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The Scholastic Book Fair is here! There is “Snow Much To Read!” The book fair is open Monday, Nov 11- Friday, Nov 15 from 7:30-3:30 each day. It will also be open during Donuts for Grownups. Thank you for being so supportive of our book fair.
BFF(Book Friend Fridays) Club-1st, 4th, and 5th grade teachers please remind and encourage your students to be part of the BFF Club on Friday mornings in the LLC. 1st graders are paired with the older students to read to become 100 Book Club Members. All of these students will benefit from this opportunity.
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Students gain invaluable skills that prepare them for problem solving in a digital world.
Need Assistance form-collaboration, read aloud, book talks, reader’s advisory, makerspace projects, extra set of hands, mental moment, etc.
Counselors' Corner
Dear Teachers,
Just a friendly reminder that if we are called out of a classroom, it is an emergency that cannot wait. This has happened on several occasions and we understand it may be frustrating. We will reschedule your class as soon as possible.
Also, If a student requests to see the counselor please have them fill out the referral forms and put them in our mailboxes on our doors. If it is something where the student needs to be seen that day ( not an emergency), please email your classroom counselor. As always, please remember we are here for you and our students.
Have a great week! Angela, Ruth, and Elizabeth
ARTICLES OF INTEREST:
Why it's so hard for Teachers to Take Care of Themselves (and 4 ways to start)!
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/teacher-self-care/
ADHD in Girls: Why It's Ignored and Why It's Dangerous
Math
Have you tried Which One Doesn't Belong (or Eliminate It!) with your kids? This is a great way to get kids discussing their reasoning and logic behind making certain choices. Here is a document with LOTS of examples you could pull from. They are grouped by grade but some may work at different levels. Check it out and give some a try with your kiddos. You may be amazed at their thinking.
You can also check out https://wodb.ca/ for additional examples.
Literacy Corner
For our Collaborative Conversation on Monday please bring your class set of the latest reading running record. We will be using them in our PD.
K5 teachers, you will be working with 1st grade teachers' running records.
Thank you!! Can't wait for our learning together!!
RTI
Hello! We will have our CONNECT meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13th during your planning time in room 313. This is a time for classroom teachers to meet with interventionist to discuss our striving readers and their progress thus far in school. Please bring your conferring notes, latest reading record, etc. and be prepared to speak to the reading behaviors that you are seeing in your striving readers. Interventionist will not see our RTI friends on Wednesday. We are looking forward to our time together!
