We had a very busy yet exciting full week of school which was kicked off by the Solar Eclipse on Monday. We had the entire school outside at the peak time and the students were amazed at how "cool" it looked! They even noticed the slight drop in temperature! Later that day, in class, we designed and decorated our journals that students will use throughout the year.
On Tuesday our activity was all about providing more information about ourselves. Our likes, dislikes, things we've done in the past, places we've been, etc. We then shared out this information by rotating around the room and talking with some new faces.
Wednesday, we discussed the difference between a regular student and a scholar student. Students discovered what that definition means to them personally and the supports they will need from themselves, the teachers and others in order to be a scholar student.
Thursday, Introduction Bingo was the main activity and again it was all about moving around the room and finding out more information about other students. Everyone had a bingo card and on the squares it had different fun facts like, "has more than 3 dogs" or "favorite food is pizza", so it was the students responsibilities to find other students that fit into those squares.
On No Fun Friday we played a cup stacking game where students were in groups and the had pieces of string tied to a rubber band and it was their job to work together, using only that rubber band, to stack cups into different formations. Some students became frustrated but overall there was a lot of great communication skills utilized.
