Wednesday May 21st, 2014

The most important item today is Chris' retirement party. Students have been making decorations. Staff have been planning and preparing. It is going to be a great party!

Mrs. Osborn's class has been learning about literal and nonliteral language. This is a third grade common core reading standard. I brought Chris to Julie's classroom Tuesday afternoon, and this was the video they made for her. What a great video! Mrs. Jensen assisted with videotaping, thank you! The idioms are just perfect:

Video to Mrs. Gillette

The bookmobile will be at Harrison on Friday's during the summer, from 12-12:45. That is a perfect time. Students can eat lunch with the summer feeding, and visit the bookmobile. The first day will be June 13th. Thanks Nicole for setting that up!

When it comes to technology, we have high expectations at Harrison. Students went through the SBAC with very few problems, because Mrs. Long had been preparing them all year. They knew how to use the different application pieces, and other technical requirements. We have second and third graders with amazing typing skills as well. Students are taking those skills right back to the classroom for research projects and other assignments. Here are student samples from recent assessments students completed in computer lab. Great job Lesa!

1st Grade

2nd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Many of us know Emery in fifth grade, from Ms. Hammond's classroom. English is not his first language. We have so many staff members that have worked with him over the last couple years. He has just taken off with learning this year. It was great to watch him during the Battle of the Books. He knew most of the answers. For just this quarter, he has 262.3 AR points, and 573.3 AR points so far for the entire school year. Wow! Please let him know how great that is if you see him.

Please also let me know if you have any other students you would like to recognize for growth this year, doesn't have to be AR, and I'll put something together for the school website.

Fifth grade, way to go being first with your grade level teaming notes! Those are on the documents tab.