Hi everyone, I'm freaking out about tomorrow, my first OWL day. :) I am planning to bring in a few random items (to be determined...maybe a stuffed turtle or a flag, etc.) to talk about. Annie had told us during bootcamp that she has her students close their eyes in the circle and she goes around and collects a few things from them to make it more personal. I'm a little nervous about that in case of a bad student reaction. SO, I'll bring in the items or I may take some things from the kids if there are things laying around - we'll discuss what the item is, the color, then what else is that color in the room, whose is it, etc. I'm sure more questions about it will come up as I go (or at least I hope so!). That's my plan and I hope I can keep them to it. Eeeek! Good luck getting started, everyone. I'm looking forward to hearing other first day/week activities. Heidi ----- Original Message ----- From: Ashley Uyaguari <auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Date: Monday, August 26 2013 03:12 PM Subject: [ola] First days! What activities are people planning for the first days of school? I love Ruthie's color activity! -- Ashley Uyaguari Spanish Teacher Spanish Team Curriculum Coordinator JV Girls Basketball Coach Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro, MA 01879 978-649-0432 x3301 This email may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise by return e-mail and delete immediately without reading or forwarding to others. The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are the property of the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School and subject to the Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10. Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or national origin. District Title IX Compliance Coordinator: Principal Nicholas J. DeSimone, (978) 345-9200 x5205