Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*Students in quick partner discussions to predict what will happen next in their read-aloud book.
*A 1:1 conference with a student about their MAP score, highlighting the areas of strength and then helping the student to create a plan to improve their area for growth.
*1st graders meeting with their writing partners to share with each other what they thought was their best piece of writing so far and what made it their best (after they had seen good examples).
*I overheard one student quietly say "I'm done" during writer's workshop and his neighbor said, "well you can start writing another one or add more details."
* I wish we could have somehow measured the amount of typical writing per student last year to this year to have data, because when I'm in classrooms I am impressed across all grade levels in seeing the amount of writing by students.
Events Today/Next Week:
Today - 1:10 Homecoming Assembly, 2:20 Dismissal (you are free to leave AFTER the buses leave), 4:00 parade line-up, 4:30 parade
Monday - at 2:45pm I plan to announce the students of the month-please send them down for their pictures.
-evening 6pm parent digital citizenship presentation...please remind your students that parents can be entered in a drawing for an iPad mini for attending! :)
Tuesday - Picture Retake Day (on the stage)
*No Meeting (see notes below)
Wednesday - I'll be gone at a DPI event
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*No staff meetings next week. Those were originally put on the calendar for on-demand writing norming, but we're already done. You can feel free to use this extra calendar space to meet as a grade level team or go to Tech Tuesday at 3:15 in the KASCADE room.
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!
*Whole-Class Instruction...Then and Now (comparing Basal to Daily 5)
*Great Picture Books to Teach Tough Questions
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