Funded Mar 13, 2019Over the summer, I had time to really prepare and think about how I would use these materials. I was also able to travel to Atlanta, Georgia to the Ron Clark Academy. Their school is covered in pictures of the students and it made such an impression on me. I knew that my students were going to love seeing themselves on the wall of their very own classroom.
At the beginning of the year, on meet your teacher night, each frame was filled with Future First Grader - Coming Soon. My daughter came on the first day and took everyone's picture. We asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up and added them to the photos before we had them printed out.
For Parent Orientation, I had the photos up on the wall, ready to view. The parents LOVED the pictures. The next day, when the students came in, I had to tear them away from the wall. They wanted to look at themselves AND each other. It has been a great confidence booster for everyone. Our next step will be to add pictures in the hallway of things that we do during the year to keep this going all year long.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Clepper