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Nov 8, 2012

Friday Focus -

Great things I Noticed this Week (small list due to testing...my apologies):
  • Focus on manners in the classroom after the Hal Urban Book Discussion. 
  • When Mrs. Thompson helped out with testing on Tuesday she mentioned the please/thank-you's from students when she passed out snacks!
  • Relating students' fishing expertise to writing...you're fishing for readers as you write.  Just like you put bait on a hook to lure fish in, you need to write an opening line to lure readers in.
Events Next Week:
Monday - 3/4th grade teachers visit Appleton (more details to be emailed)
Veterans Day Assembly at 9:30 in the HS Gym
Tuesday - Grade Level Meetings Day
Report Cards to be distributed
Wednesday - Effectiveness Project Q/A's on the differences for Educational Specialists in Jenny's room at 3:05
Thursday - 1/2nd grade teachers visit Appleton in AM, 5K/5th grade in the PM (more details to be emailed)
Friday - Staff Social Lunch (4th grade/Cleary)
1st Quarter Dodgeland Pride Assembly 2:00 pm

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Just a reminder that we will be talking about the article "Keeping the Mini back in Mini-Lessons" at the grade level meetings.
*THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! For your flexibility in making guest teacher plans to go to Appleton next week. I know it's not the best timing, but our best chance to see Math Expressions in action before our PD day on the 21st.  I appreciate all your hard work in learning with this new math program (and everything else, of course!)
*The WKCE test is officially over, however, I'll still be involved with in completing make-up testing for absent students in grades 3-8/10.

Pins, Blogs, and Tweets...Oh My!
 *Just in case you missed this in last week's Daily 5 Tip of the Week Newsletter, go HERE for the personal CAFE menu for students to fill out.
*Video clip on stating the objective at the start of the lesson (I've actually seen similar practices in several classrooms):


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