Hello,
I had a rough one. It wasn't because of the kids. Today the adults were wearing me down. I think we had a pretty good day in the classroom. The classroom was my sanctuary.
We finished my erosion slides. (Can they define it for you now?) I got one email saying that her son was ready for a little trip out west. I'd love it if more of you are hearing that. My dream summer job is to take Maine kids out west on ten day camping and adventure trips. I think it would be so great to open up their horizons to a whole new landscape and environment.
The continent test went pretty well. I won't know for sure until I grade it, but a quick glance as I collected them made me feel pretty good.
We will try to wrap up our geography picture dictionaries tomorrow and think about creating some play dough islands. We also have a bit more map skill study to go through before jumping into rocks and minerals. That is a fantastic topic to teach: lots of investigation and exploration.
Our picture book of the day was The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit by Werner Holzwarth. You might want to ask about that one after you have eaten.
Sorry so late tonight. A parent meeting went long, mainly because I'm a talker.
Spelling test tomorrow.
Have a good night,
Mr. Shea
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
NECAPs are coming
Hello,
We had a staff meeting pop up at the end of the day to discuss the upcoming NECAPs. This is the federally mandated test that took the place of the MEAs a couple years ago. We will have ninety minutes of testing every afternoon for the next week and a half. The testing will start on Monday. Please have your child rested and well fed. You might want to send them in with an extra snack.
The testing schedule is going to interfere with our regular day. It looks like a majority of the time taken will come out of our literacy blocks. The fourth grade team will meet to see if we want to spread the pain and maybe drop a math class or two.
A reminder that we have no school on Friday the 7th of October and Monday the 10th of October. Friday is one of the furlough days that was built into the schedule to save taxpayers money. Monday is Columbus Day. We will do a few neat activities on Columbus before the holiday. So plan ahead now: you will have your child(ren) for a four day weekend.
I read the picture book Why Do You Cry? by Kate Klise this afternoon. This led to a discussion about when and why we cry. Ask your child about it.
In our continuing study of erosion, (Can they define it for you yet? The changing of the surface of the earth caused by wind and water) I showed the class some of my slides from the western U.S. Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, White Sands, Arches, Canyonlands and Death Valley were featured to show some of the more dramatic results of erosion that we have in our country. It probably doesn't hurt that I have some funny little stories that go with some of the slides. We should finish up the slides tomorrow with a little erosion or not erosion section.
Thanks for reading tonight. And thank you for reading this and discussing the school day with your child. It is great reinforcement of their learning and of your caring about the importance of them and their education.
Mr. Shea
We had a staff meeting pop up at the end of the day to discuss the upcoming NECAPs. This is the federally mandated test that took the place of the MEAs a couple years ago. We will have ninety minutes of testing every afternoon for the next week and a half. The testing will start on Monday. Please have your child rested and well fed. You might want to send them in with an extra snack.
The testing schedule is going to interfere with our regular day. It looks like a majority of the time taken will come out of our literacy blocks. The fourth grade team will meet to see if we want to spread the pain and maybe drop a math class or two.
A reminder that we have no school on Friday the 7th of October and Monday the 10th of October. Friday is one of the furlough days that was built into the schedule to save taxpayers money. Monday is Columbus Day. We will do a few neat activities on Columbus before the holiday. So plan ahead now: you will have your child(ren) for a four day weekend.
I read the picture book Why Do You Cry? by Kate Klise this afternoon. This led to a discussion about when and why we cry. Ask your child about it.
In our continuing study of erosion, (Can they define it for you yet? The changing of the surface of the earth caused by wind and water) I showed the class some of my slides from the western U.S. Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, White Sands, Arches, Canyonlands and Death Valley were featured to show some of the more dramatic results of erosion that we have in our country. It probably doesn't hurt that I have some funny little stories that go with some of the slides. We should finish up the slides tomorrow with a little erosion or not erosion section.
Thanks for reading tonight. And thank you for reading this and discussing the school day with your child. It is great reinforcement of their learning and of your caring about the importance of them and their education.
Mr. Shea
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A little better...
Hello,
Well, we are continuing the climb. Six didn't bring in their homework today. Improvement.
I got some nice feedback on yesterday's blog, including from some of teachers. I'm always wary of being too preachy and sometimes my emotions get the better of me, but apparently I didn't cross any lines last night. Thank you for the feedback. It is nice to hear from all of you. There is no such thing as too much communication between a parent and teacher. I jokingly wrote an email last year to a parent at the beginning of June that said, "Are you okay? It's almost noon and I haven't got an email from you yet." So if you have something on your mind, please share.
We started a new procedure today. We are filling out our assignment books with an hour still left in the day. I think I may move it up right before afternoon recess tomorrow. That will be motivating. It is amazing how long it takes to get an assignment book out near the end of the day. It was much quicker today, but I think the pre-recess idea will work even better. I signed everyone's assignment book today once they got the correct info. I think I missed a few spelling lists though. You may want to check your child's list before they start studying.
We went down to the dining room today and talked about the anxiety that can go along with finding a place to sit, finding a friendly face, sitting alone, etc. It is a problem that they didn't have to deal with nearly as much at their old schools. Here, most everyone is still unfamiliar. The cafeteria seats are built so kids can just "move down." Kids often feel left out. We did a little brainstorming on what we can do to help alleviate some of the issues.
I have volunteered to take on two Bowdoin students this year. They generally will be in our classroom three hours a week. Coral came in this morning. She was a Red Riot from South Portland before going to Bowdoin. She will do a lot of observing and then will hopefully lend a hand on some our projects as we move forward.
I read Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting to the class. This is a continuation of my ongoing efforts to show them what they can get out of picture books. Gleam and Glow is a fantastic picture book about a family that has to leave their home by foot because of oncoming soldiers. They throw their two gold fish in the pond by their house before they go, saying, "A couple of extra days of life is important, even for a fish." They walk a long, long way to cross the Bosnian border to live in a peace camp. Years later, upon their return home, they find their house burned and the landscape "looking like the surface of the moon." Then they see their pond, teeming with life. Hundreds of gold fish make the water a dazzling display of color in a gray, bleak world. It is based on the true story of the village of Jezero in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The fish helped rebuild the town because of all the tourism that it brought to the village.
I finished and asked, "Isn't that a great story? See what you can find out from a picture book?"
One student raised his hand and said, "That's the best picture book I've ever heard." Music to my ears.
This reading lead to a much longer discussion than I had anticipated. I relayed a couple stories of students' families that I had taught in Portland that had escaped from Somalia to live in UN camps. We talked about how lucky we are to live in the U.S. and not have to worry about that. Someone brought up 9/11, saying that we can be attacked. This led to more questions and discussion.
Tonight's homework is not what I had originally planned, but I didn't think Gleam and Glow would take up my whole literacy block. The question that I want them to answer is: What would you take if you had to leave your house and walk to freedom and safety? (and why, of course) It all has to be small enough that you could carry it in a backpack, but you can assume that there would be no electricity in the camp that you were headed to.
I think we'll have some more interesting conversation tomorrow.
Have a good night.
Mr. Shea
Well, we are continuing the climb. Six didn't bring in their homework today. Improvement.
I got some nice feedback on yesterday's blog, including from some of teachers. I'm always wary of being too preachy and sometimes my emotions get the better of me, but apparently I didn't cross any lines last night. Thank you for the feedback. It is nice to hear from all of you. There is no such thing as too much communication between a parent and teacher. I jokingly wrote an email last year to a parent at the beginning of June that said, "Are you okay? It's almost noon and I haven't got an email from you yet." So if you have something on your mind, please share.
We started a new procedure today. We are filling out our assignment books with an hour still left in the day. I think I may move it up right before afternoon recess tomorrow. That will be motivating. It is amazing how long it takes to get an assignment book out near the end of the day. It was much quicker today, but I think the pre-recess idea will work even better. I signed everyone's assignment book today once they got the correct info. I think I missed a few spelling lists though. You may want to check your child's list before they start studying.
We went down to the dining room today and talked about the anxiety that can go along with finding a place to sit, finding a friendly face, sitting alone, etc. It is a problem that they didn't have to deal with nearly as much at their old schools. Here, most everyone is still unfamiliar. The cafeteria seats are built so kids can just "move down." Kids often feel left out. We did a little brainstorming on what we can do to help alleviate some of the issues.
I have volunteered to take on two Bowdoin students this year. They generally will be in our classroom three hours a week. Coral came in this morning. She was a Red Riot from South Portland before going to Bowdoin. She will do a lot of observing and then will hopefully lend a hand on some our projects as we move forward.
I read Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting to the class. This is a continuation of my ongoing efforts to show them what they can get out of picture books. Gleam and Glow is a fantastic picture book about a family that has to leave their home by foot because of oncoming soldiers. They throw their two gold fish in the pond by their house before they go, saying, "A couple of extra days of life is important, even for a fish." They walk a long, long way to cross the Bosnian border to live in a peace camp. Years later, upon their return home, they find their house burned and the landscape "looking like the surface of the moon." Then they see their pond, teeming with life. Hundreds of gold fish make the water a dazzling display of color in a gray, bleak world. It is based on the true story of the village of Jezero in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The fish helped rebuild the town because of all the tourism that it brought to the village.
I finished and asked, "Isn't that a great story? See what you can find out from a picture book?"
One student raised his hand and said, "That's the best picture book I've ever heard." Music to my ears.
This reading lead to a much longer discussion than I had anticipated. I relayed a couple stories of students' families that I had taught in Portland that had escaped from Somalia to live in UN camps. We talked about how lucky we are to live in the U.S. and not have to worry about that. Someone brought up 9/11, saying that we can be attacked. This led to more questions and discussion.
Tonight's homework is not what I had originally planned, but I didn't think Gleam and Glow would take up my whole literacy block. The question that I want them to answer is: What would you take if you had to leave your house and walk to freedom and safety? (and why, of course) It all has to be small enough that you could carry it in a backpack, but you can assume that there would be no electricity in the camp that you were headed to.
I think we'll have some more interesting conversation tomorrow.
Have a good night.
Mr. Shea
Monday, September 26, 2011
Rough Monday
Hello,
We had a rough start. Only ten reading logs came in this morning. I don't mind if we forget one at home once in a while, but the number one excuse this morning was, "You didn't give me one." Absolutely not true. I passed one out to everyone. I announced at least three times last week that I would no longer be responsible for giving out reading logs. I have a stack next to their mailboxes where they can take as many as necessary.
I realize that a lot of kids in the class have a slight allergy to reading. We have to change that. I say we because I definitely need your help. Reading is by far the most important thing that we teach at this level. Reading improvement will make every other academic area easier for your child. Students who read are better writers, better spellers, have better vocabularies, have an easier time with math, and are simply more interesting. All of those improvements that come from reading will make school easier and more enjoyable. And when students do well in school, they have more opportunities later on in life.
Okay, there's at least part of the sales pitch. Now the harder part: what do we do to make this happen. I'll start out with what I aim to do. I will get to know your child. I will find out their likes and dislikes. I pledge to hunt high and low to put the books that your child is interested in, in front of their face. If you don't think your child is interested in any books, you are wrong. Find a topic that they like, be it baseball, horses, insects, Star Wars, whatever, and I guarantee that they will be interested in a book on that same topic as long as it is:
1) Written at a level that they can understand.
2) Attractive (Most kids don't read beat up, old books)
I will spend what I have to to get these books. I've been looking for dirt bike books this year. I've found three. I'll keep finding them and buying them. Last year I bought a forty volume series on horses (on Ebay) to keep a girl reading. I will do what it takes.
I will also work to destigmatize picture books. Third grade is where many students make the jump from picture books to chapter books. I'm here to tell you that picture books are not just for little kids. I will reintroduce your kids to the world of picture books. Nobody outgrows Dr. Seuss, Chris Van Allsburg, or Bill Peet. Picture books are for all ages. Noone should ever feel ashamed of carrying them around. I believe some kids that aren't ready to tackle the thicker chapter books get caught in a no mans land of "Books they understand but are afraid to carry around" and "Books that make them look smart but they can't understand." It is sad. I think some teachers perpetuate this myth of growing too old for picture books, but it is wrong. Worse than that, it is harmful to many kids. I read a couple of picture books to the class last week to begin my war against the myth. I was pleased to see those books being reread during our silent reading time, usually by reluctant readers.
I will also relentlessly spew about all of the great things that I have learned or enjoyed because of reading. Enthusiasm is contagious. Reading is contagious. That's why the beginning of the year can be so tough when the non-readers have so much company. If only one person forgot a reading log this morning, you can bet that one person would have felt a lot worse. One by one, I will convert them.
Here's where you come in. Do you read? Does your child ever see you reading for enjoyment? Do you ever announce something that you just found out by reading the newspaper or magazine? I encourage you to start a book. You can even start the same book your child is reading in class. I'll make sure to get an extra copy in your hands. Children emulate. I would love it if you started reading a few minutes a night.
Okay, request number two: Get the television out of your child's bedroom. I know over half the kids in the class have a tv in their room. They told me. It is the easiest indicator I have on who will have the most trouble staying focused, getting proper sleep, and reading. I'll send home a pamphlet by reading guru Jim Trelease. He has done all of the studies. I'll let him give you the numbers behind it. This is also the hardest one for most parents. They ask me, "What can I do?" but then balk at my answer.
Finally, please stay in contact with your child's teacher. Many of these kids are very savvy in their ability to get out of doing work. I will get each child in this class to write up their homework in their assignment books. If for some odd reason that they don't get it down, check the blog. If your child doesn't think you care about school, they won't either. When your child knows that you are checking in and that we are on the same page, they will try harder. And when they try harder, they have a great chance to succeed. We both want that.
All for now. Sorry so longwinded.
Thanks for reading,
Mr. Shea
We had a rough start. Only ten reading logs came in this morning. I don't mind if we forget one at home once in a while, but the number one excuse this morning was, "You didn't give me one." Absolutely not true. I passed one out to everyone. I announced at least three times last week that I would no longer be responsible for giving out reading logs. I have a stack next to their mailboxes where they can take as many as necessary.
I realize that a lot of kids in the class have a slight allergy to reading. We have to change that. I say we because I definitely need your help. Reading is by far the most important thing that we teach at this level. Reading improvement will make every other academic area easier for your child. Students who read are better writers, better spellers, have better vocabularies, have an easier time with math, and are simply more interesting. All of those improvements that come from reading will make school easier and more enjoyable. And when students do well in school, they have more opportunities later on in life.
Okay, there's at least part of the sales pitch. Now the harder part: what do we do to make this happen. I'll start out with what I aim to do. I will get to know your child. I will find out their likes and dislikes. I pledge to hunt high and low to put the books that your child is interested in, in front of their face. If you don't think your child is interested in any books, you are wrong. Find a topic that they like, be it baseball, horses, insects, Star Wars, whatever, and I guarantee that they will be interested in a book on that same topic as long as it is:
1) Written at a level that they can understand.
2) Attractive (Most kids don't read beat up, old books)
I will spend what I have to to get these books. I've been looking for dirt bike books this year. I've found three. I'll keep finding them and buying them. Last year I bought a forty volume series on horses (on Ebay) to keep a girl reading. I will do what it takes.
I will also work to destigmatize picture books. Third grade is where many students make the jump from picture books to chapter books. I'm here to tell you that picture books are not just for little kids. I will reintroduce your kids to the world of picture books. Nobody outgrows Dr. Seuss, Chris Van Allsburg, or Bill Peet. Picture books are for all ages. Noone should ever feel ashamed of carrying them around. I believe some kids that aren't ready to tackle the thicker chapter books get caught in a no mans land of "Books they understand but are afraid to carry around" and "Books that make them look smart but they can't understand." It is sad. I think some teachers perpetuate this myth of growing too old for picture books, but it is wrong. Worse than that, it is harmful to many kids. I read a couple of picture books to the class last week to begin my war against the myth. I was pleased to see those books being reread during our silent reading time, usually by reluctant readers.
I will also relentlessly spew about all of the great things that I have learned or enjoyed because of reading. Enthusiasm is contagious. Reading is contagious. That's why the beginning of the year can be so tough when the non-readers have so much company. If only one person forgot a reading log this morning, you can bet that one person would have felt a lot worse. One by one, I will convert them.
Here's where you come in. Do you read? Does your child ever see you reading for enjoyment? Do you ever announce something that you just found out by reading the newspaper or magazine? I encourage you to start a book. You can even start the same book your child is reading in class. I'll make sure to get an extra copy in your hands. Children emulate. I would love it if you started reading a few minutes a night.
Okay, request number two: Get the television out of your child's bedroom. I know over half the kids in the class have a tv in their room. They told me. It is the easiest indicator I have on who will have the most trouble staying focused, getting proper sleep, and reading. I'll send home a pamphlet by reading guru Jim Trelease. He has done all of the studies. I'll let him give you the numbers behind it. This is also the hardest one for most parents. They ask me, "What can I do?" but then balk at my answer.
Finally, please stay in contact with your child's teacher. Many of these kids are very savvy in their ability to get out of doing work. I will get each child in this class to write up their homework in their assignment books. If for some odd reason that they don't get it down, check the blog. If your child doesn't think you care about school, they won't either. When your child knows that you are checking in and that we are on the same page, they will try harder. And when they try harder, they have a great chance to succeed. We both want that.
All for now. Sorry so longwinded.
Thanks for reading,
Mr. Shea
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Late again
Hello,
I met with a Bowdoin student after school. She will be coming into our class once or twice a week starting next week. I love what Bowdoin's education department has been doing these past few years. They are putting Bowdoin students into the classroom and now even offer a free fifth year to Bowdoin students that want to go into education. We need that caliber of student in the teaching profession, especially in the public schools.
The indoor recess days make it hard to catch our breath around here, but it went pretty well. Nine of our students put on a mini Witches play. I was impressed with the acting ability in the class. Our Grand High Witches were powerful, and our ancient ones were perfectly feeble.
My math class had a bit of trouble with our time telling lesson. I had hoped that it would be a review, so I had them do a human clock. Twelve students knelt in a big circle as the numbers on a clock and then two others were chosen to be the hands. They lay in the proper position, with the taller of the two being the minute hand. I don't know if it was the lack of knowledge or just energy bubbling over, but we didn't handle it well. Only a couple groups got to go before we were back in the class doing a more traditional lesson. Maybe some other day.
Students should be finishing Fortunately/Unfortunately stories in the next few days. I would rather have them write what they want, but I think I'll be coming up with topic after topic for awhile. Those ready to go off on their own just need to speak up. I won't be holding anyone back.
Spelling test tomorrow. The ten words on the back count six points each. The twenty words on the front count only a point a piece. Another point for correct capitalization on the front. That equals one hundred. Early on, I only take off a max of ten for misspelling in the front so that they realize that the back of the test is where I am most concerned. They know what words will be on the back, so I expect that they should do well on those. Words missed on the front will usually appear on the back the next week. I hope this makes sense. This is late already so I'm not proofreading tonight.
Good night,
Mr. Shea
I met with a Bowdoin student after school. She will be coming into our class once or twice a week starting next week. I love what Bowdoin's education department has been doing these past few years. They are putting Bowdoin students into the classroom and now even offer a free fifth year to Bowdoin students that want to go into education. We need that caliber of student in the teaching profession, especially in the public schools.
The indoor recess days make it hard to catch our breath around here, but it went pretty well. Nine of our students put on a mini Witches play. I was impressed with the acting ability in the class. Our Grand High Witches were powerful, and our ancient ones were perfectly feeble.
My math class had a bit of trouble with our time telling lesson. I had hoped that it would be a review, so I had them do a human clock. Twelve students knelt in a big circle as the numbers on a clock and then two others were chosen to be the hands. They lay in the proper position, with the taller of the two being the minute hand. I don't know if it was the lack of knowledge or just energy bubbling over, but we didn't handle it well. Only a couple groups got to go before we were back in the class doing a more traditional lesson. Maybe some other day.
Students should be finishing Fortunately/Unfortunately stories in the next few days. I would rather have them write what they want, but I think I'll be coming up with topic after topic for awhile. Those ready to go off on their own just need to speak up. I won't be holding anyone back.
Spelling test tomorrow. The ten words on the back count six points each. The twenty words on the front count only a point a piece. Another point for correct capitalization on the front. That equals one hundred. Early on, I only take off a max of ten for misspelling in the front so that they realize that the back of the test is where I am most concerned. They know what words will be on the back, so I expect that they should do well on those. Words missed on the front will usually appear on the back the next week. I hope this makes sense. This is late already so I'm not proofreading tonight.
Good night,
Mr. Shea
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
One last thing...
Hello again,
I wanted to let you know that there is something going around causing flu-like symptoms. We have had a lot of absences in two of our schools (not HBS) and we are hoping it doesn't spread here as well. I will continue to remind your children to wash their hands before eating, but lunch happens immediately after recess, where many get caught up with the masses. A small hand sanitizer or an extra reminder from home could go a long way. I believe a letter will be on the school website and also be going home regarding this matter tomorrow. I just wanted to give you a heads up.
Thanks,
Mr. Shea
I wanted to let you know that there is something going around causing flu-like symptoms. We have had a lot of absences in two of our schools (not HBS) and we are hoping it doesn't spread here as well. I will continue to remind your children to wash their hands before eating, but lunch happens immediately after recess, where many get caught up with the masses. A small hand sanitizer or an extra reminder from home could go a long way. I believe a letter will be on the school website and also be going home regarding this matter tomorrow. I just wanted to give you a heads up.
Thanks,
Mr. Shea
Best day yet...
Hello,
The day went well. I read Unfortunately by Remy Charlip to them this morning. This version was written for me. It is one of those books that you could send away for that personalizes the story. I got the book on my eighth birthday (back in '78). It is about a boy named Steven Shea, who fortunately gets a letter inviting him to a birthday party. Unfortunately the party is in Mexico, and poor Steven lives in Wiscasset, Maine. Fortunately Steven has a friend that loans him an airplane. Unfortunately the engine blows up. Fortunately Steven has a parachute... You get the picture.
The students' assignment was to write a Fortunately/Unfortunately story. Most of them got right at it. I gave them some additional time this afternoon to write or read and some of them even finished. It doesn't have to be very long. I was looking for at least ten fortunately/unfortunately sentences.
We watched a couple of short videos from discoveryeducation.com on landforms and erosion. Then we gathered around a tray of dirt and made predictions on what would happen when I poured a constant stream of water on the high end of the tray. So far we have seen a lot of the smaller dirt particles get carried downstream. A big hole has formed where the water is being poured. A delta is beginning to form at the bottom of the tray where there was no dirt before. We will continue our experiment tomorrow and see what transpires. I'm also asking for alternative experiments that they would like to see involving trays of dirt and water. All they have to do is write up what they would like to see and we'll do it.
I was impressed with some of the questions today. I love curious kids. Curiosity begets curiosity. We'll get everyone on board soon.
Teachers discussed movement amongst the math classes. We are waiting on one more class to finish their math testing before we move one or two from each class. We are only moving students that we feel would benefit by being in a class where their abilities are a closer match. I don't like to lose anyone, so it definitely isn't personal, but some moves make too much sense.
Thank you to all the parents for showing up last night. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to speak to all of you. I did my best to make the rounds.
Have a great night.
Mr. Shea
The day went well. I read Unfortunately by Remy Charlip to them this morning. This version was written for me. It is one of those books that you could send away for that personalizes the story. I got the book on my eighth birthday (back in '78). It is about a boy named Steven Shea, who fortunately gets a letter inviting him to a birthday party. Unfortunately the party is in Mexico, and poor Steven lives in Wiscasset, Maine. Fortunately Steven has a friend that loans him an airplane. Unfortunately the engine blows up. Fortunately Steven has a parachute... You get the picture.
The students' assignment was to write a Fortunately/Unfortunately story. Most of them got right at it. I gave them some additional time this afternoon to write or read and some of them even finished. It doesn't have to be very long. I was looking for at least ten fortunately/unfortunately sentences.
We watched a couple of short videos from discoveryeducation.com on landforms and erosion. Then we gathered around a tray of dirt and made predictions on what would happen when I poured a constant stream of water on the high end of the tray. So far we have seen a lot of the smaller dirt particles get carried downstream. A big hole has formed where the water is being poured. A delta is beginning to form at the bottom of the tray where there was no dirt before. We will continue our experiment tomorrow and see what transpires. I'm also asking for alternative experiments that they would like to see involving trays of dirt and water. All they have to do is write up what they would like to see and we'll do it.
I was impressed with some of the questions today. I love curious kids. Curiosity begets curiosity. We'll get everyone on board soon.
Teachers discussed movement amongst the math classes. We are waiting on one more class to finish their math testing before we move one or two from each class. We are only moving students that we feel would benefit by being in a class where their abilities are a closer match. I don't like to lose anyone, so it definitely isn't personal, but some moves make too much sense.
Thank you to all the parents for showing up last night. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to speak to all of you. I did my best to make the rounds.
Have a great night.
Mr. Shea
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