Great things I noticed last week:
*I've seen the "turn and talk" strategy used a number of times in classrooms across the grade levels. This is an effective strategy for student engagement, because all students are required to participate and process what they're learning. This is also a way to meet the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Speaking & Listening.
*Everyone did an amazing job to help Grandparents Day be a successful again (as always). The committee put in a lot of work to organize it, but I know that everyone had a part in helping to prepare, whether it was with student work in the classrooms or running to help set up last minute tasks before they arrived. I heard numerous positive comments as our special guests were leaving the building on Friday.
Events this week:
Monday - Mentors Meeting
Tuesday - Mayville teachers will be here in a few classrooms to see Daily 5/Cafe
Wednesday- Elementary Olympic day--J. Garland emailed all the details for this fun!
-DART for 4K/5K in the morning and 1st Grade in the afternoon (please help those 1st grade guest teachers if they look lost at Olympic day)
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Please add Wednesday, May 16th Elementary Staff Meeting to your calendars so that everyone can share out your vocabulary strategies from our last PD session.
*At our May 23rd Meeting we will be working on class lists for next year. Yes, all of us at one time in one room. This way all of the specials teachers, special ed and pupil services staff will be available to help give input as well.
Neat Ideas I Discovered on Pinterest Last Week:
Class incentive tracker:
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