Great things I noticed the week before spring break:
*One class celebrating because all students met their rocket math goal for the month
*During Daily 5 check-in students shared their goal and how they did on it
*A literacy mini lesson on using a table of contents and then all students applied what they were learning about using a table of contents to a non fiction book they chose to read before the lesson
*After an ongoing author study in 5K many students were writing their own stories with the same characters during their work on writing time
*5th graders learned about technical colleges with a visit from Moraine Park.
*When 5k students were called back to the carpet and asked why, one of them said it was because they were "interacting with each other"....I just love hearing the vocabulary even our youngest students are using!
Tuesday- Grades due! I will be printing report cards at 7:00 AM. Please make sure to give Sarah your On a Roll and Honor Roll names so she can make certificates. The parent invitations are in the mail room for you to send home with report cards.
Wednesday-Student Fundraiser Packets due
I will be gone all day for the DPI Teacher Design Committee (this is the work group developing the rubric to evaluate teacher practice).
Thursday- Report cards go home (w/ Assembly invitations)
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes
*For Tuesday Newsday we'll be sending parent letters home that give them the opportunity to share their input on class placement for next year. This is the same letter that we've used for the past few years and can be found here. When these return you can either hold on to them until your grade level works on class placements or put them in my mailbox and I'll hold on to them for those meetings.
*I am planning a Volunteer Recognition Tea again this year for Friday, May 4 at 9:00 in the Commons. Please email me the names of any parents/community members (not MS/HS students) that have volunteered in your room this year. We will again be having students in your class make/sign thank you cards that will be delivered to the Volunteers on this day. Closer to the date, I will be seeking help in bringing treats for the tea. Let me know if you have other great ideas to honor our
volunteers.
*We have been invited to participate in a week long Summer Institutes being offered July 30-August 3 (in Appleton) through the Wisconsin Statewide Mathematics initiative (WSMI). The purpose of the institute is to provide K-12 mathematics professional development that is based on the Common Core State Standards of Mathematics. Each invited district is encouraged to send a TEAM OF FOUR teachers, one per grade band (K-2, 3-6, 6-8 and 9-12). Additionally, an administrator is required to attend as a member of the team. Please let me know if you would be interested and willing to attend (or if you have any questions about it before deciding).
*Starting next week the announcements will include "Where in the U.S. is Troy the Trojan?" Troy the Trojan will be "traveling" to a mystery state each week. Each day will have a clue for his location and we will announce his state on Friday. This will just be for a few minutes of fun US trivia to see if your students can figure it out. Let me know if you have any state/clue ideas, because I only have next week's figured out!*Here's a neat teacher website that shows math charts that I found on Pinterest.
*The video below is an oldie, but a goodie!
Remember, you have the ability to make an incredible impact on each and every student you come in contact with on a daily basis. What you say and do has such a huge impact on your students. You may never know how much you inspire your students, but please know that you do! Please take a moment to watch this video below & revisit it when needed. What we have is a gift.
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