Work hard.
*We focus to complete tasks to meet our learning goals.
*We encourage others to work hard.
*We always do our personal best, and improve our work by working with others.
*We take risks and challenge ourselves, feeling safe to make mistakes.
*We start and sustain work independently.
*We keep trying even when it's difficult.
*We organize ourselves to be prepared.
Be nice.
*We encourage others to work hard.
*We always do our personal best, and improve our work by working with others.
*We take risks and challenge ourselves, feeling safe to make mistakes.
*We start and sustain work independently.
*We keep trying even when it's difficult.
*We organize ourselves to be prepared.
Be nice.
*We treat others with kindness.
*We use our words to communicate clearly.
*We are helpful, not hurtful, to everyone.
*We make good choices on our own.
*We can calm ourselves when we are upset.
*We keep the classroom safe.
*We are all lovingly connected as a class family.
*We use our words to communicate clearly.
*We are helpful, not hurtful, to everyone.
*We make good choices on our own.
*We can calm ourselves when we are upset.
*We keep the classroom safe.
*We are all lovingly connected as a class family.
Have fun.
*We have fun and make it so that others have fun, too.
Enjoy a healthy childhood.
We're 8, 9, and 10 year old KIDS! To grow up healthy, we need these things every day:
*Choice and self-reliance
*Free play and free time
*Quality family time
*Healthy food (fruits, veggies, protein) and good hydration (water, milk)
*Exercise
*Brain breaks
*Recess
*Music
*Meditation, deep breathing, quiet time
*Self-selected reading for pleasure
*Laughter, jokes, build a sense of humor
*Varied seating options during the day
*Sports and good sportsmanship
*Ability to sort out one's own difficulties
*Meaningful classroom jobs
*Curiosity, creativity, inquiry, critical thinking, love of learning
*Strong, lasting friendships
*A personal connection with our teachers
*A loving, happy classroom family
*Choice and self-reliance
*Free play and free time
*Quality family time
*Healthy food (fruits, veggies, protein) and good hydration (water, milk)
*Exercise
*Brain breaks
*Recess
*Music
*Meditation, deep breathing, quiet time
*Self-selected reading for pleasure
*Laughter, jokes, build a sense of humor
*Varied seating options during the day
*Sports and good sportsmanship
*Ability to sort out one's own difficulties
*Meaningful classroom jobs
*Curiosity, creativity, inquiry, critical thinking, love of learning
*Strong, lasting friendships
*A personal connection with our teachers
*A loving, happy classroom family
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| Class Meeting featuring songs with good character traits |
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| Kids complimenting fellow writers at a class newspaper publishing celebration |
Go and love someone exactly as they are,
and then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves.
When one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered.
~Wes Angelozzi~
and then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves.
When one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered.
~Wes Angelozzi~
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| Classroom Job Chart |
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| Classroom Job Chart |
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| One of the newspapers written and published by our class |
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| One of our hydroponic tower gardens--YUM! |
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| Reading popcorn party |
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| Presenting non-fiction reading projects |
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| Peer revising and editing in Google Classroom on the benches |
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| Geometry and sidewalk chalk |
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| Spreading out to work in groups |
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| Math groups |
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| DS alum (high school class of 2017) giving advice to DS 3rd graders, May 2017 |
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| DS Class in June, 2017 |
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| Field trip to Detroit Historical Museum |
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| Salmon Release Field Trip to the Clinton River in Auburn Hills |
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| New salmon eggs! |
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| The top five scorers in a Kahoot math game |
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| Teamwork activity building a tall structure with limited resources |
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| Enjoying a whole-class read of the novel Because of Winn-Dixie |
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| Science lab collaborative experiment and data collection |
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| Snowy recess calls for snowmen! |
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| ...and a snow fort built over several weeks! |
