Pajama Day

We earned it! We filled the marble jar for good behavior and got to wear our PJs to school on Thursday. Some of us even brought in a favorite stuffed animal to cuddle with during the day.

Bee Bots

If you don't know what a Bee Bot is then take a peek below. This week we spent time in the Library learning about the robot Bee Bot. We learned how to code and make the robot move in different directions. We then each had the opportunity to create our own code and have the Bee Bot move around on a graph. It was very exciting!

Behavior Management

Our system of behavior management has begun. The children are aware of the slider system and marble jar in the classroom. We have discussed the rules and the expected behavior we need to present all day in school.

The behavior that is expected are the rules we have talked about and are posted in the classroom coinciding with good behavior in the building. The classroom rules are as follows:

Follow directions for the first time.
Keep hands and feet to yourself.
Walk in and out of the classroom. NO RUNNING.
No chatting or playing with friends during circle time when the teacher is talking. LISTEN.
Use nice words at all times.
Raise your hand and answer only when you are called upon.

Should someone continue to ignore the rules after a teacher request, he/she is asked to move one spot on a slider and is given an explanation why. Should he/she move to the red spot, a phone call will be made home to make you aware of what is happening with the hope that he/she can get back on track. Basically, three strikes and you are out! The slider does go back to green the next day to start new.

On the other hand, good behavior is rewarded through the marble jar. Every time someone does an expected behavior and the teacher notices, a marble can be placed in the jar. When the marble jar is filled, we have earned a special treat i.e. pajama day, movie day etc.

Right now we are just about at the top of our marble jar!

Awesome work!

We have been promoting the idea of doing "OUR BEST WORK". When you visit take a peek at our Awesome Work Wall!

Conferences

A google document was forwarded to you for the November conferences. Please remember to sign up for a day and time. Make sure you mark it on  your calendars.

Ocean World

Ocean World is such a big hit every year! It is an opportunity to meet with a marine biologist and explore live sea animals from the North Atlantic Ocean. We were able to carefully touch and hold them! When we got back to our rooms we wrote about our favorite part to put in our Memory Books.