tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42329317876450968572024-03-19T08:57:28.259-04:00Berlin Memorial SchoolNews from the Berlin Memorial School in Berlin, MA!wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-8195106166855785012016-10-17T13:26:00.003-04:002016-10-17T13:26:47.695-04:00Eyeballs on mathI was wandering around this afternoon when I happened upon the math lesson Mrs. Bennett was doing with her Kindergarten students. Modeling numbers is a great way to develop number sense. In this class, Mrs. Bennett has added an October twist to make the lesson just a little bit more enjoyable. Sometimes it's all in the approach!<br />
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Over the years I have interviewed dozens of people for jobs in our school. At the end of each interview, almost without fail, I add my own personal question - "What is your favorite children's book?"<br />
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The question is intended to move people out of best-behavior-interview mode to a more personal moment. The titles, and the reasons behind them, are sometimes very revealing. Candidates will often ask, "Is there a 'wrong' answer?" and I tell them yes. After the candidate answers the question, I tell them (if they ask again) that the "wrong" answer is <u style="font-style: italic;">The Giving Tree</u>. I think the book sends a less than positive message about the expectations boys should have of their mothers. (I know, many people think I'm way out of line here, but that's where I am.)<br />
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This morning I took a break from the professional development session I was leading on web site design to check in with my teachers in a different program. While there, our new Fifth Grade teacher, Brittany Ouellette, said to me, "I have a dark secret." She then showed me the cover of her personal laptop...<br />
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Oh, how I love my job some days!wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-90332248702077279472016-09-19T15:02:00.001-04:002016-09-19T15:04:53.931-04:00Fifth Grade Student Council ElectionsOur fifth grade students have selected their Student Council representatives for the year.<div><br></div><div>Students hung posters and talked with classmates about their interest in Student Council. This morning, candidates made their speeches, and then classes held a vote. The following students were elected by their classmates for the 2016-2017 school year:</div><div>Chloe Casperson</div><div>Will Cranford</div><div>Daniel Jurdi</div><div>Genna Murphy</div><div>Henry Murphy</div><div>Vivi Murphy </div><div>Congratulations to these students, and to all the students willing to help this year.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v_8UA9-UXHHM4V3pPUMxE3iuvOKOZFQAEC1AZ2ZkxQ67QfFNokk7YJHr7v2jg87T6maVziaALbrxovgvTqnwJXarb4Xt3Dp3BRzIe8Aoha5DnVXDlnH8LMLHWn9kh9k4YLTE21Jlq_Y/s640/blogger-image-1746949198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v_8UA9-UXHHM4V3pPUMxE3iuvOKOZFQAEC1AZ2ZkxQ67QfFNokk7YJHr7v2jg87T6maVziaALbrxovgvTqnwJXarb4Xt3Dp3BRzIe8Aoha5DnVXDlnH8LMLHWn9kh9k4YLTE21Jlq_Y/s640/blogger-image-1746949198.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-12731637068097652642016-09-17T19:02:00.000-04:002016-09-18T18:17:29.176-04:00Rockin' it in Second Grade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
If you hear, "Yo-yo, Dojo!" you can be sure a member of Stephanie Woodward's grade 2 class is near by. Mrs. Woodward has been awarding "dojo points" for a couple of years now. Class Dojo is a great app that allows her to offer students recognition in the moment, and best of all, parents who sign up know when their child earns a dojo point!</div>
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These members of Mrs. Woodward's class were the first two to earn 100 dojo points! Congratulations to Samantha Wheatley and Sofia Eaton for a great job!</div>
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Ms. Diane Tucceri, Principal of Tahanto Middle-High School, and Mr. Greg Picariello, the Middle School counselor, met with our fifth grade students this morning to begin the talk of the transition to life as a sixth grader! After some math work, they talked about life at Tahanto - everything from changing classes to how to open a locker.</div>
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This is the first of several events designed to ease our students into the middle school way of life. Reminder to Grade 5 parents that Scheduling Nite for our current fifth graders is Thursday, May 12th, starting a 6:00 PM at Tahanto. A little further out, our students will be traveling to Tahanto for Buddy Day on Wednesday, May 25th.</div>
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We have been looking at our food service program, and how we can make school lunch more appealing to children and parents. We've been re-evaluating our menu, dropping lunch items kids do not like, and trying new items out.<br>
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As work proceeded, students excitedly discussed their findings. We learned, for example, that "chasing" oil in water disperses it, and makes it more difficult to collect. The students will come back to review their work and decide on the most effective way to remove oil from water.<br />
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wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-33788807938599968252016-01-21T12:26:00.001-05:002016-01-21T13:22:12.554-05:00In Door RecessWhat do you do when it's too cold to go outside?<div><br></div><div>At Berlin Memorial School, we build a hallway obstacle course!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eSoe3_t7NmcMrfk9ShrIZZa5U4wKg-EeXxWZu8w1zH44hr29hGSQjFxCJwur4cifXFRbH8yOQgPoWqVI-nhvVgPdGtvA0DnLE1rZnl2XabNiMgzhfh848P4H2O1dJWYBnxb7HiMLaxo/s640/blogger-image-1986024330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eSoe3_t7NmcMrfk9ShrIZZa5U4wKg-EeXxWZu8w1zH44hr29hGSQjFxCJwur4cifXFRbH8yOQgPoWqVI-nhvVgPdGtvA0DnLE1rZnl2XabNiMgzhfh848P4H2O1dJWYBnxb7HiMLaxo/s640/blogger-image-1986024330.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div><div>Led by Grade 2 teacher Stephanie Woodward, teachers and students created an indoor obstacles course to work off some of their excess energy. Whether it was stepping through hoops, doing push ups, or climbing through tunnels, students had a great time meeting the challenges together. It's just the start of a long winter, but this is one way we will "weather the storm" with a smile on our face!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY933Ka-2d_qXKbWzn8RQQch61uBZfOIOs_N2S4DBcnnoKo1OmtwfxNRBLENEl_HRYic6RFdFPPD7BaWIg8lH72Fyga1bevmwy7chO8ZtXMKxPVgKLeJia9BAMlVAEon2UC6nf9CTJtIg/s640/blogger-image-1253439037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY933Ka-2d_qXKbWzn8RQQch61uBZfOIOs_N2S4DBcnnoKo1OmtwfxNRBLENEl_HRYic6RFdFPPD7BaWIg8lH72Fyga1bevmwy7chO8ZtXMKxPVgKLeJia9BAMlVAEon2UC6nf9CTJtIg/s640/blogger-image-1253439037.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-58441408469564562732016-01-15T08:59:00.001-05:002016-01-15T09:00:19.485-05:00Professional Development DayTeachers in Kindergarten through Grade Two from Berlin and Boylston came together for professional development today to develop our skills in talking about and teaching mathematics. Our children today are learning so much more than just arithmetic, and finding ways to guide them to a fuller understanding of mathematical concepts is important work indeed. Working with Cheryl Condon of Looney Consulting, our teachers did a great deal of challenging work which they will bring back to their classrooms to benefit all our children.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfJLhNhFTghenjej0IW2YXvKuUyWJosFDKEKhSO2enVik9AzrAXKLV7dMYnM5E8DbfaDaZYJcJe8Ja1F3iuAOnlATm1BXJVVL6hHNYAoZ3GNcxTyUKelI3TqLyKI338Gz3g5RyzoPDdY/s640/blogger-image--1770504608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfJLhNhFTghenjej0IW2YXvKuUyWJosFDKEKhSO2enVik9AzrAXKLV7dMYnM5E8DbfaDaZYJcJe8Ja1F3iuAOnlATm1BXJVVL6hHNYAoZ3GNcxTyUKelI3TqLyKI338Gz3g5RyzoPDdY/s640/blogger-image--1770504608.jpg"></a></div><br></div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-11020873717995347002016-01-06T14:42:00.001-05:002016-01-06T15:58:29.511-05:00Greg Mone visits BMSAuthor Greg Mone visited Berlin Memorial this morning to talk about the writing process with our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Mr. Mone will be spending time working with Grade 5 students working on the writing process, in support of our Empowering Writers curriculum. He will be returning to BMS two more times as he models the writing/editing process, creating a story with the students.<br />
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wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-64194201156890384192015-11-19T18:59:00.001-05:002015-11-19T19:04:30.494-05:00Kindergarten Information NightWe held Kindergarten Information Night here at Berlin Memorial. Our goal in holding this evening early was to get a better sense of registration numbers for the 2016-17 school year and avoid any last second surprises.<div><br></div><div>Led by our Kindergarten teachers, Elizabeth Bennett and Jill Walton, parents learned a great deal about kindergarten schedules, expectations and the registration process. Thanks to our Betsy Trudeau, our Occupational Therapist and Mollee Langelier, our Speech Language Pathologist for their contributions. Suzanne Clisham, LINK president, was on hand to talk about our very supportive parents group, and Jess Meltzer, the Berlin chairperson for the BBRSD SEPAC group.</div><div><br></div><div>A special thanks to Judy Rapa, our school secretary, for all the behind the scenes work she does on registration and everything else!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwwJ2VY1b-zS0rYmtPQ5IsLPM_xeCs9lMei3UNEZRqM_ARDkisJOIawnedCXaQx4LH1LeYohroICNB_mhm_i3HQEO7rmNsZFWqx1A_HY3uU6wjUrQFjCZxqWtnJEzdex2cHz498Dv0rQ/s640/blogger-image--1241179631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwwJ2VY1b-zS0rYmtPQ5IsLPM_xeCs9lMei3UNEZRqM_ARDkisJOIawnedCXaQx4LH1LeYohroICNB_mhm_i3HQEO7rmNsZFWqx1A_HY3uU6wjUrQFjCZxqWtnJEzdex2cHz498Dv0rQ/s640/blogger-image--1241179631.jpg"></a></div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-67245446468748840122015-10-21T11:47:00.001-04:002015-10-21T11:52:33.426-04:00Lunch time!<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Just another lunch period here at BMS!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVANaiK8EOareWJ7uUU6B0vwWEOVv2j3YO1b4R9KZjb3_L_W_LI840yJtjXT2DPFDOPOM6z7QDAm53U5mytewIlkiN77ke9zMN_6nJcvCIpGFRDt1MDpHcfYCJOpwC1LwUQnWliDR8Hg/s640/blogger-image-1841996612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVANaiK8EOareWJ7uUU6B0vwWEOVv2j3YO1b4R9KZjb3_L_W_LI840yJtjXT2DPFDOPOM6z7QDAm53U5mytewIlkiN77ke9zMN_6nJcvCIpGFRDt1MDpHcfYCJOpwC1LwUQnWliDR8Hg/s640/blogger-image-1841996612.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80HHZ8IXJulSrjPqdZAAx5nBuu3hw0ckPXIfV0sW3oGxLE5yRsavtLAsaGZpXid3f0xza0I5iNJfOogjFEF2mPgQE3RiQ3oy2k1sif240RkTBJoWtTqfs1-MWwp7XwH7BCIc-YRCGlhA/s640/blogger-image-1781828299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80HHZ8IXJulSrjPqdZAAx5nBuu3hw0ckPXIfV0sW3oGxLE5yRsavtLAsaGZpXid3f0xza0I5iNJfOogjFEF2mPgQE3RiQ3oy2k1sif240RkTBJoWtTqfs1-MWwp7XwH7BCIc-YRCGlhA/s640/blogger-image-1781828299.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of the nice things about lunchtime is that our kids get to unwind and be themselves. Here are a couple of pictures including grade five students "unwinding" at midday.</div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-27505972657517974192015-10-02T14:10:00.001-04:002015-10-02T14:14:14.609-04:00Engineering is Elementary comes to Berlin!<div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yVbMkhDAWSFCsNrV_OVUAiIWQif2yz2_cpuPFBaTW7Vl0ek1Zm7sFIIEJpOlEIEqtaQ-Ar0COpcl35sPWMJPTt0NPIOMEDKIVyhyphenhyphenpV1bX5D0kvCg-Fms0H5OnXdNx1F19FbHrMuRuOc/s640/blogger-image--1607363933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yVbMkhDAWSFCsNrV_OVUAiIWQif2yz2_cpuPFBaTW7Vl0ek1Zm7sFIIEJpOlEIEqtaQ-Ar0COpcl35sPWMJPTt0NPIOMEDKIVyhyphenhyphenpV1bX5D0kvCg-Fms0H5OnXdNx1F19FbHrMuRuOc/s640/blogger-image--1607363933.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Teachers from Boylston Elementary joined us today to learn more about Engineering is Elementary, a new addition to our science curriculum created by our friends at the Boston Museum of Science. We are all excited to be able to offer this new program to our students as we develop our STEM capacity.</div>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-2974123595080074452015-09-25T05:02:00.002-04:002015-09-25T05:02:30.277-04:00<h2>
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Ah, school picture day! One of my favorite school days, I love seeing the kids come in dressed for the moment. These are pictures that will be saved for years, mementos of simpler times when our biggest worries were what was in our lunch box, and who would we play with at recess. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Many of you see the gardens in the front of our school as you drive past, and you may have wondered what happens to all the produce that is grown between the many gigantic sunflowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amy Donahoe, Third Grade Teacher, and her many volunteers keep the garden weeded and watered all summer, and the plants and vegetables harvested go to the Berlin Food Pantry. Once students return, we try to use what is grown to enhance our own lunch program. Here we have cafeteria manager Michelle Baird and Julie Wheeler bringing in some fresh tomatoes and herbs to use in salads.</span></div>
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We've been living through a snowy period here at Berlin Memorial, with only a Patriots victory to brighten our days. I took this picture coming in to school this morning, impressed by the size of those icicles. I thought that the scene was pretty until I got to the door and realized that there was just as much ice on the sidewalk. <br />
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Sometimes it is good NOT to be the custodian:)wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-12685252771030781462014-12-18T20:28:00.001-05:002014-12-18T20:28:46.775-05:00Holiday Concert, 2014Another wonderful Holiday Concert, as the students of Berlin Memorial and Boylston Elementary come together for an outstanding show. Many thanks to Peter Daley and Julie Spring for the wonderful job the did preparing our students for this evening.<br />
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<br />wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-47030866565322633062014-12-18T14:06:00.000-05:002014-12-18T14:06:27.408-05:00Fourth Grade Owl Pellet InvestigationWhat does an owl eat? <br />
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Fourth graders dissected owl pellets to find out. Prior to this activity, students had read and discussed the story “Energy in the Ecosystem.” The owl pellet investigation allowed the students to see first hand what an owl eats and where it fits into the energy flow of a habitat. Students used bone sorting charts to help them identify their owl’s last meal. The student scientists discovered that their owls had eaten either a vole, mole, or bird.wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-27114464985860663122014-12-04T15:14:00.000-05:002014-12-04T15:14:22.637-05:00Secretary of Education Malone Visits BMS!Massachusetts Secretary of Education Matt Malone visited Berlin Memorial School today. Escorted by student tour guides John Sawyer and Gretchen Munter, he visited classrooms, chatted with students and teachers, and then joined us for lunch!<br />
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wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-38915562418410611052014-12-01T17:17:00.001-05:002014-12-16T05:48:40.953-05:00Harp Assembly, with an operatic surprise!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We gathered together on the first day back at school to enjoy an assembly which featured our long-term substitute Teacher, Julie Spring, playing the harp. Ms. Spring, a trained harpist, has played professionally in a variety of settings, including time with the Chicago Symphony and as principal harpist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She promised me early on that she would bring in her harp to perform for our students.<br />
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Experiencing music in person is such a unique opportunity, and it was amazing to see how attentive students were during the event. At the end of the assembly Ms. Spring teamed up with Mollee Nosek, our Speech Language Pathologist, to perform a small piece of opera, which Ms. Nosek sang beautifully. The video below doesn't do justice to the moment!<br />
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<br />wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-70011600487085042452014-11-26T11:58:00.001-05:002014-11-26T11:58:48.674-05:00Kindness Matters @ BMS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We held an all-school assembly here on Tuesday afternoon. Our theme - <i style="font-weight: bold;">"Kindness Matters" </i><i>-</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>will be something we talk about all through the month of December. The program, planned by Elizabeth Bennett, Julia Brodmerkle and their students (with help from several other kind adults) was a huge success! On of the highlights was a video about kindness featuring staff and students from BMS. If you are interested, you can watch that video <b><i><a href="http://youtu.be/rwNu1VllA2g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-37666124292313014792014-11-06T11:17:00.000-05:002014-11-06T11:17:37.591-05:00Intervention BlockWe've begun our school-wide intervention block here at Berlin Memorial! <br />
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Our goal is to gather small groups of children with similar needs together to help them make rapid progress in a specific skill. Some students are working on relearning an old skill, others are working on new skills. The goal is to make sure that everyone is challenged every day!</div>
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In the meantime, thought you might enjoy this little clip of one of Mrs. Woodward's students demonstrating the "simple log in" to her reading page. Each student is assigned a 3 item log in - a digit, a fruit, and a shape. It's quick and easy!<br />
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wwwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795874339424813559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232931787645096857.post-19126163545243850512014-10-03T12:35:00.001-04:002014-10-03T18:19:49.753-04:00Awake, Alert, AliveThere are a lot of things we know about teaching and learning. The trick sometimes is to find those strategies with the highest impact, and try those first.<br />
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One thing we know for sure it that if children sit around too much, their energy level drops, their attention wanders, and they don't learn nearly as effectively as they could. Happily, there is a quick and easy answer - short, high energy movement breaks. I caught Stephanie Woodward's Grade 2 class engaged in a movement break the other day, and went back this morning, to catch it on video.<br />
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