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Big Idea for November – Service
The Big Idea for November is service. Service means lending a hand to help someone else. According to Character Trades, service is sacrificing my own desires, time, or energy to benefit others. The fi... Read More
Big Idea for October – Individuality
Our Big Idea from the Core Essentials curriculum for the month of October is Individuality. Individuality means discovering who you are meant to be so you can make a difference. Students will watch th... Read More
Digital Citizenship
This week, third grade students were introduced to Phase 2 (Digital Content) of the Digital Citizenship course. Digital Content refers to the trillions of websites on the internet and the three thing... Read More
All About Me
Last week, third grade students learned they have their own place on the web in the form of their blog. Their blog will become their e-portfolio. Students learned to access their blog by typing in ... Read More
BIG IDEA for September – Initiative
Our campus counselor, who is responsible for teaching Character Education, retired at the end of last year. She used the curriculum provided through Chick-Fil-A called Core Essentials. We would incl... Read More
A Little More Time on the Clock, Please
The first week of school for the 2015-2016 year is now in the history books. It was an AMAZING, (and to be quite frank, exhausting) week. Students were excited to see the changes to the lab for thi... Read More
What Does it Mean, to Matter?
After watching the video, ask yourself these questions: What advice was given to Rick’s dad, Dick, concerning the limitations of his son? If Dick had taken that advice, what would be the reality... Read More
A Change of Focus
Although this will be my 11th year teaching in this position at this school, this year has a different “feel” to me. There are some major changes I am making in my classroom set-up, and ... Read More