September has just flown by! I feel like it was just Labor Day and now October starts tomorrow. Check out all the awesome things this month has brought below.
We had a great turnout for Grandparent's Day!
I received my doctorate degree for participating in Twitter chats last year. We have already had the first one this year with a new format and it is so helpful!
Our first graders celebrated Dot Day by creating 3D dots using the Quaver app.
Our 5th grade Tynker coding club began and the kids are really embracing it! They have already started creating their own projects.
Cybersafety week included reading these two books that teach about cybersafety in a fun way.
Mrs. Valdez collaborated with me so that I could teach her students cybersafety lessons from Common Sense Media.
Classes were challenged to complete an internet safety pledge and we had 10 classes win a prize for participating.
5th graders brought in awesome book projects!
The book projects have been so creative! I am excited to see more grade levels like 2nd and third bringing in projects as well.
Our district held the first annual Literacy for Life event/ There was free food, lots of free books, a book fair, and tons of booths run by GISD staff members. My booth was about figuring out book titles using emojis. Students and parents enjoyed the challenge!
I continued doing a book study with 5th grade about the novel The Lemonade War.
They held a debate about whether lemonade stands on the street should be allowed.
They prepared their own lemonade stand to bring our novel study to a conclusion.
They "sold" lemonade to staff members throughout the building.
It was a great time and they made over $155 in fake cash.
The students loved acting out the vocabulary words from the novel. This one is malicious mischief!
October is always one of my favorite months. I enjoy the weather getting cooler and fall finally starting. Next month will bring a pumpkin decorating contest, a new novel study, and hopefully even more collaboration opportunities.
