*Mrs. Petersen spent some time giving book talks on some of the books in the classroom library to get readers "hooked" into new book choices.
*A student in Mrs. Harnisch's class stopped me and asked if he could share something interesting that he learned in his read to self book that day.
*5K team started WIN groups already this week
*Many classes were so focused on what they were reading that when I came in the room NO ONE noticed!
*A 4th grader (who has been here since 4K) walking with me for a while during the walkathon said, "I think I really like this school." :)
Events this week: HOMECOMING
Monday - Colors Day
Tuesday - Team Day
Tech Tuesday meeting after school in Christina Abegglen's room. This entire Tech Tuesday will be on the SMARTBoards (since I know that's what you need/want right now!). The agenda includes: reviewing the tools/tabs and ways to create interactive lessons: click and reveal, move and reveal, erase and reveal, creating movable charts/labeling activities, basic creation of a math lesson that includes pdf's and websites. If there's still time she'll show basic searching to find ideas/pre-made lessons.
Wednesday - Hat/Tie Day
Professional Development Meeting at 3:05 (location to be determined). Please bring your reflection journals. Here is the agenda--please feel free to add your concerns/resources to it!Thursday - Backwards Day
Hopefully we will get into the gym to practice our surprise for the Homecoming Assembly--I'll let you know as soon as I have that coordinated with Mr. Miller
Friday - School Spirit Day (Wear your new American Treasures t-shirts!)
Lunch time TODAY is 11:55-12:55 so you can take your students right to the gym for the assembly from lunch/recess.
Pep Assembly is 1:00
Early Release-2:30, parade starts at 4:00
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes (My apologies, but there are several):
**For Wednesday's PD Meeting we are discussing "barometer children" and helping each other problem solve. I hope you've been jotting down some of your reflections in your journals (even if they aren't specific to Barometer children). Here are some other things to think about before Wednesday: --Are there consistencies from day to day with the barometer
children (i.e., behaviors, places they sit, who they
might be sitting near, book choice)? --Are there things that could be done to help those children
read for longer periods? Please feel free to add any concerns/barriers you are currently experiencing to the agenda for Wednesday. This is a google doc that you can all edit in without logging in.
**The Sisters have published an UPDATED CAFE MENU on their website. Nothing has really changed, except they've just highlighted the most important literacy strategies that students should have first. These are the skills that readers use with automaticity. You can find their detailed description HERE.
**When you are meeting in your Grade Level PLC's I give permission for you to not feel like you ahve to write a response to each section of the meeting form. I trust that your focus is on student learning and understand that you won't always discuss every part of that form--it is just a tool to keep the focus on student learning. Just a reminder for your next PLC meeting you are discussing the Literacy Beliefs and will go to http://bit.ly/dodgelandplcnotes
**If your grade level plans to use POPS t-shirts for prizes this year--please see Sarah or Marie. There have been many unused shirts for quite some time, if no one is going to use them we are going to put them in the school store.
**I've added 2 sections to the elementary web page to feature student art work and student work from the classrooms. I want to continue to feature student work on this page and have it be a site parents check frequently. If you have something for me to add to it, please let me know! The URL for the website is long, but I made a shortcut: http://bit.ly/DodgelandElementary (D and E must be capitalized)
**If you want any books added to the school library, just email Peter Pendleton and he will make sure to grant your book wishes!
**Now that classes have built independence and stamina, when I visit your rooms I would love to randomly sit next to a student and quietly confer with them. If you are not comfortable with me doing this, it is completely fine for you to just let me know now and I will make note not to confer with students when I come to your room.
**Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 8th (4:00-6:00pm) for our first elementary art show! Mr. Mane's classes in October will be creating the art work that will be on display and then will also serve as our fundraiser this year. Parents will be able to order almost anything with their child's artwork on it in time for holiday gifts for family. Teachers will not have to stay for the art show (we will either have it in the gym or the commons), but we would love for you to stop in at some point if you can. If you have any ideas to help make our first art show a success, please let Mr. Mane or me know.
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