A New Year...

Last year came and went with few posts by me. It was a busy, busy year both at school and in my home life. But here we are at the beginning of a fresh new year, and we've already got lots to talk about.
We've spent the first few weeks learning and practicing our Reading Centers. This year, reading, writing, and grammar will be taught using our StoryTown resource. StoryTown is the literacy curriculum that the district adopted two years ago. We've also moved to a common school wide ELD time. We are grouping kids across grade levels (by hallway.) This allows students who receive explicit English Language instruction to be more adequately grouped by instructional need. Students who aren't receiving English Language instruction, will be in science groups. My science group just finished a mini-unit on Solids. We concluded our study of Solids with a bridge construction project. Please view our pictures on my class website. 2nd-5th graders at Rose Hill were also lucky enough to be involved in Bicycle Colorado. Students received bicycle safety lessons and were rewarded with bicycle helmets.
The upcoming weeks bring Parent/Teacher Conferences, Chopper Topper (a free teeth cleaning program offered only to 2nd graders), a Fire Safety assembly, and first quarter report cards.
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