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     This week will conclude our focus on the First Read/Close Read/Multiple Read WICOR strategy. It has been exciting to read the thoughts of those who have shared about new learning regarding this topic. To close out this month, I wanted to share a link to anchor charts that you could create and use in the classroom to remind your students and yourself about the importance of close reads and multiple reads. I hope you enjoy exploring the site and maybe even creating an anchor chart or two to use in your rooms. Thanks for all you continue to do for our students. Angela Birthdays None Week of January 29-February 2, 2024                                                            Purple  Duty Rotation for PM Duties Monday, January 29 ReadBOWL Challenge Continues Please update class minutes and c...

I enjoyed visiting the shared Jamboard about the video clip shared last week. If you'd like to see what colleagues shared click HERE to review. This week I wanted to share a tool that student's could use to help them during their first or multiple reads of a text. I know the example included on the Self-monitoring checklist is a high level text but I also know I work with amazing educators who can see how adapting this checklist to other texts or using as a tool that students can complete when independently reading can intentionally help our students attend to texts they are reading. Have you used a tool like this before? If so, I would love for you to share strategies or thoughts HERE  (go to the second board). Thank you for trying new WICOR strategies in your rooms and being open to honing your craft. I am continually amazed by the group of professionals I get to work with each day! See you Monday😀 Birthdays 1/26: Ms. Wood Week of January 22-26, 2024      ...

  I hope you have enjoyed your three day weekend and I am hoping that we can have some form of normalcy this week.🤞 This week in the blog we will continue to explore First Read/Close Read/Multiple Read strategy this week. Here's a video of it being implemented in an elementary classroom. I'd love to hear you thoughts about the clip HERE . Birthdays 1/17: Mr. Bates 1/17: Mr. Todd Week of January 15-19, 2024                                                        Purple  Duty Rotation for PM Duties Monday, January 15 No School (MLK Day) Tuesday, January 16 ReadBOWL Challenge Continues Please update class minutes and class updates will be announced Wednesday morning during announcements 5th Grade SEL Survey (sheet will be updated the morning of the survey ) teachers please visit the spreadsheet to see who can partici...

  This month I'd like for us to explore the importance of first reads, close reads, and multiple reads. For this week, I'd like to focus on the strategy listed on the WICOR playbook the district has shared. If you get a chance to review the link you will see how vital this skill is and this should be a familiar share with those staff members using HMH because the re-reading of stories is built into the modules you execute. This link has a great graphic organizer to help students discover how reading the same text multiple times can given them more information after each read. The three main purposes of the multiple reads are: PURPOSE FOR 1ST READ Gaining a general understanding of the text. PURPOSE FOR 2ND READ Examine language and structure of text . PURPOSE FOR 3RD READ Make inferences, craft opinions and arguments, and make intertextual connections . Next week, I'll share a video of this in practice as well as other resources that you maybe able to utilize  in y...

  Birthdays: 1/7: Wendy Stephenson Purple Duty Rotation for PM Duties Wednesday, January 3 Leadership PLC 9-9:45 Eby's Service Club 4:00-5:00 Special Toast in Your Box If you don't see it in your box, please see the front desk Ryden Out Thursday, January 4 No PLCs Required Jumping Dragonflies Practice 3:55-5:10 PM Ryden Out Monsour Out PM Friday, January 5 Reading Challenge Forms turned into Hill's Box (deadline is 1/5/24) First Friday- Update Those MTSS Plans 😁 DRE Behavior Matrix Pep Rallies (Held during your planning) **More information to follow from Mr. Bates** 4th Grade  9:45-10:30 3rd Grade 10:30-11:20 5th Grade 12:05-12:50 1st Grade 12:55-1:40 2nd Grade 1:45-2:30 K 2:35-3:20 Please give us the names for  Give Me Five   Ryden Out Reminders: Winter Reading Challenge Sheets can be placed in Dr. Hill's Box but PLEASE make sure every students name is on their sheet AND teacher's name (can hold and paperclip all forms and return them on Friday if you'd like);...