxes are full with math/science books, so the over-the-shoulder book bag is the way to go. It doesn't have to be fancy, but I would like it to be smaller than a grocery bag. They will hang on the back of your child's chair at school and your child will be transporting books to different areas of the school, so they shouldn't be cumbersome. I have a friend who has a sewing business and she will make your child a custom bag for $16.24 ($15 + tax); email or call me to order. Several kids have ordered them already! Sorry to write such a long blog! Next time I'll include pictures!
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