STARS News
RISD Academy
Week of January 22-26, 2018
Morning Duty
The following staff members have morning duty this week starting at 7:15am.
Auditorium
- McGee (3rd)
- Powell (Music)
- Jutton/Cox M/W/F (Art/Music)
Cafeteria
- Dunklin (5th)
- Contreras (1st)
- Hall (6th)
Gym
- Boza (1st)
- Olibrice (2nd)
Front Drive
- Waldon (CRS)
North Drive
- McCoy (SpEd)
The power of Anchor Charts
What are anchor charts?
- Anchor charts build a culture of literacy in the classroom, as teachers and students make thinking visible by recording content, strategies, processes, cues, and guidelines during the learning process.
- Posting anchor charts keeps relevant and current learning accessible to students to remind them of prior learning and to enable them to make connections as new learning happens.
- Students refer to the charts and use them as tools as they answer questions, expand ideas, or contribute to discussions and problem-solving in class.
Anchor Chart Basics….
Anchor charts are co-created within the context of a lesson or over a series of lessons. If an anchor chart is not co-created, it is destined to become wallpaper.
The teacher and the students negotiate the language of the chart. The teacher acts as a scribe, capturing the students' actual words.
RISD Bilingual Expectation:
The walls in the classroom should reflect instruction in both languages. If a student is struggling in any language, he/she should be able to use the walls for visual support (anchor charts, labels, visuals).