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| Watching the interesting video |
A couple of weeks ago, the school had an assembly to learn about composting. The district's waste pickup company, Alpine, picks up compost waste in addition to trash and recycling. We learned what composting is, how it helps the environment and how we will implement it at Tarver. We watched a short video about composting and then a few teachers demonstrated how to sort our waste after lunch.
Second Step
On Friday the 20th, we began our weekly lessons with Ms. Dietel and our Second Step curriculum. Second Step is our social and emotional curriculum. We welcomed Mrs. Palte's 3rd grade class into our room and learned about how listening helps us learn. We played listening games and listened to the song, "Be a Learner."
On Wednesday of this week, we discussed classroom jobs and brainstormed ideas for jobs that would make our classroom run smoothly. The students had GREAT ideas! We will have jobs such as Nurse, Document Distributor, Librarian, Custodian, Collections agent and more. Since we don't teach math on Wednesdays (due to our Science and Social Studies rotations on an already short day), our Wednesday homework will be to fill out a job application for the next week. Please don't stress about this too much. The purpose of this is two-fold: 1) It helps the students learn their address and phone number (or your cell phone number). This will prepare them in case of emergency. 2) To get the classroom job that they want. I am looking for neat work and that the student knows the requirements of the job and is able to communicate that well. Some jobs are more popular than others, so students won't always get the job that they apply for. They can try again the next week, writing neatly and adding details to their job application. I keep track of who does which jobs so that new students have a chance to get the job they want. Please help your child fill out the address and phone number section (if they need it) and check to make sure they did their neatest work. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
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| Mrs. Palte and Paws showing our students how to sort waste. |
Second Step
On Friday the 20th, we began our weekly lessons with Ms. Dietel and our Second Step curriculum. Second Step is our social and emotional curriculum. We welcomed Mrs. Palte's 3rd grade class into our room and learned about how listening helps us learn. We played listening games and listened to the song, "Be a Learner."
Classroom Jobs
On Wednesday of this week, we discussed classroom jobs and brainstormed ideas for jobs that would make our classroom run smoothly. The students had GREAT ideas! We will have jobs such as Nurse, Document Distributor, Librarian, Custodian, Collections agent and more. Since we don't teach math on Wednesdays (due to our Science and Social Studies rotations on an already short day), our Wednesday homework will be to fill out a job application for the next week. Please don't stress about this too much. The purpose of this is two-fold: 1) It helps the students learn their address and phone number (or your cell phone number). This will prepare them in case of emergency. 2) To get the classroom job that they want. I am looking for neat work and that the student knows the requirements of the job and is able to communicate that well. Some jobs are more popular than others, so students won't always get the job that they apply for. They can try again the next week, writing neatly and adding details to their job application. I keep track of who does which jobs so that new students have a chance to get the job they want. Please help your child fill out the address and phone number section (if they need it) and check to make sure they did their neatest work. Please let me know if you have any questions about this. 
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