Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Welcome to 3rd grade at Gilbert! Thank you Gator families for coming out to Open House last night. Here is a peek inside our first day!


The pictures of students holding up numbers were of a team building activity in which student had to line up in order by their birthdays without talking to each other. The other photos are of our "human knots." Here's what to do:
  1. Have all 10 kids stand in a circle, facing inward.
  2. Tell everyone to reach their right arm towards the center and grab someone else's hand. Make sure no one grabs the hand of the person right next to them.
  3. Next, have everyone reach their left arm in and grab someone else's hand. Again, make sure it's not the person right next to them.
  4. Now, the fun begins! The kids need to work together to untangle the human knot and end up in a perfect circle again. They can go over or under each other's arms, or through legs if needed! They can do anything they want as long as they don't break the chain in the process!
As you can see, it was a ton of fun!

Day 1 was a great success! Everyone left with a smile on his/her face! Let's have a great year!