I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful 4 day holiday weekend with your families. Believe it or not, I actually relaxed and avoided school work for most of the time. It was wonderful!
But now, it's back to reality.
I know that I've said this each year, but want to say it again. Many of us enjoy this time of year—shopping for gifts, decorating, baking cookies, etc. For some of our students, this is not a festive time of year due to the financial hardships their families face. It can even get to be a stressful time for these children that hear their parents talk about no money for Christmas or even the possibility of losing electricity. I don’t mean to depress you, but just ask that you keep this in mind and pay attention to these particular students in your class that may be going through hard times.
Events this Week:
Tuesday- Grade Level Meetings in the Data Room
Rock River Reading Council Meeting and Presentation on Text Complexity with the Common Core in the evening (dinner starts at 5:15 pm)
Wednesday-Friday - I will be out of the building all 3 days for a FEMA training (remember those online emergency tests you took last Spring? This will be 3 full days of it...I should be an expert on emergencies by Friday.)
Thursday - Elementary dancers will be performing during half-time at the Varsity BBall game
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Mrs. Bartlett will be taking student made Christmas ornaments to the Juneau Public Library on Thursday, November 29th. The Library tree lighting program is Sunday, December 2nd.
Blogs, Pins & Tweets...Oh my!
- Different ways to use a favorite formative assessment in the classroom: The Exit Slip
- Here's a blog post from @LauraKomos who often writes for the Daily Cafe site. I'm sure many of you can relate to her post talking about the progress her class has made each year since she first started teaching with Daily5/Cafe.
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| Read more HERE how this teacher taught students to "dig deeper" in their writing. |
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