Monday May 14th, 2018

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   May 14th, 2018- Monday- Eval Team

   May 14th, 2018- Monday- School Store
       AM recess: Hammond

   May 14th, 2018- Monday- 1st grade picnic lunch and end of the year fun- walking to CSI

   May 14th, 2018- Monday- Spring Concert- 6:30 pm- Harrison Gym

   May 15th, 2018- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting/MTSS

   May 16th, 2018- Wednesday- Play Preview at Canyon Ridge
         11:00: 1st and 3rd
          1:00: K, 2nd, and 4th

   May 16th, 2018- Wednesday- 5th grade COW Day- Careers on Wheels at CSI Expo Center- PM

   May 16th, 2018- Wednesday- School District retirement reception- 4:15-5:15

   May 17th-18th, 2018- Thursday and Friday- Spring Play at Canyon Ridge- 6:30 pm

   May 17th, 2018- Thursday- Principal's Lunch with May student leaders of the month

   May 17th, 2018- Thursday- 2nd grade Swimming field trip- PM

   May 18th, 2018- Friday- Student lighthouse team applications due

   May 18th, 2018- Friday- School picnic


Next Week: Monday May 21st is the Leadership Assembly at 8 am and then Sharpen the Paw


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Jolovich- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

next week: Blair- Habit 3: Put first things first


The pictures this week include fun learning outside with Ms. Shea's classroom, Boise field trip, planting flowers, the choir field trip, Breakfast with books and student readers of the month being recognized, and three amazing ladies who are retiring.

The Twin Falls High School students reading their books in Spanish to students was really fun. Students loved visiting and reading with the big kids.

A big thank you also to everybody who assisted with the Google virtual reality event on Friday. The pictures are just a small snapshot of the fun learning. We could hear the laughing and astonished gasps in the office:

Pictures This Week


The following three articles are great resources for teaching second language learners. This first one is a great overview of common items we hear. One is that sometimes kids will say that a student doesn't know any English, so this post is very relatable:

10 Usually Wrong Ideas


This article discusses a common item we see everyday. Math can be a struggle, especially as we have seen with recent ISAT testing, because of the ELA integration. Reading with Math can often be a challenge for even our students whose first language is English:

Language Support in Math



One more about ELA:

Language Arts Integrated with Math



Thought for today: