First Day of Class For Grade 2 The first day of school flew by!  Students arrived at the school, found their hooks for their book bags, shelves for their lunch cans and their desks.  They all had a picture they colored while they waited for the announcements to start the day.  Everyone was super quiet, but Im not complaining because I feel like that wont be the norm once everyone gets a little more comfortable.  We started out the day by going over the 5 classroom rules.  Do you remember what they are?  Use your hands to help you remember.  We did a math worksheet with addition 0-9  and started our unit on patterns.  We had our first indoor recess and I was very pleased with how well everyone cleaned up after themselves.  After recess we went to Mrs. Hill's room for language arts.  She read a few books, one was called "The First Day Jitters".  Students worked on the smartboard and did some activites seperating words by long and short vowels.  We were lucky enough to get outside for the big recess.  After lunch, Mrs. MacKenzie came in for guidance and reviewed the school I-care rules and talked to us about how to be a good listener.  Then we had PE.  Mrs. Hache will normally do the PE, but I did it today.  We talked about the 3 rules for the gym.  Do your remember what they are? (Be safe, be kind, be gentle).  Then we came up to the classroom. Today the school sent home 4 notes, two of which are to be returned.  One was a student information sheet, please check to make sure all of our contact information is correct.  The other form was a media release form to give permission to publish on the website.  We finished off the day writing in our book of gratitude.  How did you finish the sentence, "One cool thing that happened to me today was.."?  We had a quick dance party to celebrate how well we followed the rules and went home.  Get lots of rest tonight and I will see you bright and early in the morning.