Back to school after Hanukkah, Christmas, & New Year's

It was a fast day today. It only felt like 10 or 20 minutes! - Gal
We had two Daily 5's today. When we get our listening station, we will enjoy it very much. - Alexandra
Today was our first day back at school - yay! - Braylin
I cna't believe it's 2012 already - 2011 went by really fast! - Robyn
We all had a good Christmas. - Tyler
Hi Taylor! How are you doing at your new school? Did you have a very good Christmas? - Jacell & Joey
We had Gym, and we played a dodgeball game. It was fun, and we had to throw the ball. If it hits them waist under, they go into the blue area. If you throw it and they catch it, you go back onto your side. - Cam H.

As is usually the case with the first day back after a break, today just flew by - after an hour or so, it was like we had never left... in a good way! I'm so proud of how hard the students worked today on the first day back after the holidays. Whether it was in the computer lab, where they were working on their Number of the Day, or in the classroom, working through a double dose of the Daily 5, the students were on task and working purposefully all day. When you get to teach students like the ones I have, it makes coming back at the beginning of January a pleasant experience!