Van Poperin-Noticing

 This week in my kindergarten classroom, I noticed the effects of new students being added and the accommodations teachers must be ready to make any day.  In the the first two days of this past week, we were joined by three additional students than we were expecting.  These additions effected everything from the way our classroom desks are set up, to the students' mailboxes and coat/book bag hooks, to the way our centers flow and I think it was a really good lesson for me to see.  My mentor teacher was well prepared to welcome these new students.  She had spare seats ready to add to tables, she had extra homework packets, seat sacks, name tags, and additional mailboxes that were easily set up.  When I think about welcoming a new student into my classroom, I want it to be just as seamless as I saw in my class this week.  I think Meghan and I both felt a little caught off guard, but it was awesome seeing Meghan greet these shy five-year olds into their first classroom.   And having them know that this was a friendly not a scary place.