Mr. Hayes and I had a talk Wednesday night. We chatted, at length, about how our students have hit their groove! Students are becoming more independent and taking their learning into their own hands! As a teacher, this is a big deal! It tells us a lot about our kids. Most importantly, it tells us that all of the hard work that they have been doing is paying off! I had a few good talks with the kids this week. Both chats were celebratory!. The first talk was to celebrate the grit that the kids are full of. It is important for our students to be recognized for their hard work so that they know they are hardworking. The second talk we had this week was to explain to students how far they have come. This allows the kids to really understand that they have made progress. We looked at what DRA the student came in at and compared it to the DRA they are at now. The looks on the kids faces, went from bewilderment to joy. The bewilderment I think came from the kids comprehending the progress that they have made. The joy obviously came from the understanding that the students are getting better at reading!
I am very lucky to have a chance to be a part of your child's journey to becoming readers.
Transition Meetings are Coming!
We started last week getting ready for upcoming transition meetings. We have asked the students several questions about their LD's. Some of the answers that I have looked at are unbelievable! The thoughts and ideas they are sharing are extremely deep. Something else I am doing is using the York Region's waterfall chart to help explain to the kids how their LD works. Some powerful stuff here! The Waterfall chart is very technical and complicated to read so, I sat down and turned it into "kid friendly" language. Don't worry, I sat with the school psychologist to be sure that I got it correct!
Scientists in the Classroom
Today we had Nancy and Lori from "Scientists in the Classroom" in our class! We had a very fun time learning about particles in matter. I was excited to see how well the students were explaining their thinking. If you follow us on the Twitter, you will have seen our tweets about what we were doing. If you haven't followed us on Twitter yet, you should! (@Mr_DzzzClass).
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