In and around our annual team leader and intervention team retreat days - we accomplished so much! - our district celebrated teachers and all the other wonderful staff who help support students. Back on campus after the big night, Alyssa Absher, our TOY nominee received an additional surprise from the district - a couple of pretty cool certificates detailing the recognition. Very proud of Ms. Absher and thankful for all she does each and every day for kids.
And those Process and Product Displays are almost 100% complete for the year. We have some folks waiting on end of unit wrap-ups, but Mrs. Matetich's 5th grade scientists dived into the topic of biomes, adaptations, and potential effects of global warming on our world. Student reflections show evidence of critical thinking around this hot button topic and the work they did was hands-on and engaging. There was also a bit of teacher DBI instructional strategy in use as well. Love it!
Finally, I can't give enough gratitude to the folks at Creative Action, music teachers Mrs. Satterwhite and Mr. Briones (yep, busy people!), and first grade teachers and students for their pumped up Ocean Odyssey performance yesterday afternoon. It was a full house, it was our first run at something different, and each class was able to show the audience what they had learned during their study of ocean animals. Otis the Seagull figured prominently in every classroom skit, there was humor, there were songs, there was an avenue provided for students to practice presentation skills, make deeper meanings, and have fun while doing it. Cool end to the day.
