In the morning we got homework for our binders then we did a lot of "Getting to Know You" activities. We worked with a partner to find out things we have in common and things that are different about us. We played a game with a giant polyhedron that had words on it like age, pets, family, and favorite food. Then we played a game with a stuffed caterpillar called Jellybean. Betsy says a topic and you have to name five things before Jellybean gets all around the circle. If you don’t get five, you go in the soup pot. It was raining during Fruit Break, so we played inside. After Fruit Break we went to art and got to draw our favorite thing from the summer on big paper on the tables. After lunch we made a mirror reflection of our names to put in the windows. We also read our homework to the class. Everyone wrote about their best day of the summer. We went to Kim’s class and played some games. One was a hula hoop game where we had to pass it around the circle without letting go of other people’s hands. Before dismissal we chose books and read silently.
*Note from Betsy:
Wow! I think that pretty much sums up the day. This was one of the smoothest beginnings I can recall. What an amazing group of children I have the privilege of working with this year.
Don't forget RSO Maestro David Wiley, soprano Leah Wiley, and flute virtuoso Julee Hickox will be performing Broadway hits, opera showpieces, and jazz duets for flute and piano on September 8, at 7:00 pm, in Talmadge Hall on the campus of Hollins University. Tickets are $25 each and may be purchased at Community School, through our website at www.communityschool.net, and through The Jefferson Center. All proceeds benefit our new MIE keyboard classroom.
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