Jackson Elementary School - Judith Kerrigan-Krodel and Michell Gholl - 7.00 hours
What a fun day at Jackson! The students had lots of energy (the cold weather has kept them inside for recess all week!) which kept them enthusiastic during their lessons. I started the day off reading with students in Ms. Gholl's class. They all have their own book bags that they keep some of their favorite books in. I loved seeing what some of the students were interested in–I saw lots of dinosaurs, fish, and flowers!
There was also a student that showed me some of his illustrations in his notebook. He has a notebook that is completely full from cover to cover of his original artwork. He has lots of original characters and a wonderful imagination. I love seeing creativity within young minds and hope that he feels encouraged to keep going!
As I said, the weather kept the students inside for recess, so I was able to show some students in Ms. Kerrigan's class how to make snowflakes. That brought me back–it has certainly been awhile since I have made paper snowflakes. It was tons of fun, especially seeing how excited they were to unfold their snowflakes and see what they had created!
I had such a fun day at Jackson. Wednesday is easily my favorite day of the week–I really enjoy spending time in the classrooms!