Bienvenue à janvier!

It was nice to get back into a routine today. I have to say that the kids looked quite rested overall and seemed excited to share their Christmas experiences and news. It seems like everybody came through relatively unscathed, with plenty of presents and stories of time spent with their families and friends.

We spent much of the day planning for the next month or so, which included establishing some new rules and routines while I reviewed some others. Nothing significant, but here are a few things:

• Students grouped themselves into pairs, and will be assigned a task every two weeks. Their class role will be written on the top of their agenda page. These roles include things like cleaning, book distribution, news-gathering and a few others.
• We will be naming a student of the week starting next week. This will be done a bit differently than in previous years, something I will talk to students about tomorrow.
• Revised class, monthly and band schedules went home today in students' binders.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!