This Week at Estock
December 7-December 11
Be Brave! Entering uncharted territories in CGI Math
Here are my new expectations for math: Be brave. Try new things to meet the needs of your specific learners. Use best practices, such as CGI, Counting Collections, and math warm-ups. Use Math Expressions as a guide, a resource, and support, but feel confident that you can move beyond when you feel ready. Some units, you may need all of Math Expressions. Some units you may conduct a three week Fosnot kit and breeze through the Math Expressions content to fill in the gaps. Please, whatever you do, be brave and take a risk, reflect on what you learned, and then repeat the cycle.
There are brave risk-taking happening all around us. Steve and Kendra are introducing the concept of long division using the Fosnot kits, a math simulation. Jenny, Jessamy, Tara P., Katie F., Pamela, and Cindy are using counting collections to build number sense. Jen is using math centers to meet her kids needs, and incorporating Estimation 180 (daily, practical word problems). When I walk your rooms, I am seeing math talks, number warm-ups, and more. And, when I hear you chatting with each other you are sharing all these ideas, and everyone is learning together. Keep it up- you are awesome!
"As learn our thinking evolves-- we need to adjust as we learn more. Rigor is not rigid."
212: Keeping our School Beautiful
Dates and Activities to Note
November 30 -December 18- Orange Checkpoints for ELA and Math
December 7 - Trimester award winner names to Jenni no later than 4PM.
Attendance data populates on report card
December 9 - Alvarado Reader's and Writer's Workshop visit (BRB, DD, TP, JH, JT, JS, KF, SH)
1:30 SSC #2 (TP, JS, BRB)
December 10 - SOTM/Trait student names to Jenni.
7:25 PBIS Meeting
December 11- Last day for report cards
FIBO Assembly
PE Friday
Talent Show Dress Rehearsals: 12:35-1:20 K, 1, 3, and 5 (Fifth grade on primary lunch)
1:30-2:15 2, 4
December 14 - Report cards due to Beth
11:15 Fire Drill
Trimester awards assembly. Primary 12:40 PM and Upper 1:20 PM.
December 15 - 7:45 or 11:30 Optional Staff Meeting (update on Lambert/Estock merge)
Healthy Smiles Van at Estock
December 16 - Perfect Attendance Parties
1:30 PLC with Lambert
December 17 - Perfect Attendance parties
Healthy Smiles Van at Estock
December 18 - Flag Ceremony 8AM