We bumped up inclusion today to include inclusive recess.

This means we are now up to 9am-11am inclusive instruction for language arts.
11am-11:45 inclusive enrichment rotation
12:20-12:50ish inclusive lunch
and 1pm-1:30 inclusive recess.

Three hours and 45 minutes of inclusion is WELL OVER what the IEPs outline, but they are being successful. We're social, learning, and making friends!

Tomorrow Darius starts in inclusion with Ms. Mansfield and then from 9-11, no one will be in our room because we'll all be out at our classes. I'm SO EXCITED!

We did have a little trouble today with keeping our hands to ourselves, but I think that we were able to address them.

I apologize for not giving out new enrichment rotations yet to those who need them with the new inclusion schedule, I'm not trying to avoid it, I just haven't received it yet to give to you. I've emailed and gone in person and I've been promised tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

We had a special visitor in our class today. Blue, from Blue's Clues, travelled from the library to our classroom and all of our friends got a chance to visit with him (the stuffed animal) and to talk to him. We talked about his shirt (it's from chicka chicka boom boom), the way he dances, and we included him in our song time.

Speaking of songs, there will be a present for each of you and your families tomorrow in your child's backpack, please look for it. (I hopefully will remember to put it in as well!)

We're looking into buying a tent for our classroom. HOW FUN! I can't wait to be able to creatively address the needs of our students so that they can show us all that they are capable of.

Also, while I think about it, Kindergartener's don't receive interims for the first quarter. Please know that everyone is doing quite well.

With that, I'm off for tonight. I hope that everyone is doing well.