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Minds at Work: Collaboration Before the First Page

If you walked into our classroom this month, you might have noticed students engaged in lively, focused conversations before opening a single page of their new text.  Before diving into our, students participated in a collaborative pre-reading activity designed to activate prior knowledge, predict key themes, and build enthusiasm for the material. Working in small groups, they exchanged unique perspectives, questioned . . .

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6th Graders Balancing Chemical Equations

Sixth graders are learning about balancing chemical equations. Students are exploring elements and learning how to use chemical equations to ensure that the same number of each type of atom is present on both sides of an equation. 

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Health Class to Begin

MRS PITKO’S GRADES 7 & 8 PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES ARE SOON TO BE IN HEALTH CLASS Grades 7 & 8 Physical Education classes will soon be in Health Class.  The course begins on October 19th and will last for five weeks.  The students Physical Education grade and Health grade will be averaged to make-up their second nine weeks grade.  Each student will be given an agenda for the entire course.  This . . .

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Classroom Spotlight: Learning in Action

  Business Essentials (1 st , 5 th and 6 th Hour)    Students began the course by learning the basics of business and economics. Including the role businesses play in society, how businesses make a profit, and the difference between goods and services. Students learned about wants, needs, and limited resources. They explored the three types of economic resources: which are . . .

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We Both Read

The  We Both Read  books are highly effective because they engage both children and parents in reading, and make it easy for them to be successful. The concept of the series is simple: each book is specially formatted for a parent and child to take turns reading aloud with alternating pages. Children get to practice reading, and they also have the opportunity to relax and listen as the fluent reading of more . . .

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Beginning of Year Happenings in 4th Grade

September is here and already half over! The 4th grade class has had a busy first few weeks of school. Academics Phonics- Our Phonics curriculum, Really Great Reading, is well under way. We’ve been working with digraphs, trigraphs, and 3-sound blends. Reading- Recently, we’ve been working on a variety of comprehension skills: . . .

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Mrs. Herb/Building Wide Substitute

    As many of you may know I have taken on a different position at Marshall Elementary School this year.     I am a Building Wide Substitute. :)      I feel blessed to be able to help out my co-workers and work with all the students at Marshall Elementary.  I get to see the students I taught in prior years, experience the growth they have made . . .

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Antonym Match Up

So glad to be into a new school year! Third grade is as busy as can be as we begin lots of new and exciting things this year. J   At the beginning of the year, the students were able to do a fun activity to practice identifying and matching up antonyms. In small groups, they were asked to take a set of cards with words on them, and then work together to try and match another set of cards that contained the . . .

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