Our second week is off to a great start! This week we are talking about how we are all special. On Monday we read the book "I Like Me!" and made self portraits.
Here is a close up of a few. Lynley's was one of my favorites! :)
I'm sure you have all heard about our "Clip Up Stick" by now. I wanted to explain it to those who were wondering about it. Every student has a close pin with their name on it that they can move up and down the yardstick. Everyday they all start in the middle on the color green, which says "Ready to Learn!". When a student does something good, such as following directions without having to be told, they are asked to "Clip up". When a student breaks one of our four rules (1. We are nice to others 2. We listen to the teacher 3. We keep our classroom clean 4. We play safely), they are asked to "Clip down". At the end of the day, if the student has clipped up all the way to pink, they are allowed to go to the treasure box. If the student has to clip down to orange they are to have a time out. If they clip all the way down to red they might have to go see Mrs. Toni and they will get a note home. So far we haven't had anyone clip down farther than yellow! The children have responded well to this and I hope to continue using it throughout the year!
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