October 30, 2019
Videoing Teachers- can be done with learning partners, 3’s- Karrie
4’s- Aaron, and 5’s- Jori-
Why: to build a library of lessons and activities that we can view and use for learning, questions, conversations between classes and teachers
Non-negotiable- we’ve all shared thoughts on this on google doc (or will) Seniors aligned to common core and 3’s and 4’s have common curriculum. What are the skills we want each child to leave our room with? Conversations between teachers in room and then a give and take between classes to establish goals. Develop a base line- some kids will have these skills, and some won’t but it informs planning, projects, activities to be intentional.
Then this informs assessing throughout the school year and checking back to see if we are reaching these goals.
This then informs what we will do for the kids.
Concern: -Not using these big “goals” for labeling or for giving false information.
-Assessing being done appropriately and not to the detriment of other skills.
- Good to have a basic list of what our class looks like and where/ what skills need to be worked on in next year’s class.
- As we figure out these goals (interests), we will then decide how these will be shared with next teacher.
Going forward: Look at the noted goals and see how they relate to other classes and what we all agree on
What do we need next? Should we be looking at other programs to see what we compare with (districts, schools)? Makes sense to focus on what is best interest of our kids going forward as opposed to what makes us different than other places. Parents have asked about comparisons so this leads this question. *Maybe this leads to us finding an EC answer to this question.
-Maybe we need a structure in place for meetings?
*Review things, then what we need now, and then what we need going forward- structured agenda for meetings
October 16, 2019
Kabbalat Torah-
Similar to in the past
Rona will grab them on Friday
Kids will stay on the risers – during unrolling of the Torah
Short walk through
Then dismissed by grade
We go to Kab Shab in the lunchroom
Step and repeat will be in the lunchroom
Decorations for the lunchroom?
Beg portion read in Beit – then 7th and 8th unscroll – rest of people follow – littles go to parents and follow
past Torah at the end of the group and then into lunchroom for Kab Shab – the last portion of
Torah read over the loudspeaker
Toba will lead blessings in the lunchroom with each grade helping with one blessing
Thanksgiving/Friends Feast
SK – stone soup
JK – fruit salad
3k – cornbread
Kids will bring their own main course
Morning cook time
2pm – dish time
Afternoon movie and snack – popcorn, pretzels, jelly beans – 1:15-2:40ish
Hanukkah Pajamakah
Hanukkah party and recruitment activity
Families come in PJs
Dinner
Beit – singing and Lenny magic show
Lit Hanukkah menorahs at school
Sufganiyot
**Hanukiah project**
Include Toba and Michal in end of Oct meeting to discuss this program
Creative Classroom
Rona used with Dale and so it can guide us in our planning and conversation to keep me in the loop of what is happening in 3s and 4s
Expectations of kids at the beg and end of each grade (3K, JK and SK)
3s
End goals: sit in group time, patience, waiting your time and talking to your friends
Fine motor, cutting, drawing, thinking, answering, questions, think for themselves, discovering
things
Tracing, writing names, writing numbers, patterning, rhyming, noticing things in books
Socially being kind, manners, what to do when you are angry, sharing, taking turns (use games a lot),
not coming to adults for everything – asking a friend, self-help skills
JK
Ex: Language – can listen to and understand complex
—Used language from the book Karee bought for us, Creative Classroom
SK
Produce questions about how areas are introduced and expanded upon?
Ex: What experiences have jk kids
I should ask Rona about specific examples of what is being done
What have you worked on in _____
Rona would like some kids to be able to sound out when writing in their journals (EX)
Global/Folk Fair thoughts
Discussed what it looked like in the past and some general ideas for this year
Portfolios
Jodi- SrK’s will look different, as per discussion with Jori and Sarah
Recess coverage /scheduling–
how many adults need to be with the kids for jk/sk times – 3 or 4?