This week we went from freezing weather to spring in one week.. It made the first week back after spring break challenging for everyone to remain focused. The rain will probably be back within another week, as is par for the course this time of year in the Pacific Northwest.
The kids were super tired and super squirrely at the same time.. They were tired enough to not answer super simple questions each morning... the kind where when the answers came to light everyone goes, "Ohh.... right! I knew that!" And they did. They were unfocused enough in the afternoons that simple directions were not followed without repeated repetition. Kids were falling out of their chairs and running in circles around their desks as we got ready to head out to recess.
We had a good week, but I started to notice how close to the end of the school year we are. I'm hoping the cooler weather at the end of the week will help refocus the kids so we can have a strong finish to the school year.
My partner teacher and I are figuring out how to get through the rest of our content with the remaining weeks left. But of course we also need to keep the kids focused as the beautiful weather days increase and students can feel the end of the school year coming.
I have had to tell them several times this week that trash talk doesn't belong in the classroom, which is new, at least within my earshot. We are leaning heavily on the Second Step definition of respect: Treat others how they want they to be treated. I have this compliment artwork in my classroom and I bought three more inspirational sayings from the same artist to put on display around the room.
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