- if you did not receive an air purifier for your space, I need to know, immediately? We still have one that should be in a space. Please say something to CK before leaving on Friday.
- that you can share YouTube videos with your learners and eliminate pop up ads? All you do is go to the web address, type in _popup right before the question mark in the web address. VOILA! Thanks for showing us this trick last year, Layne!
- you can help our school garden by brining your kitchen scraps to school? Keiko will have a container under the growing table that you can put kitchen scraps in. She will pick up the scraps before 10AM on Friday and add them to the compost pile.
- our outdoor FamiLEE Movie Night was moved to October 15 and now is moved to the Spring? PTO has cancelled the Fall Dance for this year that was scheduled for October 22, too.
- your LEEdership names are due on this Google Form, tomorrow, Friday?
What do you do when your learners already know it? This question is one that is often asked and sometimes overlooked. I have designed an extension course in Schoology for you to access and use as you see fit. This course is not complete and will be a “living course” with frequent additions. All classroom teachers have been added to the course and should appear in Schoology. The math extensions align with your scope and sequence and are divided into each of the 4 quarters. Please reach out if you would like me to roll out an extension to a small group or need any support!
CONFERENCE DAY
As you start to plan your fall conferences, keep in mind that October 7 is an early release day. The half day afternoon can be used to complete your grades and comments for the first nine weeks report cards and for and any extra planning you need to do for the October 8 Conference Day. Please send home parent sign ups, now, for Fall Conferences and set up time in your schedules for both face to face and virtual options. I would keep face to face conferences to 15 minutes and have your air purifier next to you. Please let our Admin Team, Angela, or Samira know if you need us to sit in on any of your conferences.
FROM THE GARDEN
Instructional Strategy | Movement |Learning Loops
Instructions:
One-half of the class forms a loop facing out; the other half forms a loop facing in.
Inside-loop students each have a different question card, important word, or interesting visual for their partner to answer, describe, or explain.
Inside-loop presents their card, outside-loop partner responds, then inside praises or prompts.
At the teacher’s signal, the outside circle rotates one person to the left.
Repeat steps 2-3 for as many rounds as the teacher determines appropriate.
Inside-loop gives outside-loop their question cards, and the process repeats with the inside-loop rotating this time.
Teacher sees and hears the students’ thinking and clarifies/verifies as appropriate.
Helpful Hints:
Hand sanitize before and after participating.
Move desks to the perimeter of the room or consider doing the strategy outside.
Before the activity, students write the correct response on the back of their assigned card, and answers are verified by peer or teacher.
Materials:
terms, questions, or visual cards for the inside-circle students
Let me know how it goes. Please use this link to book a time with me so we can collaborate.
ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK
Use Adapted Text
Some students will need adapted texts. These are texts that differ slightly from the text the native English speakers may be reading. The text is less strenuous on students who are learning English yet provide them with the same content. You can find great, FREE adapted text from websites like NEWSELA.com. What I love about adapted texts is that they look very similar to the regular text so students can’t see that anyone is getting a different form of the text. ELs don’t feel singled out and no one notices that ELs are receiving text that is different.
DLC UPDATE
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