Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Day for You to Read!

William Nicholson
“We read to know that we are not alone.”
― William Nicholson

Good Morning!  We have had a week full of hard work, deep thinking, failures, and accomplishments.  As we sit down to confer with you, Mr. C. and I are consistently amazed at what we learn about you as learners.  Keep getting connected and plugging in, keep staying engaged and challenging your mind, keep creating meaning and collaborating with each other.  The journey may be long, and bumpy at times but believe us when we tell you, it's worth it. 

In Lang. Arts today, please finish your Mosaic of Thought and then you may move onto free reading of a book of your choosing, as long as it is a just right book for you.  Take your time on your Mosaic of Thought as we really look to these pieces of your thinking to help us plan next steps for you all.  The thoughtful time you spend on it is more important than the due date (today)!

We will see you all this afternoon!
Dubbs

"I was living peaceably when people
 began to speak bad of me"

      Side note from C...

      The previous two paragraphs could not have been said any better.  We are so very proud of you all, your thinking, your abilities, and your latent potential just waiting to be unleashed.  Please remember...  IT'S NOT A WORKSHEET!!  IT'S NOT ABOUT COMPREHENSION.  IT'S ABOUT CONSTRUCTING MEANING, SYNTHESIS, & INQUIRY.
"I cannot think that we are useless or God
would not have created us."  
      You will be watching a documentary on Geronimo.  Please take at least ONE FULL PAGE of CORNELL NOTES!!  
"The soldiers never explained to the government
when an Indian was wronged, but
reported the misdeeds of the Indians."   

ONE FULL PAGE.
ONE FULL PAGE.




1 comment:

Madison Unger said...

Hey Mr. C(: i know this probably isn't the best place to leave this comment but I'm not sure how else to get a hold of you... (since last year these notifications went to your phone) anyway this upcoming week there is WKCE testing for Sophmores, and so we don't have to go to school until 10:30 am. Angie and I were wondering if it would be possible to come in, in the morning and help you out in your classroom with anything you might need (as volunteer hours?)we're not sure who else to ask and it would just be her and I. We could help out with anything and we can come right in the morning, when your guys' school starts:D i hope it'll work out so if you could let us know asap... it would be Tuesday through Friday - if there was an email you would prefer me sending this to just let me know! Thanks, we both appreciate it:D