Thank you for all those who brought Valentines to share. We had a great Valentine's Day in Room 9. We are all feeling very loved.
February service project
St. Bernard School picked Give Kids the World for a Lent project. For the month of February we are collecting small toys (handheld games, coloring book, etc.), wish pillowcases (see attached website) , & monetary donations at mass. We will be collecting items until March 3.
http://cropsofluv.blogspot.com/2011/07/needed-volunteers-to-sew-pillowcases.html
http://cropsofluv.blogspot.com/2011/07/needed-volunteers-to-sew-pillowcases.html
genre project
Students are really getting into their February Genre Project: Biography books. Projects need to be completed by Tuesday, February 28th. We will be presenting them in class that afternoon.
Reaching all learners
Last Friday I spent the afternoon with other educators in the GRACE system learning about differentiated instruction (DI). I had a few great "take aways" from the afternoon which will aid in my attempt to have success for every student. While this is a great tool, it also comes with confusion from the students. DI in the classroom looks different with each subject and for each child. It includes differing versions of study guides, the note taking process, and assessments. I am encouraging students to be understanding of the fact that all of them learn best in different ways and part of what I do is making sure that happens on a daily basis. The students have been great advocates for each other, so keep up the great work all.
upcoming Events
- March 1st - Ash Wednesday Mass @10:15a.m.
- March 3rd - 12:30 Dismissal
- March 8th - Report Cards go home
- March 9th and 10th - Optional Parent Teacher Conferences
- March 10th - NO SCHOOL
- March 13-17 - Spring Break : NO SCHOOL
- March 24th - We sponsor mass at 8:45a.m.