The highlight of our day happened at 8:50 this morning. I was approached by our first grade friend who had a bad day the day before. She wanted to apologize to the class. After talking to her, I brought her into our huddle today. She apologized for interrupting our learning yesterday and told us that she was not going to do that again. We accepted her apology and welcomed her into our team. We had students who volunteered to be her buddy if she had another bad day someday to calmly fill out her "think sheet" with her. I was very proud of my class today.
I hope that they understand that we don't wash anyone out. No one is perfect and everyone has bad days. We showed love and compassion for someone who needed it. This student showed bravery to face the class and apologize and we showed her nothing but support and love. We all need to work together to be our best and we are learning to trust each other and be there when someone needs to be picked up off the ground. These are truly the days that reward me as a teacher. I love watching kids build character and understand the joy of being a great person.
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