Rise & Shine Porcupine!

“Rise and shine porcupine!” That is what I say to my three kids when I wake them up in the morning. Have I mentioned that I am a mom too? LOL I think I get wrapped up with school while in the blogging world but my three sweet children (now all in middle school…yikes!) actually start my day each morning hopefully on the right foot! J  Sometimes there is some yelling or attitudes flaring, but mostly we try and mentally prepare ourselves for the day ahead. I think that kids need that when they start their school day too.

Every morning, I stand outside of my door and tell each student “good morning _____”, usually with an added hug, and we get settled. After announcements we sing “Rise and Shine.”  J  I love Dr. Jean and so do my kiddos.  So, I typed up this cute wall version for my meeting area and decided to share.  After this mini routine, I go over the “plan” for the day and what I would like us to get accomplished. I think this helps keep me accountable to my goals and help the students be prepared for what is coming next.

Have a great day friends! I love it when our Monday is actually a Tuesday, though I am totally confused the rest of the week. Ha ha! I'm sure anyone would tell you, my goal for each day is not to be in the "hot mess" category. Toodles!

Rise and Shine