Compass Classroom News
September 5, 2014
Thank You!
Also, thank you for your support! We appreciate all the ways you support us in the Compass Classroom. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions you have. It is our goal to partner with you so that we can do what is best for the students in our classroom.
Skills We Are Working On
- Being safe with technology. We are starting to use our classroom's devices! More information will go home when we are ready to be full-blown BYOD.
- We started reading assessments this week and reading groups will be starting soon!
- We continue to work on being proactive - you are in charge of you! Check out our website's blog for more information.
- Having a flexible brain. Also, check out the blog on our website.
- Place value, counting, and addition/subtraction to 20
- Plant and animal needs
- Individual goal tracking. Right now we are tracking math and behavior
What to Expect Next Week
- More and more technology!
- Growth Mindset
- Stars and Stairs
*We have an early release day on Wednesday. Dismissal will begin at 1:15.
Next Week's Specials Rotation
Monday - Music
Tuesday - P.E.Wednesday - Art
Thursday - Art
Friday - Leadership Skills
Library
Show and Tell
Starting next Friday (September 12th), students will be allowed to bring one item from home to share. This item must be able to fit inside of their backpacks. If the item is small (a Littlest Pet Shop figure, for example), students may bring more than one as long as they fit inside of a small pencil pouch.
Students will bring the items to school, share them with their classmates in the Compass Classroom, and then invite a friend from their grade level classroom to share with them.
We are excited to help students build relationships with their classmates! Please let us know if you have any questions!
Our Class Behavior Goal
This week it has been a bit harder to meet our goal. During a given time in our day (15 - 20 minutes), we can only have 4 shout-outs. If we have more then we do not make progress toward our goal.
Our Goals for Students
1. We want them to be safe.
2. We want them to make friends.
3. We want them to learn.
It is important to us to have high, but realistic, expectations for students. We want them to get to be with their grade level class as much as possible - when they are ready. This timeline is different for each child in our class. Our school district's mission is "Preparing EACH student for a successful and meaningful life." This is something we are all striving and working for.