Principal for a day! – Learning in Technicolor

My guest blogger today is Alecia, a sixth grade student at our school who entered a raffle drawing to win the prize of Principal for the Day…. and what a fantastic prize it turned out to be, not just for Alecia, but for me. 🙂 Alecia has been a strong presence in our building today, observing classrooms, interacting with students, completing fun tasks like student birthday cards and helping me prepare for our Students Rebuild paper crane project for Japan, as well as serving as photographer for our 10-Picture Tour!

Here are Alecia’s photos, with descriptions of why she chose to showcase these areas of our school, as well as some reflections about what it’s like to be a principal! Thanks for a great day, Alecia!

1. Our main entrance - I picked this picture because this is where we come in and out of the school from.

2. Our library - I like this picture because this is where we do our research.

3. Our art room - I choose the art room because this is where we do our crafts.

4. Our multi-purpose room - The multi-purpose room is were we do multiple activities such as gym, music performances, and it turns into our cafeteria at lunch time.

5. Our wall of teachers - I choose the wall of teachers because it shows who works in our building.

6. Our front showcase - I choose the front showcase because it just shows an Easter/spring theme.

7. Our quilt - I like the quilt because it welcomes you to Bowmansville.

8. Our hallways -The hallways were chosen because they show student work!

9. Our computer lab - I picked the computer lab because it shows the students hard at work.

IMAG0558 — 10. Our mural - Everyone in our school got to help make the mural by placing a tile on the project.

Alecia ~ what did you enjoy about your day as a principal? What did you learn? What advice do you have for anyone who wishes to become a principal?

I enjoyed being a principal. It is really fun just to go around and see what other kids are working on and just to be able to be in charge of the school is really cool! Some advice I have for people who want to be a principal is just to be understanding with children and have fun!

4 Replies to “Principal for a day!”

Great job Alecia!!! It was pretty amazing that you had this opportunity. I am a principal in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada and it is amazing to see another school. I really appreciate you sharing the pictures with everyone. I have a question though…what do you think the best part of being a principal is?

What a great day Alecia!! I teach sixth grade in Berks County, PA. My students would LOVE to win a day as principal. You have a beautiful building and a kind leader with which to share it. What do you think is the hardest part about being a principal? Thank you for sharing your experience!!! 🙂

Great idea. I’ll borrow it too!

Kind regards,

Han de Jonge
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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