Our first Star of the Week and a whole mess of small group activities

          Chase was our first Star of the Week and stepped up to the plate with a fun Friday theme suggestion of crazy and mismatched clothing. I took it to heart and had fun, but got plenty of less inspiring looks during morning drop off. He did a wonderful job elaborating on his points and answering questions afterwards. Students enjoyed making connections, particularly to Pokemon Go. His google presentation is linked below.

Star of the Week

          We also worked in small groups of three to practice math facts and when I conferenced with students later throughout week, many of them mentioned that they enjoyed practicing more than they would have thought. Students working in pairs to try and create playing card towers. Kelvin had the most success the first day, but also students showed resilience and displayed patience. Some students enjoyed the challenge and found greater success during Fun Friday choosing to try again.

          Finally, we had the chance to work with our second grade buddies and students were only allowed 10 pipe cleaners (chenille stems) to build a free standing tower as tall as possible. Elliot and his second grade buddy found the greatest success with a design I was ill-prepared for that contained an oval at the top to add some extra height.

          All in all, students both need to and are getting the opportunities to work with others and find ways to resolve conflicts as they arise. I look forward to continued challenges and silly Friday themes.