Ready or not, the first day is here!

Welcome students, parents, and families! We kicked off our first day of school on Wednesday. I anxiously arrived at school WAY too early to make sure everything was prepared and set up for my first day with this energetic group of new firsties! The first day is always tough. There is so much to do! We learn new rules, procedures, and have to get used to a new environment. We hit plenty of stumbles and road blocks this week, but we had fun doing it.

I'm happy to say that almost everyone got their paperwork turned in by the end of the week. Way to go parents! I am excited to be able to share our classroom with you like this, and I hope you enjoy what I share.

Mrs. Keefner was ready to go on the first day of school! 

(Thank you to Miss Nicholson for snapping this photo of me! She is our new 5th grade teacher!)

Spending some writing time writing about ourselves! We will display these along with our construction paper portraits. 

Not quite how first graders sit at the carpet, but we are working hard on it! Ask your child to show you proper carpet expectations, and I bet they can do it. 

 Students are practicing proper quiet time procedure. Day 1 wasn't great, but we made huge leaps forward on day 2 and 3! Way to go first graders!

And of course we have to take a minute or two to rest our brains from all that information. Our favorite way is taking a brain break on Go Noodle!

These kids sure do know how to bust a move!

Week 1 was full of procedures and rules. We read some great books to help us understand our interrupting behaviors and what it means to be a respectful student. We talked a lot about recess and playground procedures and of course read another book! Students wrote about themselves in a All About Me Flipbook as well as creating a time capsule to be opened at the end of first grade! We started learning how to be determined first graders. I can't wait for next week so we can get into our routine and begin the serious business of learning in first grade!

Here is to a great year families! (Check out more photos of the first week in the photos page!)