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I learned...being open and honest with the kids about the emotions of the year ending was a great way to get them to understand what what happening and what had to change.

Something great that happened...seeing the kids get so creative and into trying to melt their ice cubes!

Something challenging that happened...having to have the kids not talk at all during lunch. I hated to have to be that mean teacher but it had to be done, a shot across the bow so to speak.

A question I have...will the talk we had actually "work" or was it just a superficial fix?

I wonder...what the kids think the most important thing about first grade is.