Saturday, November 19, 2016

Celebrating Learners in Room 234


It's been a grand week in Room 234!  Several students accomplished their goals in reading and math.  I celebrate their smile as they tell me 

  • "I finally read a Historical Fiction book and I really liked it.  Where's another one?"
  • "Did you know that I connected with Margaret in Are You There God? It's me Margaret."  One of my favorite books from fifth grade.  Thank you Judy Blume. 
  • Over 60 families attended Grand Discussion discussing Save me a Seat on Thursday night with their mom or dad
  • We had our second Newberry Club meeting - students are enthusiastic about their reading and casted their first vote of the season
  • EO made connections with Base 10 and the Metric System.

  • Students played with water to explore Metric Capacity. 

  • "I've never had so much fun in math1"  
  • "I never compared a liter to a gallon."
Celebrating learners in Room 234 and their inspiration to continue to grow. Asking great questions and most of all beginning to take ownership of their own learning. Several students set higher reading goals because  they had the confidence which has been building since August.  I hope all my friends are enjoying the learning at NCTE and tweet away. Thanks Ruth for encouraging us to celebrate.  

12 comments:

  1. It's so great when you have had a week of beautiful learning, and remember those sweet remarks, Maria. Happy for you, and Happy Thanksgiving, too.

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    1. It was fun to listen to the buzz around the room! I hope you have a special Thanksgiving also. I am thankful for your comments.

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  2. Love to hear more about the Grand Discussions What a fantastic book Save Me a Seat is! Just book talked in my classroom.

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    1. Grand Discussion is once a trimester. Our librarian and enrichment teacher choose a book (Save Me a Seat) and the student and a parent read the book together. Then one night both the parent and child comes to discuss the book with others. Really exciting to listen to the conversations.

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  3. Room 234 sounds like a great place to be!

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  4. Such fun happenings in your classroom! Thanks for sharing the student comments. I'm curious as to what is on your Mock Newbery list. We're doing a Mock Newbery also. For the student wondering about another historical fiction book - The War That Saved Me, Liberty, Hattie Big Sky are all personal favorites. Also The Lions of Little Rock.

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    1. Here is our List #4
      The Turn of the Tide by Rosanne Parry
      Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
      Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart
      Skating With the Statue of Liberty by Susan Lynn Meyer
      The Courage Test by James Preller
      When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
      Booked by Kwame Alexander

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  5. What a joy to celebrate learners and learning! Asking questions, wondering, experimenting - inquiry all around.

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    1. Our entire district is shifting towards more of an inquiry workshop model in all subject areas K-12. It's quite the shift for Grade 6-12.

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  6. Such a lot of learning going on in your room. Thanks for sharing the comments. It makes me smile.

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  7. Celebrating learning is always something to get excited about!

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