First Day Lunch Break

Ok, so the kids don't come until till tomorrow, but today is still the "official" first day of school here in glorious NYC.

Room set up, meetings about disclipline and cell phone and substance abuse......in other words, a slow burn until tomorrow and then the real deal begins.

Tomorrow's gonna be a half day; we're doing a quick meet n' greet, a fun art project and then peace out until Thursday and our first set of regular classes.

So here's a little taste of some of what will (hopefully) go on in the meet n' greet portion of my class tomorrow.

Old school acrostic name poems. Choices: 1) Do one about yourself 2) Do one about someone else 3) Do one about something you like/are interested in 4) Do one about anything else you can think of.

My examples (or in teacher speak, models): (Though these really do lose something in the blogosphere - you're missing my pretty crayola marker action.....)

Jazzed about Learning
Always PUMPED to see you!
Music Maestro of the class
Invested in YOUR success
Excited about ALL the awesome things we're going to learn

Dares you to PLAY!!
Really, really RAD
Awesome way to Learn
Makes you STRETCH your brain and body
Allows you to be someone else

Excellent way to understand the WORLD
Never Boring :)
Gets you a'reading and a'writing
Literacy EQUALS power
Imagine your FUTURE
Symbolism, Similes, and saucy syntax
Helps you become a braver, smarter, BETTER person