Welcome Back!
Posted by Jen Bragg on 05 Jan 2010 | Posted in: Classroom Routines, Holiday and Seasonal, Inspiration and Motivation, Teachers and Teaching
And happy new year! I can’t believe it is actually 2010. Like many of you, yesterday was my first day back to work after a short vacation. For me, it was a conflicting day. While I was eager to get back to work, getting out of bed was very hard to do. Even my dog—my trusty backup alarm—was perfectly content to keep snoozing. Once at work, though, I quickly readjusted to my regular routine, reacquainting myself with my 8′ x 8′ cubicle and the quiet that blankets our hall. Before long, it was business as usual.
My first day back involved a nine-year-old dog and a quiet environment with many adults. Your scenario was probably very different. If my time in the classroom tells me anything, you probably had some excited students, very eager to share their holiday news and reconnect with their classroom buddies. You may have also had a few kiddos who were just plain tuckered out, clearly not back on their regular sleep schedules yet. Maybe your youngsters were all abuzz from a new seating arrangement or super quiet as the result of a new set of classroom procedures. No matter what the scenario, getting your students back to their learning routine was probably a big part of your day. So how did it go? Did anything surprise you about your first day back? I’d love to hear about your challenges and successes!
Wishing you all the best in the second half of your school year,
Jen Bragg
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OOHHHH!
WHAT A HORIBLE YEAR ! CAUSE I ALWAYS FORGET TO WRITE THE DIGITS 2010, AM ALWAYS DOING 2009. OH! AM I REALLY GOING TO GET TO IT?
POOR ME.
We had a water line break over the holidays so our playground and some sidewalks were covered with ice and water. The students were pretty mellow at first….tired from getting up early! By 10:00, they were wound up though!