Early Friday Focus (Oct 22)

Great Things I Noticed This Week:
*Kindergartners learning/practicing how to give feedback to a peer sharing their writing by telling what they noticed in their picture/writing and asking questions to help the writer know what details to add for their reader.
*Heard a 2nd grader (that I know struggles academically) say "I just love writing!"
*Heard a 5th grade parent say how impressed she was with what her child was writing this year and that she wants to write when she comes home from school each day.

Events Next Week:
Wednesday - Workout Wednesday. Please feel free to wear your workout attire and add in some extra exercise with your students to benefit everyone in the room.
*That's all that's on my calendar for all staff...am I forgetting something?

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Please remember to send Birthday students to the office on their special day to pick out a book for their gift.
*I know I probably don't have to remind anyone of this (because you all say how much you lack time to teach what you need to), please make sure that any special Halloween classroom activities/parties are just an event and not a half-day ordeal. The more you get out of the regular routine, the more your students will (and then you'll be counting down the minutes until 3:00!)
*My November principal's newsletter (on the back of the calendar) is all about math facts/fluency, but also references the parent letters in Math Expressions. Please make sure to send those home as they come up through the units. While Math Expressions is no longer new to you or your students, it is likely the parents first time with ____th grade Math Expressions.
*Just a heads-up that we will be collecting non-perishable food items during November to donate to the Gathering Source.

Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!
*Introducing Daily 5 to Parents
*For Connected Educators month I had this blog post published on the Corwin Connect blog: Being a  Connected Educator - Better Than a Top 5

Read about Student Produced Strategy Cards HERE