Our 3 Pillars: Mutual Respect / Attentive Listening / NO PUT downs

We've had a busy week getting to know each other. There have been lots of laughs and unfortunately a few tears. During the course of the week we developed and posted our 3 Classroom Pillars. I will keep reinforcing these Pillars till the children make them their own. We need to live these agreements daily and model them consistently in our interactions as member of our classroom community. No real learning can take place till children feel appreciated, safe and cared for. Along our Pillars for Mutual Respect and No put downs only appreciations, we have Attentive Listening. Children need listen with their ears, eyes, bodies and hearts. They need to hear the feelings behind peers words to understand how their words and actions affect others. And of course they need to Listen attentively to the lesson in order to understand what is expected of them. I have some pictures below of the agreements and what each one Looks Like , Sounds Like and Feels like. If you click on the pictures it will expand for you to view more easily. Please scroll down to the bottom of the blog and enter your email address to register for the blog.

Thank You

Mr. Francia