Fantastic First Day

Today was the first day of school for us and what a fantastic start to the new year!
It was wonderful to see all of my students from last year...it was like a family being reunited.

I think that we all enjoyed being able to skip over the awkward moments of figuring out how things work in a new classroom with a new teacher and new classmates. Our rapport felt as strong as ever and I was amazed at how eager everyone was to pick up where we left off last year.

Even though it was the first day for the students, we spent some time doing some math exercises that proved to be just as much fun as it was a review. We also conducted some collaborative problem solving that required the kids to think quickly on their feet and challenged them to think outside of the box...it brought about a lot of laughs. After lunch we shared our first read aloud Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - which brought even more laughter to the room.
The day flew by and what a joy it was.