A Celebration!

After school on Tuesday, our custodian for the afternoon, Mr. Craig made a point to stop and praise the students in our classroom for how they have been cleaning up! Each day we close up our day listening to "Zip-a-dee-do-dah" as we walk around and straighten the room. The students have truly taken this to heart and are respecting our "pond"! Way to go!

A 'Frog'tastic start!

Well, our first 2 days are complete, but it feels like our class has been together for many more than that. I have already seen the students coming together to help each other through the days. Here's a quick look into our first couple of days:
We've started our math curriculum with a bang by reviewing number lines and brainstorming all of the things that Math can be. (There will not be any HomeLinks for awhile yet.)
As we kick off our reading, we've come up with things that real readers do instead of fake readers. We've discovered 2 of 3 ways to read a book, and also launched how to "Read to Self." Today the students were able to complete this for 2 minutes. While that doesn't seem like much, they are building stamina to be able to sustain their reading for half an hour or more.
Lastly, we've spent quite a bit of time modeling procedures and ways we'd like our classroom to be. Tomorrow we will set up our "rules" and start the discussion of logical consequences.
Stay tuned for more info as it comes!

The class worked on making a Name Bingo board.

Meet Your Teacher

I'm looking forward to starting my 6th year as a part of the Granger family. I have 2 precious kiddos who fill my time when I'm not at school (but of course I still sleep in room 204- you'll find my sleeping bag in the closet :)  ). Kailyn will be 3 in September, and Gibson is 4 and a half months old. Our family lives in Medina where we love visiting parks, going to the festivals, and spending time in our neighborhood. We are also huge college sports fans and root for Notre Dame with passion. My favorite part of teaching is watching a student have success in something that has been tricky for them in the past.

On your mark, get set....

Tomorrow is the big day!! I was thrilled to get to meet so many of you at Open House last evening. Hopefully everyone enjoyed their last day before venturing into 2nd grade. It's going to be a fantastic year!