Students are settling in quite nicely and are already experiencing that feeling of being part of a strong and special community. Those first day jitters are evolving into smiles, laughter, and a sense of comfort and belonging.
We've carefully and deliberately spent our first days of school not just establishing routines and expectations, but more importantly, creating a classroom that is built on community; where students recognize and celebrate shared goals and experiences, who are learning to trust one another, feel empowered to contribute, and who feel understood, valued and capable. Those important traits will be nurtured all year long as they provide an essential foundation for enabling teamwork, cooperation, communication, flexibility, creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop.
We asked students to reflect on their experiences over the last several days and write about which ones they found most meaningful, which skills they nurtured in the process, and why and how those skills are important. Here are a handful of reflections from this week's guest bloggers. Enjoy.
My best learning experience this week was creating the Habits of Mind model. My team had to learn to share our ideas and work together. It was hard, but I learned how we could work together better and to create something together. - Polly
My best learning experience this week was the Habits of Mind challenge. I needed to work with my team and listen to other people's ideas. Learning those skills is going to be important in the real world because you have to use those same skills in any job you are going to have. - Chickadee
My best learning experience this week was the Habits of Mind challenge. We needed to work as a team and help each other. We also needed to talk to each other. By talking to each other, there were no fights over things and each of us would not do the same thing. We have to be able to share our ideas and talk to each other for the rest of our lives. Being a team player is important. - Pineapple
My best learning experience this week was making the model for the Habits of Mind challenge. An important skill that I used was sharing ideas with my team. That was important because when we shared ideas, we did not argue or fight and we listened to each other. - Lightning24
My best learning experience this week was learning about meditation, releasing stress, and calming my body. I definitely had to have a growth mindset about this and learn how to settle myself. When I am calm, I can be more independent and a better team player. - Recycle14
My best learning experience so far this year was working in a group to create the Habits of Mind model. It was a fun challenge. Some important skills I used to complete this project were teamwork, responsibility, cooperation, and kindness. We will need these skills in life because anything could happen. Teamwork is always useful in any type of group situation whether you are a grown-up at work or a kid at school. Teamwork is always key. - WowWriter
My best learning experience this week was building the Habits of Mind models. Some important learning skills that I needed to use in order to complete this activity were creativity, friendship, and communication. That is how we were able to make it work. Being creative and kind are important life skills. - EarthySmurf
My best learning experience this week was creating our Habits of Mind model. We had to use teamwork, creativity and patience in order to complete it. Those skills are important because you are always going to have to work with other people in life and those skills help you to work together. - Cheeto111
My best learning experience so far has been working with other classmates, not just my friends. It was good to hear other people's ideas. - G-MONEY
My best learning experience so far was when we made cool structures for the Habits of Mind challenge. We had to be flexible and we had to share our ideas and listen to each other. That is what helped us be successful. - Swagger25
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