Today was the last day that I will see my kids for the next week or two. I am getting surgery on my tailbone, so I am going to be out for awhile. My kids were all excited to see me for my last day. They actually behaved very well for my last gift for a couple of weeks.
What other way to start the new year than with some DRAs! DRAs are tests that test each child's individual ability to read and comprehend what they are reading. The children have actually calmed down and are willing to surrender themselves to Mrs. Anderson and I. What I noticed that was very neat at Alanton this month was specific clues set up around the school. It is reading month so each of the clues are about certain childrens books. The child who guesses the most correct answers, will get a prize of some sort.
Although the children are back from vacation and break, they are not back mentally. Their minds are racing about their new toys and games that they got for Christmas, and they are not paying attention to Mrs. Anderson and what she has to teach them.
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Ms. KingIntern for First Grade at Alanton Elementary School. Archives
June 2014
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