Ms. Versen's Read Aloud
Ms. Versen's class enjoyed a holiday-filled read aloud this week and then answered comprehension questions based on what they saw, heard, and read!
Tic Tac Toe
Ms. Griffin had a great idea to incorporate extra practice with sight words. She took words they struggled with and words they identified correctly and played tic tac toe with them, requiring the student to identify the word before they were allowed to mark it off.
Building Blocks
Ms. Munnelly's block center is a popular place as students get to work with different sizes, shapes, and colors to build structures and create imaginative games out of their constructions.
3rd Grade Focus
This photo was taken directly after breakfast, when 3rd graders immediately transitioned into their academic day. It was great to see their focus and concentration as most of them didn't even notice me visiting the classroom!
Volunteer Time
Journey was able to connect with one of our Washington University volunteers this week through Teams. Their conversation was fun for eavesdropping as they worked through "would you rather" questions.
Volunteer Time
Kayla also got some individual time with her WashU volunteer team as they worked through problem-solving this week.
Imaginative Play
Ronald used his center time to construct several duplo buildings, each of which had a story to go with it. It was fun to hear his explanations of each structure, and even more fun to see them topple!
Individual Activities
The tray system in Ms. Munnelly's room allows for every student to work independently and in a clean space. It also allows for easy carrying from one area of the classroom to another. Da'Shaylee was proud to show me her cleaning skills at the end of her time with the play-doh.
Compare/Contrast
Ms. Ivory's virtual students on Thursday were working on different ways to compare and contrast information from a story. One of the chart options was a Venn Diagram, while the other was this graphic organizer.
Zariyah
Zariyah Rucker proudly turned her work into the Teams chat to show differences and similarities as she read the story. Zariyah chose to handwrite her work, take a photo of it, and post the photo to the Teams chat. This generation will know so much technology by the time they're through elementary school!
Highlight on Hybrid
As our semester draws to a close, I had to take a moment to appreciate how far our staff has come in our technological advances. I'm so impressed with the way that our students and staff have taken on the hybrid learning model, with some students in person and some joining the Teams meeting virtually. Pictured here is a teacher meeting that was run in a hybrid session with Ms. Teska and Fales joining in person while Ms. Griffin joined virtually. Thank you to all of our staff and our students and our parents who have adapted to this completely new way of teaching and learning. You are all rockstars!
Santa's Helpers
Ms. Webb and Ms. Bryant looked fabulous in their Santa gear, and it was suggested by the students that they should always wear such silly attire.
Ms. Valentine
After Dr. Rogers saw Ms. Valentine several times on hat day WITHOUT a hat, she had to prove that she did indeed bring a hat. This Santa Selfie serves as her evidence.
