Creating a sense of community in the classroom is of utmost importance to me as a teacher. Children need to feel safe, comfortable, and important in our learning community, in order to thrive emotionally, socially, and academically. Furthermore, I want children to feel a strong connection between who they are in their family, their homes, their lives outside of school, and who they are in school. While learning to read, write, and think mathematically, students are able to express who they are, expand their understanding of themselves, and become more powerful in their comprehension of and interactions with the world.
--Carlen Luke
9:15 Bell Rings: Children line up outside classroom.
9:20 Getting Settled: Children come in, hang up
coats and backpacks, turn in any papers, sit at seat, and read, write, or
draw.
9:35 Morning Meeting: Greetings, pledge of
allegiance, school pledge, calendar, weather, songs and chants with
movement, etc. (Note that calendar is one time during the day when children
learn mathematical concepts, such as patterns, counting, graphing, etc.)
10:00 P.E.: Students go to the gym for a fun 30 minute
PE session with Mr. Beard.
10:30 RECESS
10:40 Snack
Reading and Writing
Instruction and Practice
11:50 LUNCH
12:30 Quiet Time / Story Time: Children listen to
stories, poems, etc. on tape/cd while taking a quiet time to rest. Tuesdays:
Vocal Music with Mr. Key!
1:00 Math/Science/Social Studies/Art
2:10 Science/Social Studies/Art OR Choice Time
Tuesdays: Library from 2:15 to 2:45
3:00 Closing Meeting
3:20 Dismissal
Note that we will also be adding a computer time, 30-45 minutes a week,
as well as a 30 minute lesson from our Math Enrichment Teacher, Mr. Alston.
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