The time is NOW…
the place is HERE…
and we are READY for Grade 2!
It’s been a very busy first full week of Grade 2 in Classroom 2. Our school was a-buzz with desks moving from classroom to classroom, as we unfortunately had to undergo reorganization. Everyone has settled in now, and our class has a full roster of 24 lovely students!
Supplies have been (almost!) organized, we’ve had our first newsletter and spelling test, first library and gym time, and Mrs. Boekhout got to lead the first Primary Sing-along. The first class pets have arrived (Fluffy the hamster, Speedy the Leopard Gecko, Fatty and Skinny the 2 Fire Bellied Newts). We’ve worked on good manners at the door (saying “Good Morning” while looking at Mrs. B. in the eyes) and being ready to LOOK, LISTEN, and LEARN. We are learning to follow the 7 parts of the Morning Set-Up (including having 2 sharp pencils and one big eraser ready!) We’ve talked about “Being in Control” and how to “Be a Good Friend“. We’ve started to learn where all the “good choices” are in the classroom, including different kinds of books, math manipulatives, paper for drawing & writing). Some people have started writing letters for our classroom Postal Service. Almost everyone is cleaning up their desk after lunch (oops… we have already lost one sponge!) We done some Math, journal writing, worksheets, reading, and we watched a Terry Fox video and participated in our School-Wide Terry Fox Run! … and MORE!!!
Doesn’t that make you feel tired? I know that Mrs. Boekhout was exhausted!
So… that’s a pretty typical first week in Mrs. Boekhout’s class, BUT, there is SOMETHING MORE! Nestor School has its very first SMARTBOARD, and… (can you guess?) it’s in OUR CLASSROOM!
How did this wonderful event happen? It all started last NEW YEAR’S DAY 2013! Mr. B. knew how much Mrs B. wanted a SmartBoard and so he talked to Mr. E. who belongs to a charitable organization and Mr. E. talked to Mrs. B. about the Coquitlam Foundation which sponsors “good ideas”, and Mrs. B. wrote a looooooong letter about her “good idea” and sent it in. Just when Mrs B. had given up hope, she got a letter (in May) saying that she was going to receive a GRANT for her SmartBoard! Yeah!
The SmartBoard was only installed in the afternoon of Sept. 3 and so Mrs. Boekhout is just like a KINDERGARTEN student, learning what to do at school! The students have had lots of laughs when things go higglety-pigglety, but we have all been so excited to use our new learning tool. We are getting lots of visitors who want to see too!
Whew!
I wonder what Week 2 will be like!
🙂 Mrs. Boekhout