Finish Up Fridays & Procedures

You might hear your child talk about Finish Up Fridays. Here's the scoop on that! On Fridays, at various times in our schedule, the children finish any work they have not completed during the week. The hope is that there will not be a lot of work to do on these days but rather just a few items to finish. This is a great way to manage the student's progress throughout the week and teach them about time management.

In the beginning of the year, we might have several friends who will have a significant amount of work to do. As you can imagine, these friends are very surprised to see all the work left for them to finish. As a result of this, they might miss part or all of "free choice centers" during our literacy block. Sometimes too much talking to our neighbor causes us to have lots of work to finish on Fridays. I don’t mind the children visiting at all while they work. Finish up Fridays are just motivation and reminders that being productive is important as well. This also allows me some time to work more one-on-one with students that need help or guidance on a certain skill as well as staying on-task.

In addition, I am a stickler for every child doing their best work which many times is very different from child to child. As I check work, some friends may have to make multiple trips back to their table to redo or add to their work. Please know that it is never my intention to frustrate any child. I will academically push your child and they might be uncomfortable. I appreciate your trust in me to never push them too far. My motto is "always do your best" and "I'm not sure, but I will try" - that includes our behavior and work as well. Very soon I anticipate Fridays will be their favorite day of the week because it is a well earned treat for working hard all week!