Night before Thanksgiving

We enjoyed reading this week ‘Twas the Night Before THANKSGIVING By Dav Pilkey. Here's the ending!

The very next evening,
Eight families were blessed
With eight fluffy
Thanksgiving turkeys
As guests.

They feasted on veggies
With
jelly and toast,
And everyone was thankful
(The turkeys were
most!).

So each one gave thanks
For love and for living
And
they all had a wonderful
Happy Thanksgiving.

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Tiny Visitor

Some students, especially 3rd graders, have seen this little guy.  Isn't he just too cute!



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Air Force Brass Band Visit

Check out this amazing performance the students were lucky enough to see last week!  The Air Force Academy Brass Band visited and with just 6 members recreated a number of classic songs, patriotic songs, and toe tapping numbers for our enjoyment.

Make sure your speakers are on, but not too loud!!

If you didn't notice, I also have officially learned how to upload to YouTube and then embed in the blog.  Teachers keep learning too!

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Working Hard!

Look at who we found working hard!

A big focus this year is teaching students how to answer questions as a short constructed response, or SCR.

Students know, restate the question, answer it, and add an important or additional detail!

Students are also often reminded about the importance of going back into the text to find answers!

 Or using the glossary to look up a word they aren't sure of.

focus, focus, focus!

 

Thinking about what the question is really asking gives us the best chance of giving great responses!

Critter Visit

A few weeks ago we had a family pet come visit.
The reading passage for the week was all about sea turtles.


These guys ate chicken and papaya!

What amazing creatures!

100% Engagement

As a school we are working hard at what we call "100% engagement"

This means that during academic times students are following the lesson, particiapting, and actively learning.

Seeing students eyes, bodies turned toward the presentation of material, participation, and work completed in class all help us toward that goal!

Our Promethean Board ActiVotes (clicker in system) also helps keep students accountable and engaged with the lesson.  The immediate scoring of a question with the ActiVotes keeps eyes and brains on the lesson.