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My mentor teacher makes sure to greet each student every morning when they walk in. She also allows a few minutes each day for students to raise their hand and share a story about whatever comes to mind. The whole school goes over a lesson each day about kindness, respect, etc.

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The teachers around me have been teaching their for a while, therefore they have met or taught many of the students in the halls. This allows my teacher to show genuine interest in the life of her students. She is also someone who promotes a lot of politeness between students and teachers.

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My mentor teacher has what is called a kindness chain in her room. Anytime she or I see a student being kind to another student in the class, we let them write their name on a slip of colorful paper and they get to attach it to the kindness chain. Lots of times, they don't even realize that we are watching. I think this is a great idea because it visualizes them being kind!

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Sardis does a lot to build community. They all stand by the "Bobcat 5" which are the mottos all students, teachers, and faculty go by. They also have a new Life Skills connections class where they do a "Student of the Week". One student from each class is chosen each week and in the class they work on compliments. The whole class will compliment the student and the student will compliment themselves. The Life Skills teacher is working toward more meaningful compliments, which is so cool to see.

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Students have time to play at recess. My mentor teacher will compliment students and encourage them when they do good. She always asks how every students day is when they first walk into the door. She encourages them to be kind and talks to them one-on-one when they misbehave to correct their behavior.

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My mentor teacher during the first few weeks of school did an "All About Me" paragraph about each of the students. Another way that I have seen community being built is that the students sit in groups instead of individual desks.

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In my classroom, my mentor teacher has a lot of sayings around the classroom about being kind to one another. She also uses it a lot when the students fight and misbehave because being kind is her biggest rule. Her theme in the classroom is also moving mountains. I believe this gives a sense of community within the students and is encouraging.

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Dance breaks where all of the students have fun dancing together, play time, and our students get to share what they are going to do over the weekend

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As a reward, she does Kahoot for vocabulary and lets them pick random names and at the end, she calls out the names and has them stand.

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Longbranch Elementary tries to make the whole school into one large family. They have this system of house colors where the student is given a house color, and it follows them throughout their time in elementary school. This helps brings students of every age together because students can learn from their peer, but also from students who are older or younger than them.

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Showing genuine interest in the lives of the students and their families. This includes asking how their week is and noticing when they are having an off day. There are also many teachers who greet students walking down the hallway and know many of them by name.

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My mentor teacher likes to have the small groups come sit on the carpet to do their lessons. She also has them get in different pairs/groups each time they meet, so they can get to know different people better and see how each student works with each other and their different levels of compatibility.

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On the first day of school, my mentor teacher wrote the morning meeting message with the students about how they are going to have a great school year. After she was done writing it, the students all signed their name on it and my mentor hung it up in the classroom for the students to see.

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The teachers around my school make sure to know most (if not all) kids by name. Just a simple hello and acknowledgement from teachers is bound to make the student's day!

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She is very helpful and encouraging in making sure every student has a chance to speak in class.

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My mentor teacher always makes an effort to greet students as they walk in and gives students a minute or two to tell them about their day.

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My mentor teacher quizzes her students often based on material they are covering. Little "quizzes" where she asks them a question and they answer. Whether the student gets it right or wrong, the teacher praises their effort. Then corrects them if necessary.

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They have house groups so in the classroom there are 4 different groups with 4-6 students in each. This helps them build a community among their peers. Also, the teacher allows certain groups to eat lunch in the class on fridays. Lastly, the teacher always communicates on a personal level with the students in the mornings as they come in.

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One way my mentor teacher has started to build classroom community is by repeating the school mission statement with students during morning announcements. Another way I have seen classroom community built is by the mentor teacher asking the students about their families and about what they did over the weekend.

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asking students about things they have previously talked about in class and remembering details about their lives.

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asking students about things they have previously talked about in class and remembering details about their lives.

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The whole theme of her classroom and the students' work is SuperHeroes. This makes the kids enjoy being in her class, along with makes them feel powerful to be a Reading SuperHero.

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She spends time in the mornings as students enter the classroom asking them about their evening.
She goes to sports events and different things for students.
She constantly communicated with parents.
She spends time with students at recess and connects with them in small groups.

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Giving the kids time to communicate with each other, small groups, and time to play outside at recess