Setting the Tone in 2A

2A's year is off to a great start!  We spent a lot of time this week talking about our hopes and goals for the year, how we can use the Eagle Way to help us achieve those goals, and what we want our classroom environment to feel like.  In addition to helping us set a productive and happy tone for the year, these conversations connect well with our first social studies unit, The Ideal Classroom.

As part of these conversations the second graders completed an exercise on group work.  The students worked in groups to find numbers on a page in an organized and efficient manner.  The groups had three chances to find as many numbers as they could in three minutes, and after each try they spoke with their group mates to make a plan to work together even better.  At the end of the activity the students made a list of what Eagle Way group work looks like, feels like, and sounds like.  You can read the students' thoughts about group work here.

We look forward to keeping this great momentum up all year!