tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272015518047540612024-03-19T00:51:27.806-04:00Me And My ThreesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger969125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-21350032520756724542023-03-23T02:00:00.000-04:002023-03-23T15:51:06.781-04:00Counting Money The Easy Way! <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">As part of our problem to be solved in
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strategy that I teach kids. Sometimes we find that the biggest mistake made when it comes to counting money is that decimal. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">For your convenience, I've made a quick
video that outlines the strategies taught today. It's not fancy but it does cover all
the key points that were reviewed in our lesson today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the video, please stress to your student that keeping the decimal in line is
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and have some time on their hands tonight, here's a sample problem to work on. We call these types of problems
"Bake Shop Problems" and we'll do lots and lots of them until we all
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-68147902043090072992023-01-30T16:24:00.001-05:002023-01-30T16:24:00.188-05:00What's the I.P.A.R? <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Reposted from March, 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Each week, students in my class write something called the "Text of the Week" test. We do a close reading of a different story or poem each week, and on Thursdays they write a test (I'm old school, I still call them "tests") that covers everything from word study to reading comprehension. The test follow a very similar format, making them less stressful for students, but no two are identical. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbc8Lz-osT08D0bksTWd0FoZQMknQg7L24A1vY01UWm4zq48Z3UFy8WQSSHBWQ1wy3tcFCe12T_Gm3clG6FGAZAMBSJZC_B_idjPUvPnymAyCoyQiJ8Q_0Ub2yZLrWcUuZa_TJ__xfQacY-tAWfIYrb91pEMxVMqnCvEPc7ss4Dy1YknNli6dEiYj3Tg=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbc8Lz-osT08D0bksTWd0FoZQMknQg7L24A1vY01UWm4zq48Z3UFy8WQSSHBWQ1wy3tcFCe12T_Gm3clG6FGAZAMBSJZC_B_idjPUvPnymAyCoyQiJ8Q_0Ub2yZLrWcUuZa_TJ__xfQacY-tAWfIYrb91pEMxVMqnCvEPc7ss4Dy1YknNli6dEiYj3Tg=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KX-mibaCHMYZS0jBhOo0UQ5gafKs_nbCim9saN2W7cRQjW7hwwN042B5ZxXmNl13L9E3foiqorACeNqXlj0UcDSaF6pp3XRcqW14-dxCOUeah6ynSoNqzUJJ8ZUrrBwNXJT9qOW8Ar07sAZ20iV49wCoKTC95fNOBbCGVji6mBycfFaJQSUCcQ4cvA=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KX-mibaCHMYZS0jBhOo0UQ5gafKs_nbCim9saN2W7cRQjW7hwwN042B5ZxXmNl13L9E3foiqorACeNqXlj0UcDSaF6pp3XRcqW14-dxCOUeah6ynSoNqzUJJ8ZUrrBwNXJT9qOW8Ar07sAZ20iV49wCoKTC95fNOBbCGVji6mBycfFaJQSUCcQ4cvA=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmFZJVVHjJrnO-IC7QLzOyM-uAhQhPIVXSXXtCpxJlbfCHKG3d3iiYkYfKowGUMPFCEGovFUXdHQTNyPo7RW3Oze6cLdW1z95RvhCTlSUSm49UZT53Z_fjt8vuZYx5LN4jYFhUlVeYV8qOd64Z3y4cP-ZVYoORI85csiQ_SJWYcSdPEwBFd6WSLUr49g=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmFZJVVHjJrnO-IC7QLzOyM-uAhQhPIVXSXXtCpxJlbfCHKG3d3iiYkYfKowGUMPFCEGovFUXdHQTNyPo7RW3Oze6cLdW1z95RvhCTlSUSm49UZT53Z_fjt8vuZYx5LN4jYFhUlVeYV8qOd64Z3y4cP-ZVYoORI85csiQ_SJWYcSdPEwBFd6WSLUr49g=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">TOTW tests been very effective in terms of gulding my literacy instruction. With each test, I know more about my students, how they are progressing and where I need to focus instruction for the following week. The text might change, but I am still able to address the areas of need from the previous weeks, and that kind of almost instant data is invaluable. I also like that I am able to provide weekly feedback to parents, who can use this information to help their child prepare for the tests and more importantly, target their home support accordingly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For some time now I have wanted to create a similar "test" for Math. For four weeks, I'm going to try something I'm calling the I.P.A.R: Independent Practice and Review. This won't be a test, but the expectation is that students will complete it independently so that I can better assess exactly where they are and where my instruction needs to go. Each IPAR will have four sections: Number Sense, Word Problems, Skill Review and Current Unit of Study. Have a look at this week's IPAR. I may tweak it as needed, but this is the general format. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnrPCApZVrn8TzQOLp_TI_wLGjxERI9AWSF40BRfA58UQNNc2wZmoGfvxNdSx6P4R70h6SLKmwwrVvtBNKtcXImRv_cMKG401yFVsvqurKhiwiMjvSIQdS9wZekHpsYnNWxjPwlRVGwl6d3i9n2ES9U6ZZJ7uaqR5CdG7wXEsNbL8Pcd0a57rxeF4FyQ=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnrPCApZVrn8TzQOLp_TI_wLGjxERI9AWSF40BRfA58UQNNc2wZmoGfvxNdSx6P4R70h6SLKmwwrVvtBNKtcXImRv_cMKG401yFVsvqurKhiwiMjvSIQdS9wZekHpsYnNWxjPwlRVGwl6d3i9n2ES9U6ZZJ7uaqR5CdG7wXEsNbL8Pcd0a57rxeF4FyQ=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh48XC1QkW0lDCXim3RIxnByRVl1Wk4FQL8Cmi2YGcI7oM9BW0_34O4t-F41Ln9GgRuGT1e-LeEsAidMWxUXqGw1Dt6boWxCCTrxibN0LfmKdSdlZF1GiZ-jZmgeSHwuPnyrEUyJ-45KqUCpK8TIZLsmeiQV3IsLDhe2pFnq7oCIeeAM9m5m49qm6rhlw=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh48XC1QkW0lDCXim3RIxnByRVl1Wk4FQL8Cmi2YGcI7oM9BW0_34O4t-F41Ln9GgRuGT1e-LeEsAidMWxUXqGw1Dt6boWxCCTrxibN0LfmKdSdlZF1GiZ-jZmgeSHwuPnyrEUyJ-45KqUCpK8TIZLsmeiQV3IsLDhe2pFnq7oCIeeAM9m5m49qm6rhlw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">I've explained to my students that by asking them to complete the tasks with just about no help from me, we'll be able to make the most of our time together: they'll know where they're at, skill-wise, and I'll know where we need to go. I'll read and review the page with the class, but after that, I'm setting them loose to do their thing on their own. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm all for partner problem solving and doing "fun" math, but if a child leaves my room in June and still isn't 100% sure how to regroup when subtracting, I need to address that. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We wrote the first one this week and it went very well. Right after students submitted it, we took it up together so there wasn't that Twilight Zone gap that happens in a child's mind between completing a task and then revisiting it. Now that students know precisely what to expect, I'm anticipating they'll see how constantly cycling back to previously covered concepts is a very effective way to build their math-muscles. If the next four weeks are a success, I'll make this a permanent part of my Math program. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-31228580138966326842022-09-13T08:30:00.001-04:002022-09-13T12:42:46.512-04:00What's a "Text of the Week" test? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB05XyjGSdvyUTjFNtrX1fjRl8Flh2n7CEToCyA0PuchFCaXX9kdMyc8ULD8ShtXS_f9zJv2dX4uda3o34cIQSngrw1IPDBKa7LuyEDkFFqB6PWk2SqBXg8gc9WztjSe78LDtRPvWazNpa/s1056/TEXT+OF+THE+WEEK+WEEK+1+.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB05XyjGSdvyUTjFNtrX1fjRl8Flh2n7CEToCyA0PuchFCaXX9kdMyc8ULD8ShtXS_f9zJv2dX4uda3o34cIQSngrw1IPDBKa7LuyEDkFFqB6PWk2SqBXg8gc9WztjSe78LDtRPvWazNpa/w268-h347/TEXT+OF+THE+WEEK+WEEK+1+.png" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">On Thursdays, students are going to record: "<i>Text of the Week (or TOTW) test tomorrow"</i> in their agenda. Each week, the boys and girls will receive a text of some kind of text that will be our reading focus for the week. Some weeks it'll be a poem, others, a story or non-fiction article. On</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> most Fridays (and the occasional Thursday), they'll have their Text of the Week (TOTW) test. The texts are found in their <b>blue</b> "Text of the Week" duotang, and it comes home every night. Please see that your child packs it each day in their Zippy. </span></div></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">To help establish expectations for test-writing, we're going to write this week's test together as a class. It'll come home for you to sign, but there will not be a score on it. This week's text is called "Nate's First Day". </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">I find the text of the week to be highly effective for two reasons: first, I can cover a number of those skills that need to be taught but don't really fit in anywhere else, such as: what's a verb and why do we use italics? The second reason I like them so much is because I can tailor the discussions and texts to meet the unique needs of my class. If we're having trouble understanding point of view or main idea, I can find a story or article that meets this need. Or, I can do what I did this week, and write one myself. The purpose of this week's text is to talk about how we relate to stories and how we're all part of a larger community. Being a community member means we can all contribute to the greater good, as Nate did in our story this week. When we connect to a character or situation, we can interact with a story on a higher level. Making those text-to-self connections is usually one of the first reading comprehension strategies we teach students. Nate's solution to the problem in the story also models how we can all make a difference in our community. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">In the past, I've used poems exclusively as our texts, but over the years, I've expanded the collection to include a wider variety of texts. </span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">I'd like to share with you here what we actually do with the text in class each day. We gather at the carpet and read the TOTW every morning. We read the poems together as a class, and for the stories, I ask for volunteers. Each day we discuss the different features of the text. By the time students write the test on Friday, we will have discussed ALL of the questions that appear on the test, so listening attentively is key. </span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Let's say I'm using a poem as the TOTW, here's what our discussion might look like for the week. On Monday, after reading the poem aloud, I'll pose a variety of comprehension questions about it. On Tuesday we might look at word study and talk about syllables, compound words and contractions. We might even review parts of speech such as nouns and verbs. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">The tests follow a very predictable format (see picture below). After a few tests, you'll likely be able to anticipate the types of questions that will be on the TOTW test. Students are always allowed to use the text itself to support them while they write and to help them to be accountable for their own success, they are expected to spell words from the text correctly. Tests are usually out of 10 or 12 and come home Tuesday/Wednesday for signing. I ask that they are corrected and returned the following day. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">And that's how the TOTWs work! Students are encouraged to read their texts aloud to you, a pet, their siblings or toys as often as they can to develop their overall fluency. Our on-going goal is to make our oral reading sound like natural speech! </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">This is a study guide I created back when I was using poems exclusively as my texts of the week. This document should still be helpful for parents, families and colleagues looking for extra support in helping their child/students prepare for the weekly tests. You can download your own copy <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fbwiPEndn4SEJ5WUkzNWl5aDQ/view?usp=sharing">here.</a> </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-10543917719576201172021-12-08T16:57:00.001-05:002021-12-08T16:57:25.964-05:00What's an afternoon presentation? <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Everyday, the student of the day has a set of responsibilities to fulfill: they lead prayers, assist their teacher and as of Tuesday, they get to read in the big blue chair at DEAR time! We move alphabetically by first name through the class list so that students always know when they'll be the SOTD. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For this next cycle of the list, the SOTD is asked to bring in a special item they would like to share with the class for something we call the "Afternoon Presentation" . Students may bring in anything they like provided they have their parents' permission and it will fit in an average school bag. They are not permitted to bring in electronic devices such as iPads and cellphones. Students are also not permitted to bring anything that's alive. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is a great opportunity for us all to get to know each other a little better. It's always been a very special part of our day and I'm thrilled to have this years students participate! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here are some FAQs that should provide additional information:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>What should students do to prepare for their presentation?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Students are asked to prepare 4-5 sentences describing their item, why it is special to them, how it is used and how they came to own it. Students are not required to memorize this information. This is all very informal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>How long is the average presentation?</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On average, each presentation is usually 5-7 minutes long, including audience questions. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>What happens if the student of the day forgets to bring their item?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To help them remember to bring their item, the student will record a reminder in their agenda. This means it is even more important than ever for parents to sign the agenda each night. While we are only doing this task for one cycle of the class list, the SOTD can have a make up day the next time their are the student of the day. Students who forget their item will not be permitted to present the following day as the focus is to be on one student at a time. The same will apply to those students who are ill on their day to be the SOTD. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>What are the audience expectations? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At the conclusion of the presentation, the audience is invited to ask "thick" questions. The presenter will take three questions. You can read more about thick questions <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2014/10/thick-and-thin-questions.html">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>What else do students need to do to prepare?</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Students should practice their friendly opening: "Good afternoon everyone, this is the start of my presentation" . They should also prepare their closing: "That's the end of my afternoon presentation. Now I can take three questions." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Will students be marked for this?</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">No, students will not receive a mark. This is intended to be an informal opportunity to practice presentation skills in a low-stress, risk free environment. Students will receive any support they need during their presentation, along with positive feedback after. More formal presentations will come later in the year. This is a way to dip our toes back into the world of class presentations. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Anything else I should know? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If students choose to bring a photo album, they are asked to choose four of the photos to share in order to keep the presentation capped at 7 minutes. Please do not email digital photos for students to share. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-2041179955262629482021-11-10T02:30:00.002-05:002021-11-10T12:07:38.209-05:00Unit 2 Practice Test <div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b>Please note: the following blog post has helpful information, but it is from 2019 and does not reflect the current test dates. </b></span></div><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">The boys and girls will write their Unit 2 Math test on Thursday October 24. Below, please find a link to an older, but useful Practice Test. The Practice Test is a very good friend of the real one and should assist students in preparing for Thursday. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">We've been using a combination of our workbook and more "hands on" problem solving experiences to learn the skills from this unit. Some questions or pages in the workbook have not yet been completed and are perfect for assisting students in preparing for the test. The workbook will come home on Tuesday. Please look for it in your child's Zippy. </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-15750044904536928032021-09-10T05:19:00.001-04:002021-09-10T05:19:44.472-04:00Is this class all about initiative? <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday was our official first day together as a full class and the day couldn't have gone better! Late in the afternoon, after a discussion about how Wow Tags work (read more about them <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2019/09/what-are-wow-tags.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and the community I want to build in my classroom, one student raised her hand and asked, "So Mrs. Colontino, is this class basically the initiative class?". Such an incredible observation after really, only a few hours together. Yes, this is the initiative class! Let's build leadership, community, perseverence and self-management and we're going to spend a lot of time at the start of the year focusing on this because in my experience, we'll get a ten-fold return on our investment as the year progresses.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This week and next, the focus will be on our basic classroom routines and community. I've had this blog for many years now and there is lots of great information to be found here. To make effective use of my own time, I've linked to many earlier blog posts that I think readers will find helpful. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With the return to <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2020/09/its-almost-time.html">in-person learning,</a> I also want to help my students with this important transition. Their entire learning experience has been disrupted a number of times and hopefully, we're back for good and our classroom will soon look more like <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/p/classroom-tour.html" target="_blank">the little home</a> so many children have enjoyed over the years. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Next week, we'll begin <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2017/09/whats-text-of-week-test.html" target="_blank">"Text of the Week" or TOTW,</a> along with learning our <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/p/math-songs.html" target="_blank">math songs</a> and focusing on what good readers do. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please also be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Over the years Instagram has become my preferred platform for sharing day-to-day events from our class, but the blog remains a very valuable resource. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's Friday in Room 208 and pandemic or not, that means it's Fun Friday. I look forward to sharing more from our week later today on Instagram. The kids are <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/search?q=play+doh" target="_blank">"oh-fish-ally"</a> in grade three and I think families and friends will enjoy seeing what we create later in the day to celebrate our new adventure together...in the initiative class. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-60221681610394724592021-06-09T05:09:00.000-04:002021-06-09T05:09:23.861-04:00The 37th Week of School <p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Usually by point in the school year, there's Play Days, Talent Shows, Popsicles and a Fun Friday feel to every afternoon. June in an elementary school has an energy that is a lot like the Grand Canyon: one has to experience it to truly appreciate it. It can be hard to create that excitement and anticipation in a digital classroom, but we're trying. There's so much out there in the media about what students aren't getting right now. In my class, I'd like to think my students are still making gains. It's not time wasted. There is plenty of purposeful, life-long learning. </span></p><p>Making the most of our instructional time together, trying to bridge gaps in learning from a disrupted school year, building relationships and finding ways to bring that June feel to a digital space: those are the goals right now. We're doing the heavy stuff before lunch and keeping things a little lighter in the afternoon. With more movement breaks and the occasional "Moustache Morning" thrown in for fun, my hope is that students will continue their hard work and dedication to their success. </p><p>I admire and appreciate how the kids in my class have found their way through all this. We've established new routines and learned many important skills that aren't part of a typical grade three curriculum. For example, did third graders know how to share their screens prior to all this? Did they understand the difference between an editable and non-editable document ("Mrs. M, you shared the link, but you haven't made me an editor.")? Did they know that it's courteous to offer an explanation or apology upon return when one abruptly leaves an online meeting? </p><p>Just like an in-person environment, there is very much a place for leadership, initiative and community in an online classroom. I think there's an even bigger place for effective communication and old-fashioned good manners. I love how so many of the classroom policies that would be in place in person: use a person's name before speaking to them, wait until someone is speaking before raising your hand to share and show effective body language while listening and learning are still a priority in the Google Classroom. Overall, my students have become very mature and flexible in terms of coping with tech problems, lessons that don't go as smoothly as I'd hoped or moments where I can't get into my own Google Meet. They've become outstanding digital citizens this year and there is something to be said for that. Grade three is not the last time they'll be learning and meeting online. My hope is they've learned skills to help them to be successful for life. </p><p>As teachers, we wear many hats throughout the day; tv show host wasn't really one of them prior to this. I'm getting better at my tv producer/writer/lighting/sound/hosting skills and that's a win for everyone. There's definitely been some heavy-duty life-long learning happening for me too (a ring light...what a wonderful invention!). </p><p>Long before June, a classroom feels like a family. We were well on our way to this when we left the school back in April. Although we're now meeting in a digital space, there is an undeniable "taking care of each other" happening in our Google Meet each day, and that's a reflection of the people I spend my day with, and their families. </p><p>As that last day gets closer and closer, I will continue to look for creative ways to bring that "Popsicles in June" feeling to my classroom. I think we need that now more than any other school year. We are, after all, a little family getting ready to move on after a year where we journeyed together in such a unique way. Someone said that for teachers, the transition from teaching in person to online (with no training or funding whatsoever, I might add) is a bit like building the plane while flying it. I couldn't agree more. My heart is full of gratitude for my patient, courteous, supportive and engaged passengers. We've done this together and like the Grand Canyon, you just have to experience it first hand to appreciate it. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-44321314973487434402021-06-02T15:36:00.006-04:002021-06-02T15:39:53.444-04:00They're all good eggs! <p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Who doesn't love a good play on words? Idioms, puns, we love them all in room 208! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIe2M8HheWr2FAnEUdF9lJfLy8VANgP6xJcA4m6oem-EbK93T6TV_LuHTDejJmGdZw9O7WNEP7Zo6Nv7m0IBf_t9vfD4AidkCRzX9JvtOP7r0qzSlHCaLtG6YMUK3xsjpZmWfeMJlnb1R/s1056/WEEK+36+TOTW+2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIe2M8HheWr2FAnEUdF9lJfLy8VANgP6xJcA4m6oem-EbK93T6TV_LuHTDejJmGdZw9O7WNEP7Zo6Nv7m0IBf_t9vfD4AidkCRzX9JvtOP7r0qzSlHCaLtG6YMUK3xsjpZmWfeMJlnb1R/w309-h400/WEEK+36+TOTW+2021.jpg" width="309" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's Text of the Week is called "I Got a New Game for My Brother" by Kenn Nesbitt, and we think it's pretty funny! You see the speaker in the poem (we determined it was a first person point of view) TRADED his brother for a new game, rather that GIVE his brother a gift of a new game. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsNpzTuKaeWhUsdb9JOx642itccTaHw-hAfhhTNdgJS-SWfeaUVpukYnVhkUqAtyQKGgSW60eIwz1r33X5NcyWPrNuyaNzZWwQlyPaDGt0Owrafw0reY4iWEHhlm8aeRT4eKytVoBp4bJ/s1114/A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1114" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsNpzTuKaeWhUsdb9JOx642itccTaHw-hAfhhTNdgJS-SWfeaUVpukYnVhkUqAtyQKGgSW60eIwz1r33X5NcyWPrNuyaNzZWwQlyPaDGt0Owrafw0reY4iWEHhlm8aeRT4eKytVoBp4bJ/w400-h230/A.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuFzh1n5BVoAPDh7DBJ_brTwYLyZJwTPxZ4leiCB4SJjSnKPEXPhch4PaGYhfgMtmQE2TxQpJhWhOMD6_OFItb8PdNZnjX4DS5mS6YP8j0zWX6tySBbp1cN5yNNwAuyqitbIzQb4OdYgL/s1275/B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1275" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuFzh1n5BVoAPDh7DBJ_brTwYLyZJwTPxZ4leiCB4SJjSnKPEXPhch4PaGYhfgMtmQE2TxQpJhWhOMD6_OFItb8PdNZnjX4DS5mS6YP8j0zWX6tySBbp1cN5yNNwAuyqitbIzQb4OdYgL/w400-h246/B.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEShb6nDZs83-n50cx7Wtvr-FIdMqDDGt9zm-t0lmzwrI0RvpAcp2a3b2zMXYxCPv_-gHofAxfJ5YSxJStc4b-sKP_LsKDsDRwQltxJPpV5r2cs1J2gBCDWfZxQcuTyD7B2w0LRBVXFNhO/s500/GOOD+EGG+COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEShb6nDZs83-n50cx7Wtvr-FIdMqDDGt9zm-t0lmzwrI0RvpAcp2a3b2zMXYxCPv_-gHofAxfJ5YSxJStc4b-sKP_LsKDsDRwQltxJPpV5r2cs1J2gBCDWfZxQcuTyD7B2w0LRBVXFNhO/w329-h400/GOOD+EGG+COVER.jpg" width="329" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The Good Egg" by John Jory and Pete Oswald was the perfect read aloud for today. It's especially timely because given the pandemic, all us eggs need to lower our expectations, try not to worry so much about doing everything "just so" and take care better of ourselves, so we can be a better companion to others. We enjoyed this read aloud very much and I bet any classroom and family would too! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our goal this week of becoming division masters is coming along very nicely! We've been working on finding a fraction of a set, and on Wednesday, students tackled this tricky Math Challenge. One of my favorite parts of teaching kids how to solve these types of problem is using actual Goldfish crackers in class as manipulatives. As any teacher knows it makes a world of difference in terms of keeping everyone engaged and the learning concrete. I give my students credit for persevering with this challenging skills while learning online. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtIs8n0IDlHlI89RMT9GEQbTF6hwMl54WpCAk4z8F_cd8nLWtvG9e_795g7HDj75KEfE_c7Psr_tzBn4K7HetFZ0zPQid_u-RpyPhNN31i6ihdpTuzRH4_-yPU164rB0dQau8i1cFrOfZ/s960/MATH+CHALLENGE+16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtIs8n0IDlHlI89RMT9GEQbTF6hwMl54WpCAk4z8F_cd8nLWtvG9e_795g7HDj75KEfE_c7Psr_tzBn4K7HetFZ0zPQid_u-RpyPhNN31i6ihdpTuzRH4_-yPU164rB0dQau8i1cFrOfZ/w400-h300/MATH+CHALLENGE+16.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of our Math Rewind, where we revisit concepts from earlier in the year, we watched an episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEkrZvdgUc&t=1104s">The Odd Squad: Good Egg/Bad Egg (it begins at 13:00</a>) and reviewed: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The whole "good egg" thing again 😉</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Probability and how we can use it to make decisions (e.g there's a 10% chance you'll win a raffle if you buy a $100.00 ticket. Do you buy the ticket?) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Attributes: what are they and how can we use them to sort objects, find or create patterns? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">On a lighter note: earlier in the week, we'd talked about what our sofa would say if it could talk. At the very end of this episode Una's lab coat gives her a message "Your hair is soft" and it was just the kind of fun coincidence grade three kids love! </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Thursday, we'll extend the attribute discussion by working on a task called "Lost and Found". I'm looking forward to seeing how students might categorize a list of items according to their attributes. I've done this activity in person a number of times and it always sparks lively discussions and I hope I can replicate this experience for my students at home! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's our original plan for today. Some items will be moved to next Wednesday, or we'll aim to fit them in on Thursday. Like most teachers, I tend to over plan, should we fly through things, or an activity just not go our way. Sometimes we veer right off the plan and head in a whole different direction. So while we only have a few weeks left together, there is still lots we can do and learn! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zYipTODbFoxxoRwoXklaplPeV4SrGOdf4hOcvdcOV8qPC47MGlwTJnXFvLivsq6qOsj-CGdtXyWgcN4Y8GD9CqmxdKW7mo7TX88xe9VDG-OB6CdsVsevKgUNwd10ETieD0KU1iilydR4/s960/JUNE+2+MIHALIDES+MORNING+PLAN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zYipTODbFoxxoRwoXklaplPeV4SrGOdf4hOcvdcOV8qPC47MGlwTJnXFvLivsq6qOsj-CGdtXyWgcN4Y8GD9CqmxdKW7mo7TX88xe9VDG-OB6CdsVsevKgUNwd10ETieD0KU1iilydR4/w400-h300/JUNE+2+MIHALIDES+MORNING+PLAN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJnp4Xu9KJh-ut36FTDNv6CDc7_ED3hBTpSdJ9LeWDv-3pB7-00XFDbVQr_tkckxqdZPOkkHoEKcSXYzFj2ADKGUu6i2xalTA4EgVvsBgdEFYkTDIJgROkWtIWf20xldJcLWpC-sCToK6/s960/JUNE+2+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON+PLAN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJnp4Xu9KJh-ut36FTDNv6CDc7_ED3hBTpSdJ9LeWDv-3pB7-00XFDbVQr_tkckxqdZPOkkHoEKcSXYzFj2ADKGUu6i2xalTA4EgVvsBgdEFYkTDIJgROkWtIWf20xldJcLWpC-sCToK6/w400-h300/JUNE+2+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON+PLAN.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-12085136588010075432021-05-31T18:41:00.003-04:002021-06-02T15:40:14.352-04:00It's our 36th week together! <span style="font-family: inherit;">We're shakin' things up a bit in room 208! I've decided to flip our Math and Language Arts block so that we can get the "hard stuff" out of the way earlier in the day and I can capitalize on the time of the day where the kids seem to be more energized. We've done this a few times over the last few weeks and it seems to work well for everyone. </span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of the Math program, we have been looking at probability for the last week or so, and from those lessons I found we needed extra practice with our division skills. Students are very good at using the cookies and plates strategy to divide. Here's an older poster from the classroom where I've outlined how to use plates and cookies for multiplication. With division, students learn they simply do the opposite and start with the number of cookies to be shared among X number of plates. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKf6paAmfCh58eHHMhK6I6d5zbyCwErSuxg36d-d_Xph1oKnrMgZdD6UtiLNMkfG2tQmy1dEBkmC7kLyV9yaKAOfSrtdn79P3HtLYnbyohzShOB1BZYa33VJKrGWjRF-Nmkj8-vmYCK5q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKf6paAmfCh58eHHMhK6I6d5zbyCwErSuxg36d-d_Xph1oKnrMgZdD6UtiLNMkfG2tQmy1dEBkmC7kLyV9yaKAOfSrtdn79P3HtLYnbyohzShOB1BZYa33VJKrGWjRF-Nmkj8-vmYCK5q/w300-h400/COOKIES+AND+PLATES+FOR+MULTIPLICATION.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To take this to a higher level, we've started working on finding a fraction of a set of numbers, for example 1/5 of 25. There's a little chant we use to help us remember how to go about doing this. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xqKPY9sgNaE" width="320" youtube-src-id="xqKPY9sgNaE"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn't get to our Math Challenge today, where students would practice their skills independently, so we'll put that at the top of the list for Tuesday. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's text of the week is called <a href="https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems/i-got-a-new-game-for-my-brother/">"I Got a New Game for my Brother" by Kenn Nesbitt</a>, and like so many of our poems, it features a very funny twist on words. As part of our discussions around reading fluency and what good readers do, we talk about how readers should try to make our reading sound like natural speech. 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My favourite part of the day was when students visited with their elbow partner in our Breakout Rooms this afternoon to talk about what their couch would say if it could talk. Based on what they shared when we all returned to the main meeting, I think we may have a bunch of future comedy writers in our class! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I-3aaSNu11SYQN-sHQxa8bIGXbVTvqSTRSYmSDCh4xnYIcDnv9o67iAFuhIAZI9KD7usHrcC7X-AUB8Phq6TTzeAFHRDwQLIPkNhZ6RDq4SY4b50eQIN18c2Fl-UqdZ1lKFlTHoOnW0-/s960/MONDAY+MAY+31+MIHALIDES+MORNING+PLAN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I-3aaSNu11SYQN-sHQxa8bIGXbVTvqSTRSYmSDCh4xnYIcDnv9o67iAFuhIAZI9KD7usHrcC7X-AUB8Phq6TTzeAFHRDwQLIPkNhZ6RDq4SY4b50eQIN18c2Fl-UqdZ1lKFlTHoOnW0-/w400-h300/MONDAY+MAY+31+MIHALIDES+MORNING+PLAN.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKViX14_EV_9c5ZdK8iDKHNHvHLV5Rjf3h9HOFKj9VzbWSmsikOwfJ72ZKC7ks5zOSeXB8CIBgFCNQ8bKgwn9Zsi6Jjt5B-rICP5gGAKW4YZC4uDJQhEKFgqkWTXZzUxV_LAFyfZ5K1104/s960/MONDAY+MAY+31+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON+PLAN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKViX14_EV_9c5ZdK8iDKHNHvHLV5Rjf3h9HOFKj9VzbWSmsikOwfJ72ZKC7ks5zOSeXB8CIBgFCNQ8bKgwn9Zsi6Jjt5B-rICP5gGAKW4YZC4uDJQhEKFgqkWTXZzUxV_LAFyfZ5K1104/w400-h300/MONDAY+MAY+31+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON+PLAN.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-70738181246550661272021-05-27T15:23:00.014-04:002021-06-02T15:40:23.778-04:00Thursday May 27<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have an extraordinary class. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was pulled away late yesterday afternoon to take care of a family matter. I didn't realize that I had not closed down our Google Meet. When students went to recess, I left asynchronous work and a video explaining my situation and hoped they would be able carry on without me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I learned this morning that they returned to the meeting and carried on in a way that makes me so proud and hopeful for their future as responsible leaders and digital citizens. They explained to me that they helped each other with the work I'd left, followed the expectations we have for both online and in person learning and then to top it off, the Student of the Day led the class in closing prayers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was hard to keep it together this morning when they proudly shared this with me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">What more could teachers and parents ask for than this? We talk a lot about doing the right thing even if no one is watching, and how our conduct should be an example, not a warning to others and that was certainly demonstrated on Wednesday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now on to today's (late) plan. Thursday was a fantastic day in our little digital space. We enjoyed Kahoots for the first time together as a class and they were very well received. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In math, we're working on probability, but we're also revisiting concepts that need a little boost. Counting money is our focus right now, and any opportunity to strengthen this skill would be time well spent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we started using the blank pages in our agenda to learn cursive writing. The lines are perfect for practicing our letters and also help minimize frustration. <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2016/05/fancy-friday-waswell-fancy.html" target="_blank">Here's</a> an older blog post that talks about why I teach cursive. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn't quite check off every item on our plan today, so some items will be carried over to Friday or Monday. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2zCVofSW-KsuH7wrExtbRPjaX9nsCGiZdb7wWE7ei8mBwgMe1_f9JiiRgHxdjS30f1eYyNG-c91knr5TBb_D8UnnU2VUxNjOs8ttEs4yKPtuVhushhglOwKOLBrtOF_FKUfEkw8Ttand/s960/MAY+27+MIHALIDES+MORNING.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2zCVofSW-KsuH7wrExtbRPjaX9nsCGiZdb7wWE7ei8mBwgMe1_f9JiiRgHxdjS30f1eYyNG-c91knr5TBb_D8UnnU2VUxNjOs8ttEs4yKPtuVhushhglOwKOLBrtOF_FKUfEkw8Ttand/w400-h300/MAY+27+MIHALIDES+MORNING.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARvB4_4Vxjnzh40-cWLq1JNfETYnkZoyx5T4_9ZbpwKPM4BC8nwZr19ZNv3TH_9ew-xN2o-2d4sUR1sC3k21Fu6NPXEEDrRKrkOCKj6wXSLdTucbQWiPZwRAuz3uhght4h68Yuma6B-9G/s960/MAY+27+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARvB4_4Vxjnzh40-cWLq1JNfETYnkZoyx5T4_9ZbpwKPM4BC8nwZr19ZNv3TH_9ew-xN2o-2d4sUR1sC3k21Fu6NPXEEDrRKrkOCKj6wXSLdTucbQWiPZwRAuz3uhght4h68Yuma6B-9G/w400-h300/MAY+27+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYm5ZtqEPFIk7On7dT0Oo_zWtML-uqHHBf695WwXVCrn51Esimhirz3jd_PK7z3ZkJBN-dFxig3ds1J60KqgP445BDU4y0w61n66sBNyHDbHljDH83sr40TsR9fCFY9HrBA0HCE8ipzzeO/s3024/20210527_151758.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYm5ZtqEPFIk7On7dT0Oo_zWtML-uqHHBf695WwXVCrn51Esimhirz3jd_PK7z3ZkJBN-dFxig3ds1J60KqgP445BDU4y0w61n66sBNyHDbHljDH83sr40TsR9fCFY9HrBA0HCE8ipzzeO/w400-h400/20210527_151758.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unused pages in our Agenda or "Homework Book" are perfect for<br />learning how to write in cursive. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-87417687635023095362021-05-26T09:32:00.006-04:002021-06-02T15:39:21.919-04:00Wednesday May 26 <p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's Wednesday and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtjzQaFZ3k">this</a> is our favorite way to start our hump day with a smile! We used this commercial earlier in the school year to talk about how as writers, we need to add lots of interesting detail to our writing to, just like this commercial, keep our audience engaged. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our plan for today. I'm more excited about our Math Rewind than our probability work. I think there's only so much we can do with probability at the grade three level, but there is plenty for us to review as it relates to counting coins, finding a fraction of a set and understanding the hour. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In their agendas, students are asked to review the Doubles Chant, which can be found here on the blog under "Math Chants." I'd love to know how all those kids in that video feel knowing they're still teaching kids how to memorize their doubles facts all these years later. Viewing the video is a fun reminder that the light is at the end of the tunnel. Soon we'll be back to school with carpets, furniture, songs and most importantly, each other. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWOIOnaVIJ-dqshDHYEM4KhrgwfDnXs7AB_aI4AHWpvV5ySp9acL4tWOJPrZFYByPWwMB9jCqRGZEIE95z4HAqhQ8I2hMknYNE22-dklIFPZFazkWn9fmFko5rUJe3ec_Iy4P8fVZdxTK/s960/WEDNESDAY+MAY+26+MIHALIDES+MORNING+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWOIOnaVIJ-dqshDHYEM4KhrgwfDnXs7AB_aI4AHWpvV5ySp9acL4tWOJPrZFYByPWwMB9jCqRGZEIE95z4HAqhQ8I2hMknYNE22-dklIFPZFazkWn9fmFko5rUJe3ec_Iy4P8fVZdxTK/w400-h300/WEDNESDAY+MAY+26+MIHALIDES+MORNING+.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79sbYRiDI7tpSSSDn6UEAJMDCzrd7NZPctU2RnJv6WbmjPlxK-epGXFmOAPV7svLoStjivmtZd4hbC3GpJfBwoJMl_DrhThm8i7jscXkbXS7hAgv4eTeWpXQBlfqlZWH2LQF0kf9OyeTL/s960/WEDNESDAY+MAY+26+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79sbYRiDI7tpSSSDn6UEAJMDCzrd7NZPctU2RnJv6WbmjPlxK-epGXFmOAPV7svLoStjivmtZd4hbC3GpJfBwoJMl_DrhThm8i7jscXkbXS7hAgv4eTeWpXQBlfqlZWH2LQF0kf9OyeTL/w400-h300/WEDNESDAY+MAY+26+MIHALIDES+AFTERNOON.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-26346544019477781912021-05-25T15:49:00.004-04:002021-06-02T15:39:37.642-04:00Tuesday May 25<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pre-Covid, this space was where I shared the day to day happenings, various resources and other tools used in my classroom with my students and their families. It was nice for folks to have a little reference desk of their own to use when needed. Throughout the pandemic, I've struggled to figure out just how I could continue to use the blog when so much of what happens everyday is *right there* in our Google Classroom. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each day, I'm required to share my plan with my students and their families and up until now, I've done so via twitter and within our digital learning space. Moving forward, I'll post the plan here, and when I can, I'll add in a few notes and photos to support what we hope to achieve that day. We don't always get everything on our plan done and that's typical of both a digital and in-person learning space. Sometimes things take longer than expected, or we might need to abandon the plan altogether because a break is what the moment calls for. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, I'm not getting off to a great start by posting today's plan at 4:00pm, but I'm sure it won't take long for me to find my blogger groove again. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's what we did today! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzubC5B0ehWMpP4Kcf4fxLkmYoQNMZEzRYxWzwPkQF2m519HFUBqtYuO6ntzY-ZeM6hGvEy0YQoUINP_SYEnhsxHg2mDALbBdWSgndjJnLQsKaFeN54VARsfkBXYTkV9B4B2fJ7cryHhk/s960/TUESDAY+MAY+25+MORNING+PLAN+MIHALIDES.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzubC5B0ehWMpP4Kcf4fxLkmYoQNMZEzRYxWzwPkQF2m519HFUBqtYuO6ntzY-ZeM6hGvEy0YQoUINP_SYEnhsxHg2mDALbBdWSgndjJnLQsKaFeN54VARsfkBXYTkV9B4B2fJ7cryHhk/w400-h300/TUESDAY+MAY+25+MORNING+PLAN+MIHALIDES.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDvr9BxXTIBNgOnPSBbZsqW7N6Z_2tJ9CcHSvQN2V3lHMyzzWfyAKMLe1QGQcyPsK9T7AhEHfYBqQjsaDb_cm9DbLndRFimHJpV9ubOcSGxOOBoH4QUlr0xFPW6lUAhWPlg5HhKw05Dh/s960/TUESDAY+MAY+25+AFTERNOON+PLAN+MIHALIDES.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDvr9BxXTIBNgOnPSBbZsqW7N6Z_2tJ9CcHSvQN2V3lHMyzzWfyAKMLe1QGQcyPsK9T7AhEHfYBqQjsaDb_cm9DbLndRFimHJpV9ubOcSGxOOBoH4QUlr0xFPW6lUAhWPlg5HhKw05Dh/w400-h300/TUESDAY+MAY+25+AFTERNOON+PLAN+MIHALIDES.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of our afternoon "Math Rewind", we've been using the 13-minute <i>Odd Squad</i> episodes to revisit concepts we covered earlier in the year. Today we talked parallel lines, patterns and reviewed geometric shapes. We also had some related fun learning about Canusa Street: a town that runs along the US/Canadian border in Vermont and Quebec. You can read more about Canusa Street <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/neighbours-1.4618733/on-canusa-street-you-need-a-passport-to-visit-your-neighbours-1.4618774" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently, we've been making good use of the digital math manipulatives at <a href="http://toytheatre.com">toytheatre.com</a> . As part of Math Rewind, we did some work with digital pattern blocks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have two novels on the go right now. <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Wild-Robot-Peter-Brown/dp/0316382000/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=wild+robot&qid=1621971808&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Wild Robot</a> by Peter Brown is our novel study as part of our literacy block, while Gordon Korman's <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Zoobreak-Swindle-Mystery-Gordon-Korman/dp/0545125006/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=zoobreak&qid=1621971865&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Zoobreak</a> is our end-of-day read aloud. Both are full of suspense and interesting characters! Zoobreak is a little wordy at times, so in the interest of time and holding my audience's attention, I edit as we go (sorry Mr. K). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">And that was our day! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fingers crossed Wednesday's plan will be posted here BEFORE school starts for the day. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-52766841636689553012021-02-22T03:30:00.000-05:002021-02-22T09:35:40.558-05:00Because of Mr. Terupt <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have started reading a wonderful new book called <i>Because of Mr. Terupt </i>during our Evening Meeting<i>.</i>I love the interest and enthusiasm this novel generates year after year with my class. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's an incredible book, but it contains a few words that I'm going to leave out (mostly bathroom humour and the "R" word used once or twice). </span><br />
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-38019484307052879912020-11-27T06:46:00.006-05:002020-11-27T07:06:45.046-05:00That blog post without a title<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Like everyone who leaves the house each day, teachers and their students are continuing to adapt to the evolving changes that are put in place to keep us all safe. What amazes me, and I comment on it often to my loved ones, is that the boys and girls in room 208 are adept at adapting. It's really incredible. I have always believed that having effective classroom routines in place helps students to build community, confidence, reduce anxiety and prepare for the unexpected moments (e.g. the teacher is absent, yet students still know what to do). This year, there are many, many new routines and a lot of the old ones are on hold. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Something I wasn't quite prepared for this particular year is just how often the routines themselves would change. In the past, I had confidence in knowing many of my routines were well-honed, time-tested, refined, perfected (←insert whatever other word you can think of that means "they were good and they worked") and that made for a great learning environment. I admire my students for their positivity, flexibility and an overall attitude that says, "No problem Mrs. M, we'll do it this way now.". Things are literally constantly changing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sometimes I feel like I did back in my first year of teaching: thrilled to be a teacher, but also a little overwhelmed. Like my colleagues, I'm doing what needs to be done each day to keep my students healthy and safe, while still providing (←often creating) meaningful learning activities that are also mindful of new health and safety protocols. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You see, there's no partner math, no "turn to your elbow partner and talk about xyz" , no gathering at the carpet for class meetings...a lot of "no". Even learning games where we can still socially distance are tough to find or create. Throw into the mix a new math curriculum, (and I don't speak for all teachers here) that is a bit tricky to execute without professional resources to refer to. I love neat and tidy packages like math units. Unit 1 this month, Unit 2 next month: that's how this teacher brain works. So that's been a bit tricky for me to get used to. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Side note: I do think the new math curriculum is a going to be an effective program, especially once I've had a year to work with it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For me, time seems to be my biggest enemy. I'm finding a lot of it is spent, I don't know, reinventing the wheel? If you're a teacher, perhaps you relate. Finding new ways to present material that does not include the skill-based games we played last year, the skits to demonstrate our learning, or the partner writing task, takes time. Perhaps I'm making it too complicated for myself, but I'm working on that. Mrs. M in the time of Covid is still finding her way, but she's grateful for the wisdom and creativity of Pre-Covid Mrs. M. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Time is likely the reason this blog and my other social media platforms have not been as active as I'd like them to be, but I'm working on that too. Perhaps it's time to lower the bar temporarily and not sweat the typos, the fact that after 30 minutes, I still couldn't come up with a title for this blog post, the bulletin board that's empty and the Halloween art that was only recently taken down and sent home. Again, if you're a teacher, maybe you feel this way too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And speaking of bulletin boards, my classroom looks different, and I'm struggling with that because it's always been a source of pride for me. I've "lived" in that little apartment for over 16 years and it felt like a second home to us. Now, with no table groups, no cozy furniture with pillows, no carpet and no class family photos, it's made for a different learning environment. We're trying though, and that's actually the point of this very wordy blog post. We're trying so, so very hard to find ways to see the smiles behind the masks, to laugh, to build community, to build relationships with each other, to play (a lot...we need to play a lot more than ever) and ya, sometimes have art on a Tuesday morning, just because. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's all so very, very different. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But the kids ❤️ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">They are, once again, adept at adapting and I'm learning from them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's pretty incredible how patient they are when the technology doesn't work the way it should, when the video I made has no sound, when the computer needs to be restarted in order to work right or while they wait for the yellow group, then the green group, the red group and finally, the blue group, to go to their lockers to get ready for outdoor play. They. Are. So. Patient. And I'll also add, respectful of one another. They're not huffing and puffing about someone moving slowly then they'd like. They wait, with masks on, for their turn...just like we all (should do) wherever we go out in the world these days. They are such good citizens.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">One thing I often remark this time of year is that we start to feel like a little family in Room 208. I was worried that a lack of a carpet, partner play and making pancakes for the kids on a random Friday would mean that wouldn't happen this year, but somehow it has. We are very much a little family that is unique to anything I have ever experienced and it brings much joy and peace to this teacher heart. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We look out for each other, we're exceptionally hardworking and helpful and you know what, sure, we don't have that big red "family room" carpet to meet at each day, but there are a lot of things we do have: big hearts, compassion, laughter, the occasional treat 😉 and a teacher who is always looking to find safe ways to bring back some of what has always made room 208 so great. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On a super-lighter note, part of wanting to make things as safe and efficient for my students as possible often means that the routine for "abc" that we had yesterday has now been turned upside down and completely revised. I love that when my teacher brain has no room left for remembering all the changes, I have 20 personal assistants who do. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I honestly think this is why we are doing pretty okay in room 208, given all that's happening out there. We're all working together and finding our way, and isn't that what families do? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>In closing, I'll teach my students how to improve their reading, how to multiply and what life was like for a Canadian kid in 1850, and they'll continue to teach me how to shrug, exhale and say, "No problem, we'll do it this way now." </span><span> </span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-45749580432279416992020-11-02T16:00:00.000-05:002020-11-02T16:11:23.631-05:00Let's Talk (repost) <div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><i>We had an important conversation about empathy, choosing kind and building bridges with one another on Monday. It reminded me of this blog post from last January and I wanted to share it again. As part of this conversation, we watched the very special video linked below. </i> </span></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Today was Bell Let's Talk day and we had several very important conversations in room 208. In addition to talking about the difference between our physical and mental health, we also explored empathy, and what an emphatic approach to relating to others and problem solving looks like when you're in grade 3. </span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">This very special movie was such an inspiring way to begin our lesson today. We were all moved by the positive messages in the story; and were reminded of all the different "fences" that we let get in the way of building relationships with others. </span><br />
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There's lots of good stuff here though, so pop some popcorn and learn all about what we're up to in Room 208! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/52-wpamCAhY" width="320" youtube-src-id="52-wpamCAhY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-71508876763419015462020-10-07T16:47:00.003-04:002020-10-07T16:47:49.748-04:00A new strategy to help with subtraction! <p>Have you met the Head family? Well, you're about to meet the most helpful group of folks in the subtraction world! They can take a complicated concept like regrouping and make it easy-peasy! Watch this video and you'll not only get to hear how bright my students are, but you'll make some new friends! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z_cavUvCqSg" width="320" youtube-src-id="z_cavUvCqSg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-53305249758883555232020-10-01T17:06:00.002-04:002020-10-01T17:06:18.724-04:00Preparing for the Text of the Week (TOTW) test<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The boys and girls will have their first Text of the Week test on Friday and there are two videos that will help them prepare! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The tests always follow the same format and are usually returned to the students on Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rS95CKAyseo" width="320" youtube-src-id="rS95CKAyseo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cSOtHo68rCc" width="320" youtube-src-id="cSOtHo68rCc"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227201551804754061.post-16690704636383246282020-09-22T18:01:00.004-04:002020-09-22T18:07:51.227-04:00What happened in Room 208 on Tuesday? <p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With a few students away today and wanting to keep everyone on the same page, here's a quick glance at some of the main tasks we looked at today. Where possible, I've linked to past blog posts to provide supporting information. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">During Morning Message, we had a class meeting about how we're feeling right now. We all agreed we're doing a great job at following the safety protocols, and that we're really noticing how different school is this year. We're going to make this an ongoing conversation and find ways to stay safe, but still make lots of great memories together. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We reviewed our <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2017/09/whats-text-of-week-test.html">Text of the Week (TOTW)</a> by reading it into our whisper-phones and paying attention to the italics in the poem. We had fun talking about which of the activities we'd most love to see! </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We also talked about <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2016/09/what-do-you-infer.html">what it means to infer.</a> We looked at ways authors communicate messages in a manner that requires us readers to read between the lines. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In Math, we began memorizing how to count by threes! There's a song for that in the top right hand corner of the blog (see Math Songs).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We also <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2017/09/it-still-smells-so-good.html">used our PlayDoh</a> to help us solve the problem pictured below. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The day ended with Wow Tags and a few minutes of reading from our class novel, <a href="https://meandmythrees.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-special-visitor-today.html"><i>There's a Boy in the Girl's Washroom</i> </a>(that Bradley character really has us talking!) </span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLlD2TNJYKtHwlxCNP2tuN3c-ahiNlh-vR_LMivcA6mIcUn-_ZGL7xyWd_vzf2ooEtTUmAmZzuY0e4un-jmO9szjJ8unMQg7tsor0LE6PvmERXwxbQxurt6_R-TbeeYE_gbkpzP-dXn8-/s3024/20200922_144133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLlD2TNJYKtHwlxCNP2tuN3c-ahiNlh-vR_LMivcA6mIcUn-_ZGL7xyWd_vzf2ooEtTUmAmZzuY0e4un-jmO9szjJ8unMQg7tsor0LE6PvmERXwxbQxurt6_R-TbeeYE_gbkpzP-dXn8-/s320/20200922_144133.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My hope is that before we know it, we'll be able to hang our tags on the bulletin board in the video, where the boys and girls can retrieve them each afternoon when it's time to distribute the tags for the day. For now, they are safely kept on their desks with magnetic hooks (see the photo below the video).</i> </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="342" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3WaH2p2b2eo" width="412" youtube-src-id="3WaH2p2b2eo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ROAZDUsV8UbBEj39yqK9zfmdyaWe9yoZ_OSP6NChjdVdmWoFNkk_zD0Ct9AoLSPhU9r1xl1PCrtdS-A8K5JI3OXUg1TjSlx9JUm5u9HesVMFJdIcMD6Uqf_SDUVNCK_BRb_gSEX79oE4/s3024/20200916_172732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ROAZDUsV8UbBEj39yqK9zfmdyaWe9yoZ_OSP6NChjdVdmWoFNkk_zD0Ct9AoLSPhU9r1xl1PCrtdS-A8K5JI3OXUg1TjSlx9JUm5u9HesVMFJdIcMD6Uqf_SDUVNCK_BRb_gSEX79oE4/w397-h397/20200916_172732.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Wow tags are my most favorite classroom management tool because they fully reside in the category of <b>positivity</b>!</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Last week, I explained to the boys and girls that start Wow Tags on Monday, and although they were once called, "Brag Tags", one shall not violate the first rule of the tags: there is to be NO bragging. The Brag Tag name is misleading, and I think "Wow Tags" are a better way to describe the reasons students receive them. On Monday, we role-played behaviors we do not engage in with respect to our tags: </span><br />
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">asking a classmate, "Do you have xyz tag? Because I do." </span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">failing to cheer for others when they earn a tag </span></li>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Well, when I see something I like A LOT, students will earn a tag that is presented at our Evening Meeting each day at 2:50 (you're welcome to attend anytime, bring coffee! 😉) There will be some days where we don't have a tag ceremony just because it was one of those days where someone threw up, while a llama ran threw the school and the sprinklers malfunctioned ALL AT THE SAME TIME, but for the most part, from Monday 'til just after Valentines Day, we'll do tags every day. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">By the time Valentine's Day rolls around, we'll have been at this for over 100 days and we'll do what all good teachers and parents do: we'll reel things in and raise expectations. Why? Because by that point, we know how grade three rolls and we'll need to move the bar up a little. And instead of earning 2-3 tags a week, a child might earn one every other week. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">But that's a long time from now! Staring Monday, look out parents and families, because your talented kid is going to come home with great news day after day about all the incredible things they did in Room 208! It's all about the positive. Yes, there's a Wow tag for bringing indoor shoes and getting your agenda signed. Do you bite your nails? Cause if ya stop, I got a tag for that! You name it, I'll make a tag for it. It's literally about celebrating every little thing that's positive. </span></div>
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