Friday afternoon Lab School held the first ever Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) dance party as a welcome mixer for our 6th grade students. For those less hip than our middle schoolers and don't know what this is (me included) DDR is a game involving a series of dance moves projected onto a screen. The players are to replicate the moves by hopping on parts of a large "DDR" pad on the floor. Trust me, it is harder than it looks. Along with the DDR competion, students also limboed, "danced" and ate lots and lots of ice cream. The event was a highlight of my week. It is always a treat to get to interact with students in contexts other than the classroom. I was able to see a crazy, creative and loving side to the 6th grade class - our newest Labbies. The event would not of happened with out the hard work of Ms. Feurtado and Mr. Evans (who organized the event), the PA for helping buy ice cream and donate prizes and all of the teachers and parents that offered to help chaperon. I took nearly 50 pictures and will be certain to share them soon.
On Tuesday I hosted our annual Inclusion Information night. Parents of both inclusion and general ed students gathered in the library to learn about Lab's Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) program and meet some of our faculty. The highlight of the evening was hearing our students share their experiences with CTT. The CTT program is central to our school's values and cornerstone to our work - I must admit the students said it much better. Their words almost brought tears (happy ones) to my eyes.
I am off to Lunch Duty with the 6th graders. Hopefully there will be one more blog update before this short week ends.
Warmly,
Meg
About Me
- madams
- I am a principal of a public middle school in New York City. I am originally from the Midwest by way of Nebraska, Iowa, Mississippi and Arkansas.