It's August "Eve" and the Classroom Setup Begins

Guess who forgot to leave the custodians a map of the room so they could set it up after waxing and cleaning?

......this girl!

If there is no setup map, they leave all the furniture in the middle of the room. Good thing I was planning on switching up some stuff this year. Now I'll be able to move some stuff around pretty easily. Here is a picture of the room before any organizing or setting up.

Be on the lookout for updates on our classroom, as well as, our classroom schedule!

Summer!

I have been enjoying reading  your summer reading responses over the past few days. A few more students have responded to tell about their plans for the summer, and how they are going to fit reading into those plans. I heard from a few of you that you'll be spending some time down at the beach, and that you'll be doing some reading while you are there. That is exactly what I able to do last week! I spent some time reading my "just for fun" books, and I was able to finish one. Now it is on to reading a bit about teaching Math.



A few of you have shared a bit of information about the types of books you have been reading so far this summer. Here is what I heard from a few of you...

 "...The reason why I chose a lot of fiction books and especially The Tiger Rising was because The Tiger Rising looked like a really interesting book and when I read the title I asked myself I wonder what that means?"

This is just a small piece of a longer response. As a teacher, I really liked how this student reflected on why they chose to read a certain book.

I hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Back to School 2014 - 2015

So it has started...the BACK TO SCHOOL commercials. When I see them start to pop up, I always start thinking about what I need to buy to the supply our 4th grade classroom for the upcoming school year. I love to shop when stuff is on sale, so starting early helps me do that. This year as a class we are going to focus A LOT on the goals of the learners in the room. I have decided to link up with Fifth in the Middle and  I {heart} RECESS for a Back to School Goals Linky.

 

It is never too early to start setting goals. Set goals for your summer Reflex Math assignment & Summer Reading. One of the Summer Reading prompts is all about your goals for accomplishing the task.

If you have any questions about Reflex and/or Summer Reading, please e-mail me, grocciak@bsd-ri.net.