There are always those moments in teaching when your students do something that amazes you above and beyond what you thought possible. These moments are what make teaching the best profession in the world and you know that what you and your fellow teachers do make a difference.
The amount of support and donations that have come in within the past two weeks for the Ride Janie Ride fundraiser have been astounding. Students have, and continue to be, an inspiration in all that they have done to raise money. I cannot wait to see the final totals on Monday!
On an academic note, we will be working on long division with remainders all next week in math. There will be a quiz on Thursday. In RtI reading, we will be close to finishing, if not finish, reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Ride Janie Ride
As you all know, Lakeview is raising money for the Ride Janie Ride Foundation over the next two weeks (until April 23rd). This fundraiser is very personal and special to me because my brother-in-law, Anthony, who has been battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma since last year, was chosen as one of this years recipients. Anthony has been through dozens of chemotherapy treatments and spent months in the hospital during this past year. It has definitely been a very emotional journey for our family. In February of this year, Anthony underwent a stem cell transplant at Northwestern and we are patiently awaiting the results. We should know within the next month, if the transplant was successful.
My family and I truly appreciate all of the support that we have received throughout this process. I am truly touched at all of the thoughts, prayers, and encouragement from all of the staff and students here at Lakeview.
If you would like any additional information on Kayla, Anthony, and Michael or the Ride Janie Ride Foundation, please check out their website- www.ridejanieride.org.
I also know many of you were wondering how to address checks to donate- You can make the checks out to the Ride Janie Ride Foundation.
I can't wait to see the final fundraising results!
My family and I truly appreciate all of the support that we have received throughout this process. I am truly touched at all of the thoughts, prayers, and encouragement from all of the staff and students here at Lakeview.
If you would like any additional information on Kayla, Anthony, and Michael or the Ride Janie Ride Foundation, please check out their website- www.ridejanieride.org.
I also know many of you were wondering how to address checks to donate- You can make the checks out to the Ride Janie Ride Foundation.
I can't wait to see the final fundraising results!
Friday, April 9, 2010
April Showers :)
After a restful spring break, everyone is back in "school-mode" for the final stretch of this school year!
In math, we spent the week practicing 1x1 digit and 2x1 digit multiplication. Next week, we will begin to practice 2x2 and 3x2 digit problems!
In RtI, we will continue to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and, as we become closer to the plot/climax of the story, will be analyzing cause/effect.
Have a wonderful weekend and great week!
In math, we spent the week practicing 1x1 digit and 2x1 digit multiplication. Next week, we will begin to practice 2x2 and 3x2 digit problems!
In RtI, we will continue to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and, as we become closer to the plot/climax of the story, will be analyzing cause/effect.
Have a wonderful weekend and great week!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Spring Break!
I hope that everyone had a great week! I can't believe that it will be April before we return from Spring Break!
When we return, we will begin multiplication and long division in math. With today's use of calculators, many of us have forgotten how to do these operations with paper and pencil. :) In RtI Reading, we will continue to read our novel, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, in our literature circles.
Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break!
When we return, we will begin multiplication and long division in math. With today's use of calculators, many of us have forgotten how to do these operations with paper and pencil. :) In RtI Reading, we will continue to read our novel, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, in our literature circles.
Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break!
Friday, March 19, 2010
March 19th
It was another great week here at Lakeview! With Snowflake this weekend and sports tryouts next week, we have much to look forward to next week, as well.
In Math, we will be learning how to turn fractions into decimals, decimals into percents, and fractions into percents. We will have a short quiz on Thursday over this material.
In RtI, we will continue to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, create a character map, and work in our literature circles.
Have a wonderful weekend!
In Math, we will be learning how to turn fractions into decimals, decimals into percents, and fractions into percents. We will have a short quiz on Thursday over this material.
In RtI, we will continue to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, create a character map, and work in our literature circles.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Conference Week!
It was great to see so many parents at Conference Night on Thursday! As we enter into the third trimester it is great to see the wonderful parent support and parent/teacher collaboration!
This week in math, we are continuing to work on fractions. We will begin the week with multiplying and dividing fractions and finish with mixed numbers.
In RtI, we are continuing to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and we will switch our literature circle roles at the end of the week.
Have a good week!
This week in math, we are continuing to work on fractions. We will begin the week with multiplying and dividing fractions and finish with mixed numbers.
In RtI, we are continuing to read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and we will switch our literature circle roles at the end of the week.
Have a good week!
Friday, March 5, 2010
ISAT Week
We have finally come to the end of ISATS and I want to congratulate all of our students who worked so hard this week during testing!
Looking forward to next week, we will begin a new novel in RtI Reading, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. We will be working in literature circles, rotating roles each week. Our main focus will be on summarizing and monitoring our own comprehension while reading. In math, we will continue to work with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Looking forward to next week, we will begin a new novel in RtI Reading, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. We will be working in literature circles, rotating roles each week. Our main focus will be on summarizing and monitoring our own comprehension while reading. In math, we will continue to work with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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