Today was the first day of school! We were so excited to meet the new first graders and talked about how everyone gets the "jitters" about the first day of school. We read the story, First Day Jitters, by Julie Danneberg, which tells a story about Sarah Jane Hartwell and her first day of school. Sarah Jane Hartwell is scared and does NOT want to go to school. She doesn't know anybody and nobody knows her. Reluctantly, she pulls herself together and gets to school only to find out that she is the teacher! Talk about a surprise ending!
To talk about our own jitters, or worries, we made Jitter Juice! Each first grader had a cup of "worry water" that they poured into a pitcher along with their worries about first grade. Each of their cups made our Jitter Juice to share during snack time. What a way to wash our jitters away!