Technically Invisible

I just returned from a week at sea. We booked a last-minute cruise out of NYC, and enjoyed a wonderful trip together as a family.  It was the first time I was completely “unplugged” in a long time.  That’s right…

This week we took the plunge and started using Class Dojo. We  keep track of our behavior as a team – Warm Fuzzies earn us extra minutes of Fun Friday Free Time, and our negative minutes are also tracked.  Some…

Friday was a sad day in Room 204.  It was the last day our high school volunteer, Rachel, would be in our classroom.  We can’t believe how quickly these past few months have flown by, as it seems like just…

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…

When we started our day, little did we know that we would receive our class anoles!!  Check out the video, which describes our day a bit… Here’s Mrs. Brooks, holding Vicky, our smaller male anole 🙂

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…

I thought I would share your clever children…  On Fridays, I’ve let them start manipulating their names on the SMARTBoard.  Not only are they rotating, but they are now resizing, as well.  Fridays are too, too fun, hee hee!!

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…

Boy – the buzzword in third grade is MCAS.  To ease anxiety and to help prepare Room 309 students, we have been doing a number of things. During Morning Meeting, we now allow 3 questions from students about MCAS (sometimes…