A Couple of Firsts for the First Graders...

(clocwise starting with blue shirt:  Ethan, Kyara, Zack, Melaney,?, Eden)

Imagine, if you will, a class of 24 first graders being introduced to 24 laptop computers for the first time.  To be honest, I was SCARED TO DEATH!  What if they dropped them?  What if they got pencil on them?  What if they pulled off the keys?  What if.....?  What if....?  What if....?

I thought about maybe waiting until October when the students were a little more familiar with the way things work.  Then, I thought..."What the heck?  These are smarties!  We will jump in with both feet and get them learning."  Guess what?  I was right (one of those rare times I have to admit).  They did AMAZING!  Thanks to an awesome computer lab specialist...Mrs. Janett Roberts.  She knew just how to explain about holding the computers like a "precious baby".  Look at these smart little children...

I just knew they could do it.

(clockwise starting with blue shirt:  James, Ashley, Jon, Tristan, Silver, and Cloe)

Another first:

We did the first page out of our Math books.  Pretty great.  Although, I have no idea why the publishers decided to use the number "words" rather than the "symbols" for the first page.  I guess they know what they're doing.  At least I hope they do.

Sometimes I long for the day when life was a simple as coloring six stars.

Don't you?