Happy Friday! Wow, the week flew by. I am so enjoying this group of children and the rhythms of each day. We have had many great successes and still some areas where we need a lot of practice (of course). Some things that the entire class has gotten really good at in just eight days are: bathroom procedure, transitioning to lunch and the lunchroom procedure, transitioning from lunch to the bus, listening quietly to books, the calendar routine, and work stations. I am particularly thrilled about how well work stations have gone in just three days as this will be a very important part of our day and I will eventually need to use the time to work with small groups. They have been fabulous during this time.

Some things we still need to work on are: sitting quietly during whole group discussions/ meetings and raising our hands before we speak, transitioning quickly to the carpet or the line, keeping our hands to ourselves in circles or in line, and using words to solve conflicts. We will be working on this last one a lot in the coming weeks

As the week has passed I have noticed that my husband, my own kids at home, and the children in the class have all steadily grown more tired, a little crankier, and quicker to melt when things aren't as they should be! I think a three day weekend and a break in the heat will do us all some good! Have a fabulous weekend and thank you for all of your support.