Thanks to Michelle and Kathy for setting up the library summer reading visit for our students Wednesday. Keeping kids active with reading and math over the summer helps make a great start to the 2019-2020 school year.
15 ways to bring positive language into your classroom and how it helps achievement!
https://www.weareteachers.com/positive-language-in-the-classroom/
Thanks to Namita for working hard with her two 8th grade students, who are now eligible to graduate. Great Job!
Mrs. Peterson's students have surpassed their reading goals for the year.
The benefits of reading out loud to middle school kids.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/reading-aloud-middle-school-students
Thanks to Lauren for working with our 7th grade students and the West Chicago History Museum to prepare for Benjamin School District's 175th Anniversary!
How schools can use transitions to build community and help students feel they belong. Great article!
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53194/how-schools-can-use-life-transitions-to-help-students-feel-they-belong
I'm looking forward to seeing Mrs. Morgan's Solar Ovens this morning in the parking lot off of the small gym! Hands on Science in action.
Mrs. Burkholder and the yearbook staff did a tremendous job on the yearbook this year. Capturing our school's memories and achievements.
A preview of something we will look at next year (never too early to start planning) going beyond fixed vs. growth mindsets!
Flexibility is what allows you to accept what reality (or knowledgeable people) teaches you
"I'm so old I can remember going a whole day without taking a picture of something" (Twitter quote)
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