Dear Dolphins,

Hey, that’s the name you picked for our class. In fact, you picked The Flaming Cheese Dolphins. I don’t really know what that means, but I can get behind a class that likes cheese, and I especially can get behind a class that likes dolphins, which are incredible animals and rumored to be one of the smartest species out there. Scientists also think they’re one of the most playful, so they are a perfect mascot for our class.

Today we’ll continue classbuilding activities including making a 5th grade song and deciding on some of the rules and norms that we have for our classroom community. It’s important that our class cares for one another, watches out for each other, and challenges one another to be the best we can be. You will remember the people you go to school with for the rest of your life. We want those memories to be filled with laughter, leaning, and joy.

Let’s have a great day,

Mr. Heimbuck