Today was also fun. The first grade again this morning responded to the structure of the class. It wasn't as solid as yesterday, perhaps because it wasn't so new, but it still stuck and made the classroom so much more safe. I realize more and more that my deepest concern is safety. If something happens that's not safe, I do need to step in and sometimes in away that could seem more angry than I'd like to seem. I do not want to create a classroom of fear, but I also am responsible for everyone's (including my own) safety. That being said, the safety issue is something that I explain. If I need to lower my voice and get loud in order to maintain safety, I refuse to not explain myself. They deserve to always know or think about what the reasons might be for the things I say and ask. I remember always not understanding why something was told to me or why I had to do do something but not having it explained.
That being said, we are all learning the routine, respect, and care. I can see this more. I finally got to hand out recorders today to a second grade. We had a quarterly review meeting as well which was awesome in terms of checking in with other school staff and the administration about how we think we're doing, and where we can go within the specific framework of the review.
And of course. IT's FRIDAY! First ever school happy hour is next Friday!!!
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