So I have been away 3 days this week at various PD workshops. My kids had 2 different subs but seemed to manage quite well. I however missed them TERRIBLY!!! I was there on Wednesday which felt like just a check in and then today... Today my amazing friend Kelly came and volunteered this morn and I had an EA of and on all day. There was so much house keeping stuff to do and clean up and out... it was amazing to actually be able to sit at my desk for more than a min to tackle some of that stuff. I am so thankful!!!
So now where do I go from here? I had a child that doesn't normally talk to me ask me if I was going to be there tomorrow. Meaning that she was asking if I was going away again... my heart broke a little. I spent today just doing little things with kids. Like letting them help me decorate one on one and spending the time individually with them helping them shop for books. That means the world to me that I am able to do that with my kids. Spend the little moments with them. They were SOOO excited that I was spending time with just them. I'm very excited to start meeting with them one on one during our Read to Self time every day. We are up to 17 mins and I am very proud of them! I had no idea how Daily 5 was going to work with Grade 1 but I am really enjoying the way that it is set up and the modelling really does help them. I'm concerned about getting them writing without have mini lessons on things like punctuation and knowing exactly what a sentence is... some of them have no clue. Others are so ready:)
I have all my students using RAZ kids as our home reading program and wow its so good for them. I have some students already on level F on the program. But I have yet to check that they can actually read at an F level. Once I start reading with them I will have a better idea of where we are and who my strugglers are. I know a few already but I want to know about all my 19. I don't know how some teachers can teach without really getting to know their students. I want to do everything and anything possibly to help my kids learn as much as they can. I was looking at books at VV tonight and found 2 books that I know specific kids will go crazy for. One of my kinders from last year reminded me of a book I had found specifically for him about Motorcycles last year. He's obsessed with them and the colour orange. He can't get enough of it. I have really enjoyed keeping my 6 k's from last year and seeing them bloom as a grade 1 student:) Warms my heart! They remember the little things:)
I can't wait to get going on October things. I am obsessed with all things FALL! I love Halloween (Although we can't do anything with the holiday at my religious school) so I find my way around it by doing lots of things with pumpkins and owls and all kinds of wonderful Fallness things:) I can't wait to see them get excited when I start bringing pumpkins in!
I hope you have all had a magical week:) Oh has anyone out there heard of the PAX training system? I had a 2 day PD on in this week and not sure what I make of it yet.
Have a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving long weekend:)
Ciao
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