Our challenge this year, for FIT & LIT, was to read the number of minutes [1 mile = 1 minute] needed to reach the moon and return to Earth. The students were divided into two teams, Grades K, 3 and 5 would travel in Rocket 1 and Grades 1, 2 and 4 would travel in […]
Continue reading →This year is the 10th year of our reading and exercising incentive program to encourage students and staff to exercise his/her whole body and mind. Our fabulous PTO is holding a FIT & LIT Night, Friday, February 6 from 6:30 – 8:30pm in honor of this achievement. “Children will explore new books, enjoy a reading […]
Continue reading →It is always so important to ‘listen’ to our students. This became so clear in a recent experience with our second graders. It all began with a sharing of one of Allen Say’s first experiences illustrating children’s books, a Caldecott Honor winner, … The Boy of the Three-Year Nap written by Diane Snyder. The illustrations […]
Continue reading →“Reading is the heart of education.” Jim Trelease, 2013 Everything we do begins with reading … following a recipe, reading plans to build something, learning to use a new digital device, searching for information, reading street signs and maps; the list is endless. In order for our children to be successful at whatever career path […]
Continue reading →This graphic, seen today via my Professional Learning Community (PLC), is exactly what we need to keep in mind about using technology with students. Technology is just a tool which let’s us help students learn and show what they know. We need to be careful that Technology doesn’t drive instruction. Instruction should drive the use of […]
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