September 2013
Program Highlights
- Mrs. Melanie and Mr. Islam collaborated with Mr. Kareem and Mrs. Robben to prepare students to meet the criteria to be academically honest; students learned about plagiarism, when to cite sources, and how to cite sources in three 1 hour workshops.
- Students celebrated Peace Day with Mrs. Melanie in Mrs. Caron and Mrs. Andrea's English Grades 6-9 classes; students used Newsela to read a newspaper article titled "Afghan Scouts Learn Survival Skills in a War Zone," and focused on reading comprehension and recognizing the parts of a newspaper article.
- Students celebrated Peace Day with Mrs. Melanie in Mrs. Julie and Mrs. Lourdes's Grades 4 and 5 classes; students used Newsela to read a newspaper article titled "Afghan Scouts Learn Survival Skills in a War Zone," and focused on reading comprehension and recognizing the parts of a newspaper article.
- Mrs. Melanie visited Mr. Bilal's Grade 2 classes to read Owen and Mzee for Peace Day.
- Students in Mrs. Lina's Grade 6 Art class learned about searching the internet using keywords and Boolean operators for their Color and Culture unit.
- Students in Grades 6-9 identified their learning styles and analyzed how they would use this information to improve their Approaches to Learning.
- Librarians initiated a Teacher Book Exchange Library.