Thursday, October 31

Happy Halloween!

Team 33 did not let the rain stop them today!  We were rockin' in the classroom!  We finished the centers for the week. We reviewed the homework skills. We read at our Lexile, and we we worked on our goals.  GREAT DAY!

Tomorrow we will NOT have the week 12 assessment.  The students were asking for some clarification on a few learning objectives and I wanted to review a few more skills, so we decided to wait on the assessment until Monday.  That works well because I will not be in the classroom on Monday, so and the students already know how to take their assessment on Examview.  It will also give a few extra days for studying, which never hurts. 

Tomorrow is our classroom Fall Party from 1:30 - 2:00.  Of course, everyone is invited.  Hope to see you there. If you are able to come, I would like to encourage you to bring your smartphone.  We have created a digital bulletin board that we are very proud of.  All you will need to interact with it is a QR Code Reader.  If you do not already have a QR code reader on your phone, I would like to recommend i-nigma.  The link will take you to the Apple version, but it is also available for Droid, Blackberry and Windows phones; and it is free.  The fun you will have with the interactive bulletin board will be priceless.

Wednesday, October 30

You mustache good behavior to be a top dog!

Today was another incredible day in Team33.  We learned a lot and had fun too.  The Daily Journal interview went very well also.  Be sure to ask your child all the tools we talked about in the interview.

If you haven't already heard, Franklin has moved Trick-or-Treating to Friday to match our Fall party!  Well they actually did it due to weather concerns, but we won't tell anyone that ;)

Tuesday, October 29

Three More Top Dogs!

Team33 students really have become famous!  The Daily Journal called today and wants to come do another story on them.  They will be visiting our classroom tomorrow afternoon. This time they will be interviewing the students about all the technology they use, not just BYOD.  Once again, I think they will be amazed! Be sure you wear your best smile for tomorrow's interview.

The Homework page has been updated so you can print if you need an extra copy of tonight's homework.

Monday, October 12

Look who has CLIPPERIFIC behavior!

We are off and running with another exciting week.  We reviewed our Week 11 assessments, and recorded our data in the Feedback and Data Binders.  They are ready to be reviewed with parents.  Please fill out the reflection page with your student for homework tonight.  We also reviewed the Learning Objectives and looked at an overview of the week with the Week 12 Literacy Link. These documents and more are all available on our website: http://goo.gl/FX5ak

Just a reminder, our Fall Party is this Friday, November 1, from 1:30-2:00.  All family members are welcome!

Friday, October 25

Look who made the front page of the Daily Journal - TEAM33! I told you they would be impressed!

These and other great pictures are all available at the from the Daily Journal - Elementary school bridging classroom technology gap http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Elementary-school-bridging-cla_1382675659/#.UmrJMtK-2uJ

Have a great weekend.  I can't wait to do it all again next week!

Thursday, October 24

Wow!  Your children are amazing.  I thought they would impress the Daily Journal, but I had no idea just how much they would impress me! They were using their personal devices to:

• Access Dictionay.com and Thesaurus.com while working on their riddles.
• Research additional information about Mt. Etna, and even found some cool facts that made the text we were reading outdated.
• Blog quality posts and comments to Kidblog.
• Read Online Reading Resources to meet their lexile goal.
• Create digital videos for our digital display in the hall.(Coming Soon)
• and even to access their grades on PowerSchool.

Once again, WOW!  I am not sure when the article is coming out in the Daily Journal, but watch for it! It's going to be a good one.

Later in the day Mrs. Deeter visited out room to talk to us about filling emotional buckets.  We all want to be Bucket Fillers. To learn more about filling buckets, watch this informative video:

I hope to see everyone tonight at McDonald's by I65.  The Needham Fundraiser is from 4:00 - 7:00.  I am planning on being there from 5:30 - 7:00.  (I told the students it might be 6:00 before I got there because my daughter needed a ride to the FCMS Football Game, but it has been cancelled, so I should be there by 5:30 to see all the kids who need to be at basketball practice by 6:00. Remember, costumes are encouraged, but not required.  It is really just an excuse to spend a little more time with you.

Wednesday, October 23

It was so much fun to hear the kids talk about their riddle homework last night. They seemed to have a good time making inferences with you, and did a great job using the clues.  The students really seem to be getting good at Making Inferences using the clues in text.  They are even working on making their own riddles so we can make inferences from their clues.  I can't wait to read them!  Stay tuned, they will be posted out our Kidblog pages.

Tomorrow will be another exciting day. A reporter from the Daily Journal, Mr. Tom Lang, will be visiting our classroom in the morning. He has heard how our students have embraced BYOD (Bring Your Own Decive).  The students have decided they will show him  how they access the resources on our Team33 Website from their own device; how they use their devices as a tool such as calculators, dictionaries, and thesaurus; how they checkout and read library books; and even how they play educational games like Minecraft.  I am sure they will impress Mr. Lang with their tech savviness. Please just remind them to make sure their devices are all charged and ready to go.

Tomorrow is also our October Dinner Date.  We will be meeting at the I65 McDonald's between 5:30 - 6:30.  Students are encouraged to wear their costumes for some trick-or-treat fun! I really hope to see everyone there, even if it just to enjoy the company and show off their outfit.