I was out at an elementary school in Dover visiting a school who has Math in Focus as their math program yesterday. It was so insightful! This school is in its 3rd year of implementation and we got to see teachers teaching lessons and talk with them later about our questions. It was a great experience. The students seemed to enjoy having Mrs. Mosca as their substitute teacher.
We read a book about weather today. Students are gaining vocabulary about the topic. Kevin Skarupa will be coming on Tuesday to visit us. He is the weatherman for Channel 9 News. There will be a permission slip coming home tomorrow for you sign granting permission for students to be video taped. Traditionally, Skarupa brings his camcorder and videos students waving then plays it (with no sound) the next morning after his forecast. Please send these slips back as soon as possible. Thank you. If you choose not to grant permission, students will be asked to step outside the room when Skarupa tapes the crowd.
Tomorrow, Miss Mary the Turtle Lady will visit us in the afternoon. She does a great talk, sings with the kids, and brings her turtles for them to see. The kiddos always love it!
Students are in full swing of writing workshop. They are choosing their own topics, drafting, editing, revising and publishing their stories. It's great to see them proficient with the writing process.
In math, we are finishing up the chapter on Mental Math and Rounding. I will test them tomorrow.
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