"Words are our most
inexhaustible source of magic."
-J.K. Rowling
Blue sky. That shouldn’t be such a novel thing, but I’m not sure I have ever been so grateful to see it. I’ve spent nearly every free second outside in the fresh air this weekend. I’m hoping we all had a chance for that.
Now that the smoke has literally cleared, it’s becoming apparent that the end of our first quarter of distance learning is rapidly approaching. Q1 ends October 15. I close my grades one week prior, which means all work needs to be turned in by October 8th. There are two quarter-long assignments that will soon be submitted: Writer’s Notebooks (October 1st) and Independent Reading (October 7th.) Both represent effort throughout the quarter and, as such, are worth more points than daily work. It would be a good idea to talk together about these assignments, to make sure they are getting the effort and attention needed to do well. This week we will have our second station rotation on Monday & Tuesday and I’m really looking forward to it. Three of the stations call for individual work, clearing the way for me to have time with small groups to discuss our pre-writing effort. The biggest shortcoming of online learning is the time together with students. Small group meetings over Zoom are as close as we come this quarter. I can’t wait! Comments are closed.
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AuthorBeth Fabiano - Busy 7th Grade ELA teacher, wife, mother Archives
May 2021
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