What a huge blessing it is to rub shoulders with my 4th
grade angels each day! In our morning
meetings, we talk a lot about what it means to be a “good” person. We talk about manners, kindness, respect, and
all those other things that we know are qualities of a good person. However,
the proof is in our actions. I tear up
almost daily as I listen to the kind words that are shared between class
members. It warms my heart when I see
another student stop what they are doing to help a classmate who appears to be
struggling. No one asks them to do it. They just see the need and take
action.
In our class, every Thursday is “Thoughtful Thursday.” That is when we take a few minutes to write a
note of appreciation or kindness and give it to someone. My
angels, however, have taken this day to heart and have decided we should be
thoughtful EVERY day. We decided as a
class to “choose KIND” in all we do. That
means, we leave things better than we find them, we greet others with a smile
and eye contact, we choose to not take offense, we look for the good in others,
and we look for opportunities to help and include others. We have taken the
challenge to be our best and to bring out the best in others.
When it comes to academic learning, my Scientists and
Mathematicians are ready and willing to take on any challenge I give them. They love discovering how their world works
and how addicting learning is when you make connections. This morning, I couldn’t contain my joy when
I heard some of my students on their way to class saying, “I wonder what we’re
going to be learning in science today? Science is so much fun! I can’t wait to
do another experiment.” Be still my
heart! We, of course, had a blast
testing what happens when you add heat to matter (chocolate chips, gummy bears,
marshmallows, glue sticks, ice…)
As if that wasn’t enough, my heart leapt again during math
work shop when another group of students silently took the hand of a classmate
who was obviously struggling with the activity. They went to a corner of the
room and sang our Decimal Place Value song complete with the movements! Again, they saw a friend in need and took
action. Awesome!
So, yeah, you can say it was another amazing day mingling
with some really special people. I often
wonder who is teaching who! I sure love my job!
Mrs. Julie Miller
Mrs. Julie Miller
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