Thursday, February 17, 2011

Our guest teacher today...

Hello Rotation 3,

      This is your teacher speaking.  Please stay on task today during your book clubs.  I will be receiving a note from our guest teacher on how class went.  I will also be asking you all when I return tomorrow.  The fate of your book clubs rests on today's actions.  If you show me you 5th graders are not able to handle working in groups alone, than we will combine into one big group tomorrow.  I know you all, and I also know you can accomplish this task.

      Your work plans are there to help guide you through the day.  If you have a reading/work day what are you doing if you are on task?  If you have a meeting day today what are you doing to stay on task?  Remember, blog entries are only to be done if your YELLOW or WHITE response sheets are complete. 

      Over to the right is an example of a discussion director response I filled out for the book The Hobbit.   If your work looks like the one on the right side, you have earned your 3 or 4 and have met the expectations.  (Note: click on the picture to enlarge the photo.)  If your work does not look like the picture on the right, you may want to look at it again and revise your work. 

Sincerely yours,
C
P.S. I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
Do your best and forget the rest. 

2 comments:

super silly Sawyer said...

I am really confused on how to activate brainpop

I looked on gmail and told me, but i still don't understand

Mr. C said...

Brainpop requires a membership signup buddy. The school has a membership that works during school hours. From home though, it's another story. I'll see what I can do to get home access.

I'm really proud of you that you took the initiative to ask me Sawyer. Nicely done!

Sincerely,
C