1 I will have high expectations. I will be your biggest cheerleader. 2 I will be tough. 3 But I will also be quick to smile and laugh. I will bring joy to our classroom, I will welcome you every morning with warmth because I want you to experience school as a happy place, as a place where joy and wonder and laughter are encouraged. 4 I will value you and your context. 5 I will learn right alongside you.

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I sit here in the computer lab and listen to the tap of keys throughout the classroom. Not a student talks but I think all of them are sharing their voice. Another work day in the classroom! Getting ready for all of those smiling faces. In finding inspiration and ideas for the classroom, I ran across two great websites to take a look at in your spare time. 5th grade teacher at Marshall North.