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Monday March 27th-
Day 6-
End of 3rd Marking Pd.
Out of Building- Moritz (Full Day)

Tuesday March 28th-
Day 1-
2 hr. late start for students (Follow schedule 1A)
Out of Building-Moritz (Full Day)

Wednesday March 29th-
Day 2-
PLC Meeting (3-6)
Gr. 4 Field Trip
Out of Building-McGuire (Full Day), Moritz (Full Day), Hughes (@EC 8:30-12)

Thursday March 30th-
Day 3-
Bus Evacuation Drill
Gr. 4 Field Trip (rain date)
K & 1 Assemblies in Gym
Thinking Thursday with Mrs. Stauffer @ 6 p.m.
Out of Building- Moritz (Full Day)

Friday March 31st-
Day 4-
PLC Meeting (K-2)
Talent Show @ 1:15PM
Talent Show @ 6:30PM
Out of Building-Kurtzman (Half Day PM), Moritz (Full Day)

PLC in Print
This week's Marshall Memo and an article from ASCA School Counselor, Kwok-Sze Richard Wong shares four key principles of teaching that captures attention and results in learning:

-    Emotional content connects. We remember what touches us more than intellectual content.

-    Show the big picture. “Although specific information is important,” says Wong, “our minds tend to grasp the larger meanings first and learn the details later.”

-    The brain can’t multitask. “Most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time,” he says, “but we can pay attention to only one thing at a time. Contrary to the claims of Millennials, our brain can’t check text messages and do homework simultaneously; it toggles back and forth.”

-    The brain needs a break. “In communicating or teaching, people often relate too much information and our brains can’t take it all in,” says Wong. A shift of mode roughly every 10 minutes is important to attention and learning. 

This past week, I had the opportunity to visit many classrooms implementing math workshops across the district. This last statement resonated especially with me. Is this idea something you are cognizant of with your students?

Bits & Bytes
Did you know that students can have their own math boxes and journal pages read through them through connectED?


Here is an example of 3rd grade directions for you and your students:

Need your Math Boxes or Journal pages read? See the directions below.

1) Log into Connect Ed.

2) Click on the orange book.

3) Click on

4) Open your Math Journal to the correct page.

5) Click on the blue speaker for the page to be read.

6) To pause the recording click the double lines

7)     To play the recording again click the blue arrow.