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Great Things I Noticed this Week:
- Students across the grade levels writing informational pieces. It has been very interesting for me to see how our students are all doing the same kind of writing work, but at different levels in each grade level. We have students that are very interested in their topics, learning more about them and seem very interested to be writing about them.
- A grandparent shared that while they in an unexpected situation her grandson told her this would be an experience for him to write about...she heard what we've been working on and can see just from this experience how our students see themselves as authors and can find moments in their life to be able to write about!
- I saw several times throughout the day where teachers are sneaking in extra minutes of learning time:
- Snack break for read aloud, practicing math facts and practicing spelling (those were different rooms, not all at once!)
- Reviewing vocabulary words while waiting in the hallway for a specials class.
Events Next Week:
Monday - I will have a "shadow" with me on Monday (a teacher completing some of her principal practicum hours). She's excited to join me to see the great things happening here at Dodgeland!
Tuesday - 2:00pm K/2/4th grades music concert rehearsal. Concert is at 6:30pm.
Thursday - Badger attire day
Friday - Early Dismissal 12:20 (Lunch/Recess is changed to 11:00-12:00) for Report/Planning
*Grades will be due by Monday, Jan 25th at 7:30
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Mark your calendars for the annual Art Show on Tuesday, March 8 4:00-6:00pm. Parents love coming to see the incredible art work/projects that our students have created with the chance to order products with their work on it. It would be great if students could also do one piece in your classrooms that ties in with what they're already learning (the sky's the limit here) to also have on display. Just please make sure you read Mr. Mane's email for the criteria, because it does have to be a specific size with no glitter or other stuff that could affect it being scanned into a machine.
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!!
*Close Reading Like a Genius -you all know that I love the Big Bang Theory and this blog post uses a scene from the show to how they are close reading (plus, how can I pass up watching the Big Bang Theory again?!)
*@jimknight99 Empathy is at the heart of it all, don’t you think? Without empathy there’s no learning, no relationship.
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