Students and staff at Morse Pond are celebrating No Guff Week in an amazing way – check out this video!! I am blown away by the amount of cooperation and teamwork it must take to organize such a big project. …
Book Talk Advice
Students in Room 204 spent our time in the computer lab today, reviewing past book talks. Back in the classroom, we talked about what we learned, and came up with a list of advice for future book-talkers. Check it out!!…
Parent Reflections
Today I’ve sent an assignment home for parents to do! We’re at the halfway mark in the year, and I would like your input. The attached form asks questions to see how you think your child is progressing in mathematics. …
Book Talks on the Horizon
Soon we will begin Book Talks. We will be having presentations on a rotating basis. Each student is assigned a “season” (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) Each week, a different season will be assigned to present on Fridays. We will begin…
We Are Multiplying!
Students in Room 204 have been working VERY hard to memorize their multiplication facts from 0-10. We are working together to track our progress along the way. When EVERY student passes a particular Times Table, we add to our all-class…
Fridays are Fabulous!
I don’t have time to log everything that we did today – but I thought I’d at least start with what we saw this morning. I showed the students a video made in Finland – and they were intrigued. In…
Great Expectations
Recently, I organized my hope chest, and came across my third grade report card. I loved school, and it was in third grade that I decided to become a teacher. As I looked at my grades, I couldn’t help but…
A New Year, A New Beginning
Vacationing Along…
WHEW!!!! What a DAY!!!!
I am EXHAUSTED. EX-HAUS-TED!!!!!! We squeezed in so many activities today, with all kinds of fun, that I can’t even see straight anymore!!! Let’s see if I can relay the day in some way…. 🙂 Morning Routine – Schoolhouse Rock!…