Marvelous Way to Start Second Semester Monday!

Block B: I can feel the community taking form and starting to build! Great job today on the two difficult group tasks. If you did not finish the reflection on the cup stacking activity please do so for homework tonight. Also you need to return your salmon coloured sheet by Thursday - sooner is better!!!

Block C: Love your keen attitude in class today - you did a great job sharing and learning about each other in your people search today. Thank you for your letters - I look forward to reading them tonight. Please return your yellow letters as soon as possible. Latest on Friday.

Block D: A lot of interesting ideas and connections made during the people search today. Glad there was so much mixing and mingling! Thanks for the letters - I'm going to read them tonight - to learn more about you all. Please bring your green letters back to class as soon as possible - Friday by the latest!

Here is the letter criteria off the overhead if you didn't finish in class:

Part A:  Explain to me a little bit about you. What kinds of things do you like doing outside of school? Do you belong to clubs or sports teams? Anything that will help to give me a better picture of who you are.

Part B: What do you expect to get out of my class? What makes a good teacher? What expectations do you have of me as your teacher?

Part C: Tell me about the kind of student you are. Do you hate to be called on in front of class? Do you sometimes need extra help? Do you need help keeping your work organized? Extra reminders about homework and due dates?

Part D: Think seriously about who would be a good person for you to sit near in order to benefit your learning. I'll take your reasons into consideration when I make my seating plan tonight. You must provide a good reason - s/he's my bff is not a good reason! You may also tell me who you think you might need some space from - with a good reason, for example: I am easily distracted by......... and I want to do better academically this semester. I'm not making any promises - but I'll do the best I can.

In your letter feel free to include anything else you think might be helpful for me to know about you.