Great Things I Noticed Last Week:
*Students writing academic & social goals on the backs of their progress reports and then conferencing with the teacher 1:1 to make more specific goals (instead of just "do better in math")
*5K students starting out read-to-someone quietly with partners by doing rock, paper, scissors to decide who would go first
*Heard 5th graders groan when they Daily 5 chimes rang, because they didn't want to stop reading/writing!
*Heard many great comments from the K-2 teachers visiting from Mayville last week to see Daily 5/Cafe in action. It's amazing to think back to when we wanted to see Daily 5/Cafe in other schools and now WE are that school! :)
*At lunch time a table of 4th graders were playing a quiet game of "10" that they have previously played during their class meeting.
Events this Week:
Monday - Probationary Teachers meeting at 3:05 in the Media Center
Tuesday - I may or may not be here (scheduled for my first of four days of jury duty this month)
Family Fun Night is 5:00-7:00 We are in DESPERATE need for help running the booths. Here's the google doc sign up sheet. PLEASE HELP US!!!!! Bring your spouse, kids, parents, whoever...we need help!
Students that sold 25 or more items in the fundraiser will get their limo ride sometime between 11:00-12:30 on Tuesday. Teachers with students going on the ride have been emailed a schedule.
Wednesday - 4th grade Biography Fair in the commons 1:45-2:45
-Elementary Professional Learning meeting--this is for all of you to share the vocab strategies that you learned in your PLC groups at our last PD session
Thursday - Professional Development (we will be working on the CCSS for math--more details to come)
Friday - 3rd and 5th grade field trips (Staff Social Lunch is being rescheduled)
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*We will be meeting next week Wednesday, May 23rd to work on class placements for next year. I will get more blank student profile cards to put in the mailroom and pass out the cards used from last year.
*I will be sending you another email this week with a link to a survey to complete to give your feedback on me as a principal. I appreciate your time in completing this to help me reflect on how I can grow professionally.
*Here's a couple of online articles with end of year ideas:
20 End of the Year Reflection Questions for Students
A variety of end of year reflective activities for students
Neat Ideas I Discovered on Pinterest Last Week
(let me know if you find something you want me to share!)
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| Learn more about math journals in this post |
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| Learn how this is used in a 1st grade classroom in this post |
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| Click HERE to get the list of Brain Breaks to use with your students |
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