Great Things I Noticed This Week:
*A reading mini-lesson on creating a mental image for comprehension and then had students apply the own strategy to their good fit books, writing down the 3-5 descriptive sentences that helped them create a mental image as they read. (Just imagine how this can also transfer to their writing)
*Students watching a video of the author, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, talk about her writing of Fish in a Tree for the Global Read Aloud. What the author had to say connected nicely with their current writing in writers workshop!
*Students practicing their math facts with partners and then recording their individual scores of correct facts on a chart to track their progress each day (what a great way to build intrinsic motivation for mastering those facts!).
Events Next Week:
Tuesday - staff flu shot clinic after school
Wednesday - 3:10 Staff Meeting in the IMC
(I'll be out of the building at CESA 6 for most of the day, but will be back in time for the meeting)
Thursday - Last day of the quarter
Friday - Grades due by 8AM (report cards will be printed and put in your mailbox, hopefully by lunch/recess. Report cards will be distributed on Tuesday, November 10th)
"Nuts & Bolts Notes"
*For Wednesday's staff meeting, please bring your laptops. Our agenda will include SMART Notebook update info from Christina and discussion on WIN/RTI at the elementary.
*Edcamp Beaver Dam is Saturday, November 7th and a great opportunity for professional learning. You can find out more and register at: http://edcampbd.blogspot.com/ I'm looking forward to attending an Edcamp so close to home (I've traveled all the way to Chicago for one before!)
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!!
*10 Not So Obvious Quotes for Teachers
*3 Things Students Desire to Hear From Their Teachers
*@ChristinaNosek
"When you teach reading, you are teaching something that is largely invisible" Why lifting the level of talk is critical! #RUOS #TCRWP
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