School Year 2010-2011...Be sure to scroll down past the post for lots of pics!

Morning Meeting! The kids are doing a great job leading!
They are responsible for a proper greeting, sharing/reading, activity, and announcements. This routine and ritual they are all familiar. We meet daily 8:30-9:10. The importance of these gatherings is evident in the ways the kids treat each other and the content we study. Last year each led a Morning Meeting, yet this year, the expectations are much higher as they know completely the process and why it is important. They have been given a schedule so they can be prepared and successful for this leadership endeavor.

The kids are using the 10 Design Principles very well and continuing their good CREW behavior to our school which is courage, responsibility, empathy, and welcoming.
Each designed a t-shirt that gives an example of each trait and these lamenated shirts reside on the lockers to remind them each day of what they all can do.
We added a cartoon quail to the lockers after each filled it out with comments that they like, know, and learn from each other. These will be keepsakes for years to come as they look back and realize how much character already shows and hopefully remind them of their strengths. Each crew wrote sincerely to the others.

Newest Chant for Closing Crew: Kowabunga, I love being among ya, We soar all the more because we're one score!!


Make sure to have your child read 40 minutes per night. That is homework. On Feb. 7, we spend time talking about when the kids read and most read right after school, on the bus and before bed. Good they are all finding a particular time and making the reading happen!

Practice multiplication and division, 1-12 times table. Make sure that your kid knows the United States too!! They have a map... Memorization is our tool for bigger problem solving.


Educational Goals were created and each child has them now in their Student Led Conference binder. These goals are things that the kids think about being when they grow up. Remember when you were almost 11...?






Thursday, February 24, 2011

Closing Crew and Money for MOSS and PCEI

--At the end of each day after we have debriefed and reflected, packed up and cleaned up, we quickly meet to sing and chant good-bye. We all gather to the tune of Auld Ang Syn--with the words,"We' re here because we're here...." It's the cue and then when we are all there we do a closing chant. We started the day in Morning Meeting and end it just as united for together we are learning and growing academically and socially.
 Today's chant with motions goes--Kow a bunga, I  love being among' ya, We soar together more, because we are 1 score!  Get them to show you how it goes.:)


Also, if you notice an orange string tied around the pointer finger of your child, it's because your 5th or 6th grader is to make sure you get money in for MOSS and PCEI. These two science experiences work perfectly with the curriculum and standards and are just amazing experiences.



More info will be coming home soon if you are interested in chaperoning for all or part of the week. We are also planning a Scrapbook -a- Thon to help raise funds for bussing.




Unknotting--Riston's Morning Meeting Activity--the kids had
break into two groups for better success.