Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Vol. 1 Issue 6

It's no fun being sick. Glad to be back in action!!!
  • Look for the following items in today's red Homework Folder (aka Wednesday Folder):
    • Graded Student Work
    • Accident Insurance Letter/Form
    • The Gym @ Peachtree Fall 2011 Catalogue
    • APS Student Guidebook (featuring your favorite teacher on page 19)
    • Tonight's Math Homework (Skip Counting Review)
  • Review our Essential Agreements. Have a discussion with your child about origin, meaning, and examples.
  • We have Number Talks every morning to start our day (morning meeting). Today, our investigation focused on the number  18. I asked students to generate number sentences ( + tally marks) that = 18. This is not a competitive activity. The differentiation is built-in. They generate sentences based on their comfort level/level of understanding. As students share and learn new strategies, they challenge themselves during future Number Talks. Here is the result of today's investigation: