We started Friday with our regular spelling test. That is except for the highest spelling group the pinks. I could not find their spelling word list so I made them go to the hall and try and remember all the spelling words. Between them they remembered all but one. It shows us that the high spelling group are the top not just because they are good at spelling but because they practice. Practice makes you good at anything. You practice, you do well, you feel good about your skills, you practice more, you do even better. There is a lesson in this for all students.
Trying to remember all the words on the spelling test. |
The students wrote about what it was like taking their report cards home, their parent's reaction, and what they thought about getting Letter Grades for the first time. The general feeling is that students like letter grades and see them as goals not labels.... well understood students.
After Recess the students formed into groups and began working on a stop motion animation for an environment... we added to our understanding of an environment beyond the concept of living and non living things to include things like climate. We will film the results next week and I will try and publish some of them to this blog.
After lunch we had buddies and ended the day in the computer lab. Great week everyone. See you next week.
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