Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Thank you to Liz and to all of the teachers that participated in SST meetings last week! It was a busy week, but it was nice to hear of the progress that many of our students are making. 2nd graders were excited to review their responses to… Read more March 1-5
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Preschool students were using pictures to sequence The Three Little Pigs. Students had to justify the placement of the picture. When sharing their answers students used vocabulary from the story and it was clear that reading comprehension is taking place. Students in 2nd grade were researching facts about… Read more February 22-26
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” We observed evidence of many teachers utilizing the platforms discussed and shared during our Edcamp two weeks ago. For example, in one 2nd grade class, students were ready and excited to use Nearpod for the first time. Thanks to everyone for sharing their expertise and for implementing… Read more February 16-19
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Our Kinder team has been working diligently this year on refining their writing instruction. As you can imagine, teaching writing to Kinder students via Zoom is difficult. Three of our Kinder classes were working hard to implement new procedures and strategies. Thank you for your dedication to… Read more February 9-12
* We have quite a few links embedded in this week’s memo. Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” This virtual rekenrek is the next best thing to seeing one in person. It was being utilized from didax.com as small groups of students unmuted themselves to help count groups of ten (and build… Read more February 1-5
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” A big thanks to Emily, Melissa, and Lizbeth for agreeing to demo lessons last week! It can be nerve-wracking, but there is so much we are able to learn from one another. Thank you, ladies! Preschool students read The Mitten as a class. Students orally shared their favorite part… Read more January 25-29
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Our very first virtual Spelling Bee turned out to be a very nice event! Thank you to our judges, Kim and Liz O., and to Lindsay, for her organizational prowess. Teaching is exhausting, but I can only imagine that teaching online adds another layer of exhaustion. Without… Read more January 19-22
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” One of the themes we observed this week was a purposeful use of the chat to support student engagement, as a means to check for understanding, and to ensure accountability for all students to respond! Before reading Rosie’s Walk, preschool students identified the cover and spine of… Read more January 11-15
Welcome back ! Two weeks of vacation never seem enough, but I’m always grateful that we are given this amount of time. Due to our circumstances, my two weeks were spent cleaning out the garage, taking down Christmas decorations, going to the mountains, drinking boba, and doing other odds and ends around the house. … Read more January 4-8
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” As Kindergarten students were reading a story in their class, students were placed in a breakout room with a parent volunteer to help facilitate a discussion to check for understanding. Three carefully crafted prompts were presented for the students to discuss during their breakout room. The students… Read more December 14-17