February = Black History Month

We have finished 103 days of school and have 77 days more to go. That's 58% of the school year. Only 42% of the school year left!

It is February and it is Black History Month! On February 25th, we will be having a Black History Month program at TWC from 12:30pm - 2:00pm. Mr. Napoli, Ms. Dimick, and our class will be doing a skit on The Temptations. We have been practicing for weeks! Ms. Dimick choreographed a dance for our classes and everyone will be singing a famous Temptations hit. You'll have to come and see what song is it for yourself! There will also be some props that the students made, as well as a brief history about The Temptations. It should be very entertaining, so please stop by and see your students hard work!

Each Tuesday, Mr. Napoli, Ms. Dimick, and I have been meeting with our 4th and 5th grade classes to talk about classroom expectations. We have allowed the students to discuss appropriate rules, expectations, procedures, consequences, and rewards. We have also spent time pointing out the positive things that we have seen coming from each classroom. I can say that for all three classes our hallway walking as seen major improvement, as well as the attitudes of many of our students! We are starting to see a positive change for many of our students after a month or so worth of meetings! I have been encouraging my students to really look at the big picture. Sure they may be in 4th or 5th grade right now, but they are starting to lay down their own foundation for future learning. Each student in this class will finish high school and go on to college! That is an expectation that I will have for them even after they leave my classroom.

Current classroom topics:

Math: Division

Health: The Media's Influence on our Lives

Science: Hypothesis and the Scientific Method

Writing: MyAccess.com and Narrative Writing

As always, we are constantly discussing and working on our body control and respect for others!

Remember: Next Thursday, February 25th is the Black History Program and next week starts our 3rd round of Benchmark Testing!