Day One = Complete!

Our first day of First Grade (23 students) went very well! Of course there were plenty of yawns around the room towards the end of the day. Most of these kiddos will have to get their bodies adjusted to a full day of school so expect them to come home exhausted and maybe saying school is "boring". The first couple of weeks are about managing the classroom, rules, expectations, and routines. We practice, practice, and practice. I know this can become tiresome for the children but it is important that we are consistent in routines during these next weeks.
Today we read Wemberly Worried and talked about feelings and charted feelings about the first day of First Grade, introduced ourselves, learned calendar and morning message routines, took a tour of the building, discussed things we did in the summer and what we are looking forward to this school year, had a quick introduction to our clip chart behavior plan (more to come about this) and much more. The students were also introduced to their OWL binders. 

Tomorrow I will send home information regarding birthdays, volunteers, behavior chart, water bottles, and other miscellaneous information regarding our classroom. I did not want to overwhelm you on the first night! PLEASE NOTE: I made an error regarding the cost of school lunch. It is $2.50.  Thank you!

Please make sure your child comes in with a healthy snack and a drink (or 50 cents for a milk) each day. It is very helpful if your child knows whether their 50 cents is for snack time milk or lunch time milk! I believe that lunch went well and there were no issues in the cafeteria. I checked on the kids during my lunch and all seemed great! I hope the children are all snug in bed and ready for day two of First Grade!