Big Meanie

Yes, I had to put on my angry eyes today. We started by discussing the report from the sub which was that they talked way too much and got way too goofy/crazy. We went over our rule, expectations, job roles, etc. and discussed our goals and how to make sure that EVERY student is safe and able to learn. Then, I read, Finn Throws a Fit. Yesterday was our fit. Today, we're ready for the peaches, please. :) They'll understand. We ended our meeting by sharing one good and positive thing from yesterday. For Word Study, instead of taking a test where students have only memorized the spelling of specific words, we played word games and focused on creating words that fit this week's generalization. Did your child play Scrabble Slam? Boggle? Jitters? Words in my Head? Spill n spell? We continued with the writing process in Writer's Workshop and some students got the bananas for the ice cream sundae! Again, they'll understand. We began Part Two of Wonder and learned about Auggie from Via-his sister's perspective. We discussed our character analysis from the previous day and then read independently, met with me or visited the library. In Math Workshop, we checked out some videos on LearnZillion and received our login information so we can use this resource. I explained as having me there to help with math when I'm not at home or like when they want to know how to do something so they find a youtube video to teach them. LearnZillion is like youtube videos for math! (The LZ codes for the videos are on my Canvas page and they can get on and show you.) Then, we went over our work from yesterday about 10 times bigger and practiced a little place and value. Our day concluded with creating a Friday padlet (can also be found on Canvas or by going to padlet.com/heather_lambrig/Friday9_18 ), played a little ST Math, finished our OSW (Ohio Studies Weekly) or completed our balance inquiry in Science. Friday is a little bit of a catch up day sometimes.