Class activities for Friday, September 9

Today was Team Day! Students worked in teams to solve several challenges:

  • Students had to “stick” their ankles to the student next to them in line, and the entire line of students had to walk forward without letting their feet separate from the people next to them.
  • Students had to untie a “human knot” of tangled arms.
  • Students had to lower a hula hoop with their team each only using one finger to hold it up. No fingers could separate from the hula hoop.
  • Students had to untie a knot in a rope around a tree by moving their bodies through the know!

It wasn’t always easy, and there were some frustrations, but students solve the challenges by working hard and working as a team. Thanks to all the family volunteers that helped run the team activities! View some photos and videos of Team Day:


We also viewed a presentation about the tragedy of September 11, 2011:


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Teamwork Towers 2011

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Class activities for Thursday, September 8

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

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

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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