#sanfordbookpushers
oct 13
uPcoming events
Oct 16 Talent Ed first 3 items due
Observational Look For's-this focus continues from last week
-Learning Targets that include a verb, the content/skill, and activity.
-Students beginning to communicate the learning target of the activity.
-Formative assessment is evident
Colleen Dwyer's first grade morning meeting
Morning meetings should occur daily in every classroom and be well established. The goal is that they help build a classroom community.
The "dots" art display by Nicole Piland in the lobby.
Great job by Val in coordinating the All Pro Dads breakfast. It was an awesome event
A first grade book pusher in a seating option he prefers
Flexible Seating: Keep in mind the goal this year: Double your flexible seating options from the year before
Look around your room: do you provide flexible seating options? How can you provide more? There are many rooms in the building that you can visit to get ideas.
Comfortable bookpushers read
Jessica Gibson's second grade class making bundles of tens with remaining loose ones as part of their Candy Factory.
This is what math looks like after small group-from Georgia Estes classroom.
Every math lesson, every math concept has manipulatives or scaffolds that can support it---every lesson you plan should include reference to the manipulative and/or scaffold that can support the concept. These can come out of your grade level planning.
Third graders in Brittany Fiscus class reading their sentences in small group to support thier high frequency word knowledge
Behind the scenes: The production team working with Suzie as they will soon begin recording Book Reviews for the morning show and to be posted online.
Next steps:
- Suzie is sending out more information in the upcoming days.
- Teachers will notify Suzie and I by email that a student is ready (has already presented in class) to record their Book Review and an appointment in the studio will be set.