Welcome to the SBLC Blog 2015-2106 school year! We have had an incredibly busy week getting to know each other, learning procedures, and becoming experts on our classroom expectations (see the "proud-of-our-awesome-effort" poses above). We spent much of this week teambuilding and cultivating a community of learners. This is going to provide an essential strong foundation to what happens all year long. Building those relationships establishes trust, bolsters confidence, and increases motivation. We are slowly introducing routines, especially switching blocks and movement. We want students to feel secure in knowing the process, so that when they have to, they come into Blocks (core subjects) ready to learn and concentrating on instruction, rather than feeling rushed/confused. Thanks for your support by getting them here to school each day on time – rested and ready! It’s great to hear them say, “I got up extra early today to make sure I had plenty of time!” A few