Hello Third Grade Families,
Welcome to room 2! I am very excited for the 2015-2016 school year. This is my first year with a blog and I'm feeling excited to have another way to share what's going on in class. Throughout the year I will be posting all the fun events going on in 3rd grade, including field trip information, pictures from our trips, project assignments, and topics to discuss at home to help support your child's learning.
So far we have had a fantastic start to the school year. Your children have brought home their student planners - a fantastic tool to help teach responsibility. Many of them are very excited to use this new tool. Believe it or not they are asking for homework!
It has been such a pleasure getting to know your children during our morning meetings. Morning meeting is a time that we gather together on the rug and greet each other, share something new about ourselves and end with a quick activity that reinforces a variety of skills in a fun way. Today we greeted each other in French, shared "a little know fact about me" and then quickly took turns identifying an item in a category, which required close listening! Using a morning meeting to start our day has created a wonderful sense of community in our classroom.
We are also utilizing a positive reward system in class. Your students are receiving tickets in class for demonstrating our four Be The One core values: respect, responsibility, kindness, and safety. Focusing on and rewarding students for demonstrating these core values creates an environment where they feel safe to take risks and make mistakes, allowing for powerful learning to occur. Please take a moment to ask your child about the ticket system, see if they can explain how our system works. When they come home ask them if they got any tickets today and remember to ask them why. This will help reinforce our values even more!
I look forward to sharing more with you soon!
Fondly,
Mrs. Lisano
