Today Maksim reached a milestone in XtraMath – he was able to complete all of his addition facts in under three seconds each. His efforts resulted in a completion certificate, and now he’s off to subtraction!! Nicely done!
The New England Home for Little Centipedes
It seems that centipedes love visiting Room 204! Last year, Caitlin found one playing in our sink. We had another one scurry across the floor during ELA this morning, which sent me running for our Critter Cage. We spent the…
Freshwater Floats. Seawater Sinks.
What an AWESOME day we had today in Room 204!!!! We were lucky enough to connect with Milo’s dad, who is currently floating around on The Knorr about 800 miles from the coast of South America. He is a scientist…
You Can Make More Light
I am a FableVision Ambassador, and this morning I received the following poster from them. I thought it was worth sharing. I hope you are all enjoying vacation with your families as I am, and I will see you soon!
It’s Not Easy, Being Green
Our old friend, Kermit the Frog says: “Green’s the color of spring. And green can be cool and friendly-like. And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree”. While he was…
Reading is FUNdamental!
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss For the 2nd year in a row, I just logged off of the Scholastic Book Clubs website, where I…
Scaffolding Supports Students
scaffolding: “A teaching strategy in which instruction begins at a level encouraging students’ success and provides the right amount of support to move students to a higher level of understanding. “ ~http://gse.berkeley.edu As teachers, we try very hard to instill…
100K!!
Here I was, all prepared to create a post tonight, encouraging folks to visit our blog. I figured it would take another month or so to reach the 100,000-visitor mark. SURPRISE, Suzy, you silly girl!! I opened our ClustrMap this…
A Purposeful Break
You will notice that our homework this week is a little different. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, and students in Room 204 will get a chance to enjoy the change of pace. Homework is an important part of school, but…
Set Up for Success!
Last week I wrote about all of the strategies we are using at school to help us prepare for the upcoming MCAS. This week, I’m giving you some suggestions for what can be done at home to set your child…