For Those About to Rock: Red Band
Hello Everyone! I'm Nicole, red band ring leader and fellow rock-hound novice. Before we take the plunge into Change Over Time: Rocks, we are spending our first days of school working on community building within our band. We began our year by getting to know one another, working together, and teaching each other. Each morning we have a quick circle to sing a hello song, look over the calendar, and review the agenda of the day. After quiet time we have another meeting to check in on the day. Our next order of business has been working on our goals and agreements:(DAY 1) Goals:
- Be kind
- Be safe
We brainstormed what these might look like: (be kind) ask and act nicely with others, share, trade, ask please, listen; (be safe) don't hurt people- poking, hitting, slapping, throwing, etc. Other important ideas were: Don't write on other people's skin or things and tell the truth.
We reviewed our work from day one and have agreed:
- Don't hurt anyone
- Don't potty talk
- Listen to others
- Share
- Tell the truth
- Ask to borrow
- Say nice words
As we work on these agreements we are aiming to move from don'ts and no's and/or add positive messages and examples. These agreements are a work in progress as we are still identifying what is important to us and necessary for us to have a happy and healthy year.
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We then started sharing what we know about rocks. This has already sparked new questions, experiments, and answered the questions:
Can a rock be soft?
Can a rock float?
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We've broken rocks, sorted rocks, painted rocks and went on our first neighborhood walk/rock hunt. I'm very excited to see where our questions and investigations take us. Come along for the ride and follow us at @bwx_nicole on Instagram. For even more Brightworks highlights, follow us on Flickr at Brightworks School.