The educational team in Room 237 is excited about beginning a new year for 2016-2017.
We are excited to meet all of the new students this year! Ellen Karnowski and assistants will be working with the students to get them excited about their learning, and to behave responsibly and with respect toward others.
     We are planning lessons in Science, Social Studies, English and Language Arts. Bringing new ideas to the students to get them excited is our objective. Supporting the students with blogging about their experiences and new learning is a way to help them reflect on what they are learning, so this page could be a model. As we get to know the students more, we will deliver instruction in a mode that most appeals to them. As a teacher, I care about all aspects of learning and the "tone" or feeling of the classroom is very important. Students and their learning will be respected, and we expect the same in return.
     We hope that students have spent time reading over the summer. A good way to report out on what they have learned or read about is to write their own blog. While writing, they are reflecting upon what they have learned and finding out what the point of view was, and what the main ideas were. Writing and sharing is a good way to give and get feedback.