November Newsletter

* Reminder: NO SCHOOL Wednesday November 27, 28, 29. School resumes Monday December 2. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 

* NO PASS program November 25-26.  Program resumes Monday December 2.

 

*  Our upcoming science inquiry unit will begin early December.  We will be researching and inquiring about

the HUMAN BODY.

 

 

*  On Tuesday November 26, students who have met their goal of 80% or higher POSITIVE Class Dojo points, will participate in a special school assembly in the gym.

 

*  Our class has been reviewing how we can Respect Others, Respect Self, and Respect Environment at school.  We have written  personal PBIS goals about the school environment:

classroom, hallway,  playground, & lunchroom.  We recently discussed how using good manners has a positive effect on ourselves and others. 

                            Here we are displaying hallway expectations.



Kids Are Authors Award Celebration

 
On October 22, 2013 Mrs. Wandsneider's 2012-2013 students were honored at an all school assembly for winning the Scholastic Kids are Authors contest.  This award is given annually by Scholastic to the best student created book entered in their contest.  The assembly was attended by representatives from Scholastic, Mayor Dan Devine, school board members, Superintendent Kurt Wachholz and others.  Her class was presented with beautiful plaques to honor their achievement.  In addition, Longfellow School was presented with a giant check for $5,000 Scholastic Dollars!  This is the second time in three years that her class has won this prestigious national award.  They have also been honorable mention five times.  - Taken from Longfellow School Website Page

Click here to read Scholastic article

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Discovery Education

Collaboration: Weather Inquiry

Our second and third grade team of 18 students have worked together to write up expectations during our collaboration work times.  Here are the expectations written by the students:

We used technology (iPads) about weather

maps of blizzards.

We found non-fiction map features in book resources.

 

We used each other as resources.

We used kind voices in our groups.

We stayed in our groups and everyone got a turn.

We shared supplies (especially when we learn something new!)

 



October Newsletter

 

* Collaboration and Inquiry: Students have been discussing how we can meet our learning targets during our inquiry units.  They have created expectations that collaborative groups should follow in order to have productive and creative learning results.

Learning Targets:  

* I can collaborate with other students to question, research, and learn.

* I can follow our collaboration rules.

* PBIS:  We reviewed school expectations for behaviors on the playground. Students wrote and drew about a personal goal they wanted to work on.

* Conferences are Wednesday October 23, 2013.  Notes about your scheduled conference went home, but please call if you have any questions or concerns.

 

* No school on Thursday October 24 - Friday October 25

 

* Thank you to all the families, teachers, and staff who helped to make our Scholastic Kids Are Author's celebration so special for us today. Our published book is ON SALE at the book fair during conferences.  Get your own copy of this wonderful student work!

Click below to take a peek at the Longfellow Facebook page for pictures of our special day.

Longfellow Facebook Page

Technology Lesson: Dreambox with Mr. Scheiber