Great Things I Noticed This Week:
- A class spent 10 minutes talking in partners around the room to share what they were currently reading and about a book they would like to read next (and why). This helped students to make sure they all had their "to read" list full of titles before going to the library.
- A class practiced time problems in IXL for a couple days and then were sent the IXL login information home (yes, again). This week the teacher got the auto-report from IXL that her students practiced 20 hours OUTSIDE of the school day!
- A group of 5th graders came to me with a business proposal: they plan to custom-make book corner bookmarks so that no pages ever get "dog eared" and donate the money for a good cause. They had quite the sales pitch...I'm sure you'll hear more about this in the near future.
- Great ideas shared in the iPad sessions and Tech Showcase on Monday. I also got to enjoy seeing some Voki presentations in 3rd grade. If you're wondering what Voki is, here's an example (you have to click the play button):
Events this Week: Read Across America Week
4-7:30 P/T conferences
Tuesday-Wear red, white and blue
Grade Level Meetings (sent email yesterday with details to talk about writing)
Guest Author Speaker Michael Scotto 9:00-9:45 for K-2, 10:00-10:45 for 3-5
Wednesday-Dress up like a character from your favorite book
Thursday-Pajama Day
Family Read-In Night 6:00-7:00pm
Friday-Hat Day
Limo ride for students that sold over 20 items in the fundraiser (email was sent out with details)
"Nuts&Bolts" Notes
- Kohl's Field Trip grant brochures are up on the bulletin board in the staff lounge. Looks like a great opportunity.
- The Juneau Public Library is having a book/rummage sale February 25-March 1st. They said they will have children's non-fiction there.
Blogs, Pins & Tweets...Oh My!
-Great blog post: Helping Students Plan Their Writing
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| Free printables in this post to use this for shared reading in primary grades. |
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