curriculum+Writing-+April+19,+2013

Language Arts8:30-9:30 - we pulled out the Harcourt Trophies summary of skills and strategies; made a plan to type into a table
 * Cafe mini lesson ideas
 * wiki page set-up

Math 9:30-10:30 - wait until Patti meets with Carolyn and Gina on Monday to talk about skills
 * look at EM skills and Core Skills
 * Unit tests

Professional Growth Day Form - language arts cafe wiki page with links; math unit secure skills, tests, game bags; filled out form and put into Choren's mailbox

Mother's Day Tea - use white bags next year; Patti will retype order of program sheet; BA will retype introduction names with; filled out check request for Margaret to be paid for sewing mom doll pins Program Order Kid welcome speeches song class poems (short) Layers in the Forest song Sign language poem Group poem Will You Love Me Love You Forever (book)

look at catalogs - type up order with all catalogue and price and description information and give to Kathy
 * 3-D shapes - Lakeshore Geometric Shapes Set $19.99, 80 manipulatives of 8 shapes
 * Dice - talked about ordering foam dice (5/8", med 1", and large 2")
 * fractions - found some fraction things in Nasco we might like to order
 * slates - Really Good Stuff - 12x9 two sided primary lined dry erase boards - non magnetic ($20 per pack of 6)
 * notebooks - trying to find out availability and price of 2nd grade composition notebooks from Jen Smerz (used for word work and work on writing; kept in book boxes)

PBL ideas -

Community Service - throwing out ideas about book drives - but children would do more than buy or collect books - we are envisioning something throughout the year - earn money, get books, collect with elementary school other first grade, public library, set up a book collection for other kids to take books from