Archive for September, 2011

Teamwork Towers 2011

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

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Class activities for Thursday, September 8

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

We continued to learn new procedures and meet new people today:

  • We practiced walking in line and lining up.
  • We talked about when and how to doodle, and when not to.
  • We talked about if we should have class rules or not. The class decided that we should have rules, and we’ll work on those soon.
  • We talked about what makes a good team.
  • Students practiced their teamwork skills by building straw towers. The tallest, free-standing tower won:



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Class activities for Wednesday, September 7

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

We continued to learn new procedures and meet new people today:

  • Teams elected team captains.
  • Students worked on a cursive quiz.
  • We learned about behavior expectations for the office, cafeteria and playground.
  • We played People Bingo and SWAT! to learn about everyone in class!
  • We started to learn the McGrath Pledge in sign language.

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Class activities for Tuesday, September 6

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Welcome back to school! Today was filled with get-to-know-you activities and procedures. Here are some highlights:

  • We played a game to share some news from the summer.
  • Students took the Mr. Howd test; most failed!
  • Students made locker signs and chose lockers and partners.
  • We took a tour of our new planners. Parents, look in the planners for a bunch of paperwork for you to fill out. That’s your homework!
  • We discussed class jobs.

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