Wonderful Wednesday

Wow!  We had a wonderful day in 1st Grade today.  Your children are amazing!  They worked very hard at following directions quickly and controlling talking.  They were eager learners and this made my teacher-heart happy, happy, happy!

The first week of school, we read "Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids".  This book is all about having good character - it tells us that everyone carries around an invisible bucket and all day long, people are either filling your bucket (by doing nice, caring things) or dipping from your bucket (the not-so-nice things).  After reading the book, we discussed that Cline, and especially our classroom, wants to be full of bucket fillers.  We use those words (bucket fillers) quite a bit here at school.

Today, I introduced the children's "buckets" (these are actually clear plastic cups with the children's names on them).  When a child is being a bucket filler, I add a marble to his/her cup.  When the cup is full (about 15 or so marbles) that child earns a trip to the treasure box.  Children earn 1 marble for being on green and 2 for being on blue (no marbles for yellow or red).  They can also earn them periodically throughout the day by following directions and setting a good example and just being a bucket filler.  They were SO excited about the buckets!  Be sure to ask your child about them!