The first week(s) after a long break can be unpredictable
when it comes to class discipline issues. In some classes, it takes a week or
two to get back into the rhythm of the classroom and expected student behavior.
Sometimes you get lucky and they come back enthused about school.
School resumed Monday (1/7) after the two week Christmas
break. I worked Monday (3rd grade) and again today (5th
grade). In both instances, I had absolutely no discipline or behavior issues.
The 3rd graders made me laugh And I had a lot of
fun.
The 5th graders didn't really need me to be there
today. The teacher has them pretty well self-motivated to run the class with
minimal help from an adult. Class officers do the morning accounting of
attendance, lunch count and homework checking. Various class officers are
trained and eager to run parts of the teacher's lesson plan involving the daily
work assignments.
My involvement today was limited to giving a spelling test and
explaining a few of the word problems in Math.
All in all, a great start for 2013!
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