Day one

Well day one is over and what a wonderful day we all had!! We played some fun "get-to-know-you" games. "Two truths and one lie" seemed very popular! This is a game where you have to tell the class 3 things about yourself. One of them has to be a lie. This is the only time I will permit lying in the classroom!! The class has to guess which one is the lie.

Next we talked about the need for rules, and everyone contributed examples of how rules are used everywhere (e.g. crossing the street, board game rules, rules in sport, rules at home etc). We then talked about what suitable rules could be applied in the classroom. Some great ideas were put forward! To keep things simple we chose 5 rules. I won't tell you what they are until tomorrow. Lets see if your children can remember any of the five!! I have told them that they will get a sticker for each rule they can tell their family about.

Later I read a story called, "Just One Quiet Little Pine Tree". This series lends itself perfectly to exploring more about animals. We looked at how the illustrator has created interest in the pictures by doing a collage with feathers, leaves, and cloth material. I have asked everyone to come home and see if they have anything they can use for creating their very own collage tomorrow.

We finished the day on a positive note. Everyone had to state one thing they appreciated during the day. We are going to keep this as a daily ritual for the classroom. Perhaps you would like to ask your child what they appreciated about the day. Encourage them to share more than one answer!!

I look forward to seeing all of your children again tomorrow!!

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Have a lovely evening everyone!!