Happy Friday!

I think overall our week was a huge success. Some things that we have worked hard on are being quiet and listening when the chime rings, walking quietly in the hall with hands to ourselves, cleaning up everything that we have been using when it is time, and figuring out the whole lunch process. It's a lot of work in just three days!

We did not really follow our regular schedule this week except for snack/ recess and lunch. This may be the case for the next few weeks as everything takes lots of explanation and practice. I firmly believe it is much better to start off slowly than to rush things. We will probably ease into the math program next week. It begins with a lot of exploratory activities.

We worked with Mrs. Hale's third graders just before lunch and we are planning on doing this each Friday. It went very well and I think the partnership is good for both groups.

A few things of note: there is chocolate milk available just on Fridays; water bottles are a really nice thing for children to have (I think it is supposed to be quite hot at the start of next week.)

Have a wonderful weekend and please let me know if you have questions.