This week was already messed up due to CMAS testing and we had Friday off...woohoo! Having Friday off made for an easy transition back into school after Spring Break!
On Monday, we had a mentor meeting with games, talking about spring break, and reeving up for testing. I heard from many mentors that they were already stressed about CMAS so that helped me plan for the rest of the week.
Tuesday was a CMAS practice day so classes were significantly shorter than usual. The kids played a game in their mentor/mentee pairs then had the rest of the time to check-in with each other. Lots of pairs played games or talked about break and testing. It was a nice time for the kids to spend time together.
Due to the amount of kids stressing about testing in the next few weeks, Wednesday was for Circle Talks. The topic of the circle top was the same for each class; SCHOOL...anything with school; testing, grades, assignments, teachers, stress, high school, etc. And boy did all five classes take the talk in completely different directions! I LOVED hearing how the kids felt. During the talk older kids were able to offer advice or support then I took the floor at the end. I was able to give my opinion from a teacher's perspective, explain CMAS testing more, offer advice and support, and help them understand the importance of all this stuff we do in school. I think I was able to open their eyes a little more and most kids left feeling a little better about the things ahead. I also printed off test anxiety strategies and tons of kids grabbed them. I really think, and hope, these talks help and support the kids this week.
Thursday was for tutoring and a little fun before we headed off for a long weekend and a boatload of testing this week.
Hope everyone had a great weekend and got to enjoy the sunshine!
On Monday, we had a mentor meeting with games, talking about spring break, and reeving up for testing. I heard from many mentors that they were already stressed about CMAS so that helped me plan for the rest of the week. Tuesday was a CMAS practice day so classes were significantly shorter than usual. The kids played a game in their mentor/mentee pairs then had the rest of the time to check-in with each other. Lots of pairs played games or talked about break and testing. It was a nice time for the kids to spend time together.
Due to the amount of kids stressing about testing in the next few weeks, Wednesday was for Circle Talks. The topic of the circle top was the same for each class; SCHOOL...anything with school; testing, grades, assignments, teachers, stress, high school, etc. And boy did all five classes take the talk in completely different directions! I LOVED hearing how the kids felt. During the talk older kids were able to offer advice or support then I took the floor at the end. I was able to give my opinion from a teacher's perspective, explain CMAS testing more, offer advice and support, and help them understand the importance of all this stuff we do in school. I think I was able to open their eyes a little more and most kids left feeling a little better about the things ahead. I also printed off test anxiety strategies and tons of kids grabbed them. I really think, and hope, these talks help and support the kids this week.
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| Mentors and mentee squaring off on IXL...haha! |
Thursday was for tutoring and a little fun before we headed off for a long weekend and a boatload of testing this week.
Hope everyone had a great weekend and got to enjoy the sunshine!
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