Our Community Values
/Over the last few months, Amy, Mary, and I have been considering our values and what our classroom agreements should include. We have had ongoing conversations with all friends in our community about these ideas. Our first agreement made months ago was to have kind and gentle bodies at school.
Our second agreement we decided should have to do with caring for each other and our spaces. As we continued these discussions, Amy suggested we make a collaborative poster of our values and agreements with all at school. Today Amy presented the poster. She asked friends about the word “community” which we often use in the classroom. Friends had many ideas: Rosie offered that Vero is in our community. Hunter said, “Parker,” Milo suggested, “Ruthie,’ Ryder said, “Me!” Elliot also said, “Me!” Next Hunter said, “The birds…and the slide!” Mary suggested the trees in our space help to make up our community, while Rosie thought of ants and Vero thought of “the spider.”
Next Amy posed the question: What does it mean to be in a community and how do we express ourselves in our community. Ruthie said, “I love you.” Amy clarified asking if Ruthie was saying that in our community we express ourselves by saying, “I love you.” Ruthie agreed.
Amy then read aloud our classroom values and asked if all would like to sign the poster. Soon it will be hanging on the wall for all to see and refer to.
Our Values:
We agree to...
*Express ourselves.
*Be gentle and kind with our bodies and voices.
*Listen to the words of our friends.
*Take care of each other and our spaces.
*Include all friends in our play.
