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Morning Meeting Morning Meeting is one of my favorite times of the day. It provides an opportunity to come together as a class community and share important events that are taking place, play team-building games, learn new songs, or celebrate the Person of the Week or a student’s birthday. The Morning Message allows for the students to understand what they have in store for the day. It might mention important events and the specials for the day. Typically I will omit letters, digraphs, punctuation or complete words in the message and offer students the opportunity to show their stuff by calling on volunteers to fill them in. Every day during Morning Meeting we will pass around a greeting, do an activity, share, and read the morning message. This is such an important part of the child’s day. It allows everyone to feel a sense of significance, belonging, and fun. It also sets the tone for the day.

A Day in the Life of a 4th Grader: 7:40-8:00 Enter room (Ready, Set, Go List)*See Below 8:00-8:30 Morning Meeting/Responsive Classroom 8:25-8:45 Cursive, Spelling, or Second Steps 8:45-9:30 P.E./Music/Art 9:30-9:45 Snack/ Catch-up Work Time 9:45-10:15 Content Area 10:15-11:45 ELA Block 11:45-12:15 Lunch 12:15-1:30 Math Block 1:30-1:55 Recess 1:55-2:00 Pack up for home Our schedule changes based on the day of the week, but this is a pretty consistent format for our day.

1. Enter calmly. 2. Hand in any assignments in their proper places (I have a labeled tray on my desk ) 3. Turn in notes from home and lunch/ice cream money (if applicable) 4. Find name on “Morning Jobs” chart and complete assigned job for the day. In addition, students should sharpen pencils at this time and organize any materials they will need for the day. 5. Students will come in and refer to the morning message on the easel. They will complete the interactive piece to help prepare them for morning meeting before going to their desks or somewhere in the room to read, chat or work quietly until 8am.
 * Morning Routine (Ready, Set, Go List)**