Student Led Conferences
Please sign up for a conference if you have not already. Students look forward to sharing what we have been working on in the classroom!
Just a few reminders about the purpose/process of the SLC:
Student led conferences facilitate strong communication about learning between the student, parents, and teacher. These conferences allow students to take ownership of and responsibility for their learning. It also allows students to make decisions and set goals about their work. The presentation and reflection will encourage parent involvement, student motivation, and student accountability. This is a wonderful time to celebrate and show pride in the achievement and learning of your child.
These conferences will be thirty minutes long with three ten-minute stations (the order may vary): 1) your child will share with you selected samples at their desk; 2) your child will give you a tour of the room explaining the projects featured on the walls; and 3) your child and you will meet with me to discuss goal-setting and progress. If you have any outstanding concerns or questions, I will set up a meeting with you at another time. The format of the student-led conference allows three conferences to occur simultaneously.
To prepare for student led conferences, students will be reviewing their work to select samples from each content area that they would like to showcase. Students will reflect on questions such as: What did I learn this quarter? What have I done really well? What have I improved upon? What do I need to do better? What is my goal for next quarter? What strategies can I use? This is a thoughtful process for students to reflect about their learning.
***Please ask probing questions! Students will have prepared to speak about their selected works, but it is very beneficial to ask them questions about why they were selected. Here are sample questions to ask:
-What makes this your best work?
-Why did you select this piece?
-If you could go back and work more on this, what would you do?
-What was important to you as you worked on this piece?
-How does this relate to what you learned before?
-What would you like someone to notice about you as a (math/reading/writing) student?
-What strategies have you learned in the last ten weeks (in math, reading, writing, or expedition)?
-How can you use what you have learned in the real world?
-What are you most proud of?
-What has been a challenge? How did you work to over come that challenge?
-What are your goals?
Crew Learning Expedition:Our new expedition launched with a roaring success on Monday. We began with field work to visit the outdoor music area at the Parker Arts and Cultural Events Center. We framed this field work by asking students, "How can we bring music to the REMS OLE?" Our crews were excited to play on the instruments and came back feeling very inspired and ready to begin brainstorming about our own outdoor music area. This week, we also created and sent out surveys to other crews in the building asking for ideas and feedback about an outdoor music area. Today and tomorrow, students are experimenting with the sounds different materials make to see what might work and sound interesting on the OLE. HINTS AT HOME: Tell me about your ideas for the outdoor music area. | Writing: After so much prompt and structured writing, I wanted to give students some time to be re-inspired about creative writing. Students listened to fun stories to invigorate their passion for writing. Then students were given time to work on independent writing projects. Language: We have started a new genre study in conjunction with our new expedition! Students will need to write letters asking for donations for materials from local businesses, and will need to know how to write letters persuading people to donate. Today, students wrote a persuasive letter to pre-assess what students know about persuading others in writing. Students wrote letters convincing a student to come to REMS, and I'm looking forward to reading them! |
Math: Students took the Unit 8 math test today which assessed learning of fractions. We will not be starting Unit 9 until after spring break, so the next week of math will be devoted to reviewing concepts that may have been difficult throughout the last few units. HINTS AT HOME: Keep practicing math facts for Unit 9! | Reading Workshop: We began another round of literature discussion groups, where students are given a book to read and then discuss as a group. Students were reminded of the preparation process to be ready for their discussion next week. HINTS AT HOME: Continue nightly reading at home. Encourage a variety (so if you always read fiction, try a nonfiction text). |
Spelling: There was a spelling test yesterday; you should see a spelling list coming home today. It is also available here.
Library Books: Ms. Diana would like to remind you that ALL books are due before Spring Break. Thanks!
March 20-21: Student Led Conferences
March 23: Student in School (different that other schools in district)
March 23: Student in School (different that other schools in district)
March 23: ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE
March 26-April 6: Spring Break
April 9: Teacher Work Day
April 10: Students return
April 18: Life is Art's Preview Night, for students at the school
April 20: No school
April 27: Life is Art, for adults at the Grange
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