Thursday is my normal day to send out information, so although brief, here we go! :)
Announcements:
Male Chaperone Needed: Our crew needs one more male chaperone for our upcoming Fall Voyage August 19th-21st. Please email me if you can help out!!!
Picture Day TOMORROW: Please dress nicely! Our picture time is at 9:20. Students are welcome to bring an extra shirt if you would like them to change out of their "nice shirt" after we take photos.
Back-to-School Carnival TOMORROW 4-7: Hope to see you tomorrow! Feel free to come say hello! I will be under the splash tank from 4:30-4:45. (The kids were thrilled to hear this! Ha!)
Technology Use Agreement: Our crew is lucky enough to have 27 BRAND NEW Dell Chromebooks! Hooray! However, with opportunity comes great responsibility. Today, students shared with me some of the challenges and highlights of their time with technology in 2nd grade. We agreed on some high expectations of how our technology will be used.
Tonight for homework, I ask that you spend some time talking about using technology in the classroom- responsibly and appropriately. Please sign and return this form tomorrow, so that we can get started. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me! :)
Crew Highlights:
Usually I provide a write-up of our crew learning but since our time together has been brief, I would like to share a few highlights. Listening Conferences: It was so nice to meet with every family and hear all about your child! Please know that you can email me ANYTIME to set up a time to talk (phone or in-person) to talk about how things are going or to find out more about the progress of your child. I look forward to our partnership to best meet your child's needs. :) Classroom Set-Up:I was blown away by the integrity, maturity, and enthusiasm shown while collaborating and problem-solving. Students volunteered for a committee to help with the library, materials, wall, or desk arrangement. This was a great team-building exercise, as they worked together to accomplish a goal. Today, we had a all-hands-on-deck to help sort library books, while the wall committee directed some fabulous parent volunteers for putting up fabric, borders, and posters. Our rooms look awesome! Very colorful and warm. 
Great collaboration!
Our "desk" committee brainstorming the pros and cons of each other's designs.
 
The "wall" committee deciding which inspirational poster they want on our walls.
    
It's hard to tell if what is on paper will work in real life, so they got to test-out their arrangements.
 
With two options in question, the class voted for their favorite arrangement.
Sorting fiction chapter books was a huge task!
The "wall" committee directing where to hang fabric, borders, and posters.
  
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
  
Putting new supplies away.
  
The final product!
We love it!!!
  
Bravo! I am so proud of them for working together so well, with no hurt feelings or frustrations. Instead, students were extremely flexible and positive. It was a terrific start to creating OUR classroom and getting the students involved in their learning space.
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