August 29th- Sept 2nd

This week was our second week of school. The YESS program here at North is still in the phase of adjusting schedules. Students are getting to know one another, as well as build a relationship with me since their relationship with Sarah was so strong. 

As we begin the school year it is important for us to establish classroom guidelines and expectations. This year I used the "Build a community" activity to discuss behaviors and community rules they wished they had in their community. Students were grouped with one another and expected to build an ideal community. The students created rules in the community that people should follow. Some of the rules included:

• Respect one another
• Need to future plan and goal set (future planning)
• Take care of one another 
• No Hate 
• No Racism
• No Violence

We talked about the importance of these rules in our community and why these rules should be implemented in our classroom community. So we elaborated on these rules and how they tie in with class. For example, respecting one another also means no cell phones, we need to be respectful of whom ever is talking, this means giving the person talking our full attention. No hate- also means we agree to disagree. 

The students enjoyed this activity in bringing class rules and expectation to the classroom. Students also enjoyed expressing their opinions on what is important  to them in having a better environment. 

Overall, this was a fun week!