First week of school!

Getting to know each other! We completed a scavenger hunt to help us learn about our classmates.

We created our hopes and dreams for this school year. We wrote our personal and academic goals, plan to achieve our goals, and support people. We posted them in the hallway.

We created a time capsule! We wrote letters to ourselves to open again on the last day of school!

Our letters are addressed to us and sealed.

This is our MML (morning meeting leader).

We chose family names and created a poster for our desk group.

We created a mini- me for our Team Players board. Some of us are on vacation.

Scavenger hunt using some of our classroom resources.

Motor breaks! Our Jam Master chooses motor breaks throughout the day.

Exploring math games! We chose math games to play. We learned how to play the games so we can teach others how to play next week.

Have a great weekend!

Anna And Natalie

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Summer Fun!

How have you spent your summer?  Have you challenged yourself?  Pushed your personal boundaries?  Taken time to pause and reflect?  

One adventure I embarked on is spending a week in NYC at Columbia University!  A week-long writing institute with some of the best eduactors from all over the world!  I've met, and learned from professional writers like Sarah Weeks. Of course, I had to take in a 

Yankees game too!

Here is my writing space in my dorm room.

This is the view from my room.

Watching #40 warm up!  It was his first night on the team!  Pitching for the NY Yankees at the age of 21!  His fast ball was amazing!!!

This is Sarah Weeks and I!  I learned so much from her!

I can't wait to hear your summer stories!

Love, Mrs. Randall