Week Four

Day Thirteen: In 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 7th the kids continued to work on their essays. In 2nd we read aloud. In 4th and Lunch Molly and I met and started to plan how to incorporate my online classes into the classroom. It went really well. We reviewed my guidebook and she told me what I am doing well and what I can work on and what we can do together. During 5th we had a meeting with the 6th grade team and the principal. We discussed TCAP and how eventually it will turn into the PARK test. We also talked about SB 191 and what it will look like next year and the years to follow. This conversation was really interesting because it will affect me! There was a discussion about motivation and how to get kids motivated that don't show their skills on the tests or in school? Later in the day a little boy kept on staring at me and I had to get him back on task. While students were working on their essays Molly and I worked on the Hero Interview Packet; discussing how to adapt it to the proficient and advanced grading system. I taught 6th and 7th periods, which is awesome because I am starting to take those two classes as my own! 7th can be challenging because they have so many ideas and they all want to talk at the same time. 

Day Fourteen: On Tuesdays students have the opportunity to meet with their teachers during Student Access. This morning we had a student come in to improve his writing assessment grade. I got to work one-on-one with him making sure he understood the expectation for this essay and essays to come. Other students came in to work on the biography packet. During Advisory we planned our Valentine's party! I'm excited for this; food and valentine's crafts. The attendance question for the day is: If you were a Girl Scout cookie what flavor would you be? A boy in 1st said, "I'd be a thin mint because I'm fresh." A good Pandora station is Little People Radio because it is mellow and doesn't have lyrics. In 2nd students answered the question what special quality would your shoes have? Answers were: color shifters, mood shoes, lightweight, and comfortable heels. Also, we had the kids wear their right shoe on the left shoe! During 3rd Molly and I made Valentine's for our Advisory kids. 4th team meeting with the counselors. We made plans to help a student. It is great that everyone comes together. 5th period I worked on some homework and helped Molly with some emails. 6th I helped a girl with the graphic organizers. She filled them out wrong. It was frustrating because in the days previous I went over the graphic organizers three or four times each day. 7th I had to keep them on task because once again they wanted to chitchat.

Day Fifteen: Our morning meeting was with our SIT team. We met with the GCSAPP team and talked about choicepass.org and how to communicate health standards to the community. 1st, 3rd, and 7th watched a movie on Joe DiMaggio. Molly and I did a lot of grading while the kids were watching the movie. 5th IEP meeting and grading. Went to Wellness Wednesday where we did Pilates. That was a lot of fun hanging out with other teachers. 

Day Sixteen: In Advisory we had our Valentine's Party. We made valentine's bags and ate food. Valentine's cards and treats were passed out. 2nd: test students and then read for the rest of the period. Two boys were messing around when reading in the library. They definitely can't handle being near each other. 4th: plan for a kid to be tested for autism. Study Hall: We had a ski talk; "We are your team and we are here for you!" 6th: students watched the movie and we finished grading. Assembly: Each advisory made skits to review the school PBIS. They were really fun and cute.