Class Mission

      The days keep on zipping by in our 2/1 combined class! The kids are getting into the routine of things and know the procedures for coming into the class, getting ready for recess, and much more! I'm very proud of all they have been doing and learning so far and I hope you are too.
       As most of you know at Fairvale, we believe in teaching the 7 Habits to our kids in order to  show them the importance of being leaders in their schools and communities. Monday, our class was talking about the 7 habits. It was in talking about the habits that it was decided that we needed a class mission statement.A class mission statement is based on habit 2 of 7 Habits called begin with the end in mind. In ones life, the most effective way to begin with the end in mind is to develop a mission statement, one that focuses what you want to be in terms of character and what you want to do in reference to contribution of achievements.


 

        It didn't take very long for the kids to decide on our mission once we got started. I began by asking the kids if they had ever been on a journey or a trip. We talked a little about journeys they had taken; real and I'm sure a few were imagined(unless someone really has been to the real Jurassic park and "not the one in Disney World but the really real one" as one of my Gr.1's put it). We then talked about what you need for a journey: food, a car, and a map. I asked: But what if we don't have a map? Can we find our way to where we want to go? No the kiddos answered. It was here that I explained that a mission statement was kind of like a map for the class. It explains where our class wants to go in their learning and in their play. The kids seemed to really understand this explanation and totally went with it. We started our sentences with "We will... " and the rest is our kids' own ideas. Check it out below. A special thanks to Mrs. Shillington for the map/mission statement comparison!

 

 

Enjoy!

Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer