Back to school, back to school, to prove to dad that I am not a fool.

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A new school year has begun and we are off to a great start. Back to school night was on Monday and there was a great turn out. It's always so nice to meet new parents and students. It's also amazing to see parents and students from the last two years, it truly fills my heart to see them. (Teaching is the best job, ever).

So far, we have had 24 students show up. I have 26 registered and I think they will be showing up this coming week. This year, I arranged our room a little differently to change it up. The new arrangement is working out well, I think I really like it. Hopefully it will continue to work! 

This group of students is super sweet. I know it's only been 3 days, but I have noticed that they are kind, respectful and easy-going. I am loving getting to know them all. What a blessing to spend my days with awesome kids! 

This week we worked on procedures, rules and expectations. We put together our binders, our writing folders, and put textbooks into our desks. We also talked about how to check out books from our classroom library, which the kids are super excited about! I'm glad they are so interested in reading, wahoo! 

We have also worked on a few fun projects; a place value robot and name art using "power coloring". Power coloring is a phrase I picked up from checking out Pinterest (gotta love it) and the kids are really into it. 

Here are a few pictures from the first week!