Setting the tone for fifth grade
Monday, September 11th, 2017The girls are back into the swing of things of school; it’s almost as if no break had been had! They’ve both been busy with getting-to-know-you type projects, with Zoe also working with her classmates on expectations for fifth grade. As described in the school’s newsletter:
To set the tone for the year, the 5th grade spent time this week putting together a grade-wide agreement. On Tuesday, the students brainstormed a list of ways that they want their classroom to look and feel, as well as a list of things they will need in order to feel successful. To build on that, groups of 10 worked together to narrow down and categorize the list into 4–5 categories. After presenting their ideas to the rest of the grade, the teachers reviewed and created the 5th Grade Classroom Agreement, which will be signed by all 5th graders.
The final agreements? Be kind, be respectful, be flexible and open-minded and embrace challenges and mistakes.
-M
