Monday March 3rd, 2014

Duties for the week:
     AM Bus: Jacobson
                  Triner
                  Simson
     PM Bus:  Hammond
                  Osborn
                  Sweet
     Lounge: Kenyon

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

March 3rd, 2014- Monday- RTI

March 5th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

March 5th, 2014- Wednesday- Tech Coach All Day

March 6th, 2014- Thursday- Picture Day

March 7th, 2014- Friday- PTA Meeting at 11:45 am. 

This week is Dr. Seuss Week. We will have guest readers visiting, so please help them feel welcomed. Please also remind students about being respectful towards our guests. 

Please remember that Tyler is coming on Wednesday. This is a perfect opportunity to check in about assessments in schoolnet, iPad questions, blended learning centers, or any other technology questions that you have. If you have a specific time you are interested in on Wednesday, you can email him. 

Please also remember to sign up on the sheets asking where you went to college. 

We are on to March! Just three months of school left. 



                                                  

Friday February 28th, 2014

We have the dates for Title 1 summer school set. Students will start on Monday July 21st and end on August 13th. You can sign up for email updates just like with our staff blog.

Summer School Blog

Please remember that time cards are due tomorrow, first thing in the morning.

Thursday February 27th, 2014

Great job to all to everybody who presented powerpoints and information at the staff meeting! Not only are we developing leaders in our students, but also with our staff.

We have a sign up sheet by the office for where staff attended college. This is not necessarily where you graduated, but even if you attended for a shorter amount of time. We are working on a project, and we would like all staff to be involved. This includes all para-professionals, kitchen, and support staff.

Wednesday February 26th, 2014

Please remember the staff meeting after school. Please come prepared to take notes. You might bring your iPad for the note taking.

One item on the agenda is the fifth grade teachers doing a share and tell. They will be sharing a powerpoint about digital media. Not only will this assist with knowing the academic vocabulary when you are using digital text with students, but it will also provide information to you the teacher so you know what to look for when using digital resources.

The second item will be an update from the Lighthouse Team. They will be sharing a powerpoint Anne made from their recent visit to Carey, and what that school does for the Leader in Me program. 

You may have noticed school reader boards around town with capacity and enrollment numbers. We are enrolling new students every week, so the exact number goes up and down a few. Here are the numbers for Harrison. We welcome every student with a smiling face as they enter, and are creative as we find room for them in our classrooms:

capacity: 528
enrollment K-5: 555
enrollment pre/k: 90-100

Here is a new post on the school website. Thanks Lark and Bev for the picture! Third graders have been learning about adjectives, and we are always looking for opportunities to share information about common core standards with families and the community. Please email if you have anything you would like posted on the school website from your classroom.

Gallery Walk with Adjectives

Tuesday February 25th, 2014

Here is your quote for the day. We are expecting collaborative learning with our students, and with our staff. Collaboration is an essential piece for student and school success.

Monday February 24th, 2014

Duties for the week:
     AM Bus: Goodwin
                  Taylor
                  Moore
     PM Bus:  Anderson
                  Lancaster
                  Kenyon
     Lounge: Osborn

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   February 24th, 2014- Monday- RTI

   February 26th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

   February 26th, 2014- Wednesday- Staff Meeting

Geo-literacy is word that people may not have heard of, but it includes concepts that we discuss with students everyday. From habitats, to understanding our communities, to watching videos about cultures around the world. Geo-literacy is about interactions, interconnections, and implications. This link has two short videos that briefly explain how this term is very important for students as a 21st Century skill.  It also goes right along with common core standards and the big shifts for ELA and Math.

Geo-Literacy

As students are developing speaking and listening skills with the new speaking and listening standards, projects go right along with that. Third grade recently did U.S. Presidents. Here is a link with a rubric for speaking and listening skills. Rubrics are a great tool for assessment with instruction. The link has a rubric for both younger grades and older grades. 

Rubrics

Here is a fun link with music apps for your iPad.

Music apps

Friday February 21st, 2014

Friday is the PTA cotton candy sale. Please remind students about not littering. We want them to be proactive and help keep our school looking nice, and not create extra work for the custodians.

Here are three pictures of PTA making the cotton candy today. Thanks Robin for the pictures!

Thursday February 20th, 2014

Please remind students about the PTA cotton candy sale on Friday.

Please remember the math-a-thon assembly. Last I heard there was something about kissing a pig.

9:00 am

K, 1, 2, 5

1:15 pm

K, 3, 4

Here is your picture for the day. Wi-fi is a necessity to me.

Wednesday February 19th, 2014

Already Wednesday!

Collaboration, working as a team, is very important in a school setting. We are all working together towards student and school success. Here are a few tips to help collaboration run smoothly and effectively.

Collaboration

Tuesday February 18th, 2014

Duties for the week:
     AM Bus: Warner
                  Enders
                  Moulson
     PM Bus:  Miller
                  Triner
                  Simson
     Lounge: Taylor

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   February 17th, 2014- Monday- No School, Presidents Day

   February 18th, 2014- Tuesday- 2nd Grade Fire Prevention 9-10 am

   February 18th, 2014- Tuesday- 5th Grade visits Robert Stuart Middle School

   February 19th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

   February 21st, 2014- Friday- PTA cotton candy for .50 ¢

Fifth graders need to be on the bus and ready to leave for Robert Stuart by 8:30-8:40 am on Tuesday. That could be interesting considering that the first bell rings at 8:40. I set up a call out for Monday to help remind them.  

Here is an article that goes along with the 'essential questions' focus from the Friday common core training. 

Essential Questions

Friday February 14th, 2014

Have a great Valentine's Day!

                                                 

Thursday February 13th, 2014

Here are resources for social studies and history lessons. This is a great list for non-fiction and informational digital text.

13 Social Studies Resources

Here is a video and article about homeless students. We have students in similar situations, though they may not be considered homeless. We have to be creative. As we've talked, we can't change the home experience. We can though change what we do at school so we can help all students.

Video

Article

The Valentine Parties are at the end of the day. Hold on and remember the experiences students will remember!

                                           

Wednesday February 12th, 2014

Please remember the staff meeting after school.

Here is an inspiring article and video. The last line is great to share with students: "Don't let your situation that you're in now define what you're going to become later. It's not where you start, it's how you finish."

How You Finish

Tuesday February 11th, 2014

Please let us know if students need Valentine's cards. Anne graciously stocks up each year for the following year, so we can help students with that.

The Olympics have started. Here is a family guide. There might be something you can use in your classroom:

Olympics Resource

Here is a link for short video clips about Olympic sports, with a focus on Science and Engineering. The lesson plans are geared for middle school, but there are nice five minute informational media clips that are educational and fun to watch. Might create a spark of interest in STEM subjects for students.

National Science Foundation

Digital Citizenship is something we may not always think about, but it is an important item to address. It's important to teach students how to act appropriately online:

Digital Citizenship

Monday February 10th, 2014

Duties for the week:
     AM Bus: Lancaster
                  Pauley
                  Coleman
     PM Bus:  Fullmer
                  Anderson
                  Standley
     Lounge: Triner

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   February 10th, 2014- Monday- RTI

   February 10th, 2014- Monday- WISE Team

   February 12th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

   February 12th, 2014- Wednesday- 4th Grade Hygiene with Nurse 2:45-3:30

   February 12th, 2014- Wednesday- Staff Meeting and Jen's Baby Shower

   February 13th, 2014- Thursday- Canyon Ridge Girls/Boys Basketball talking to 3rd-5th at 1pm.

   February 14th, 2014- Friday- No School, CCSS Training for Teachers- locations will be coming

   February 17th, 2014- Monday- No School, Presidents Day


Here is another phone call out video for a no school day due to snow. In case you are wondering, the phone in the bowl is to amplify the sound similar to an ear.

Video

Friday February 7th, 2014

Short post on the importance of students explaining their math solutions:

Knowing Math

Have a great Friday!

Thursday February 6th, 2014

There are ordinary no school day phone call outs, and then they are excellent no school day phone call outs. This is funny:

Video

Wednesday February 5th, 2014

Here is a handy list of different types of technology concepts:

Technology Concepts

Third and fifth grade were first with their grade level teaming notes!

Tuesday February 4th, 2014

Tuesday is the monthly grade level teaming meetings with special ed, Title 1, and ESL. Thank you for your patience as teachers are involved with the meetings. Looking at data and interventions is one of the items being discussed.

It's national school counselor week, and we are happy to see Anne back!

February is Black History month. Several resources online, but here are four:

Time For Kids

Teacher Vision

Reading Rockets

Scholastic

Here is the Read Like an Eagle post on the school website. Students can still attend games over the next few months, and the videos show them what it looks like:

Read Like an Eagle