Through Mr. Zeh's creative approach to teaching, students in his 5th grade class we able to gain a deeper understanding of how a lunar and solar eclipse occur.
Students learn best through hands on experiences...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Holiday Gathering
Riverside faculty and retirees gathered today for a holiday luncheon. As I sat in their company I couldn’t help but think about the thousands of lives they have touched. These fine educators and so many like them are truly gifts - gifts for our children – gifts for our community.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Modeling Our Writing after Quality Pieces of Literature
During Mrs. Iannello’s 4th grade Power Up group, students are studying the structure of literature in an effort to create more comprehensive writing pieces. The focus is summarizing, sequencing, and the importance of understanding an author’s perspective. After closely examining several selections of literature the students used an app on the iPad II to create a class cumulative story. Then they began writing their own pieces. As a final project the students are creating a mulit-media photo story.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Morning Snapshots
Jocelyn and Shane work diligently on their book reports.
Lacey proudly shares her outstanding social studies work! Whoo hoo!!
Mr. Neer and Kevin work together to solve a math equation.
Emilee, Leila, and Lillian enjoy lunch together!
Danny starts publishing his writing piece on a laptop.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Power Up!
Our first and second grade teachers and students are doing an outstanding job powering up on targeted skills.
The first and second grade teachers carefully reviewed student work and assessments to develop highly specific small group instruction. Based on what the teachers discovered, they created Power Up groups that focused specifically on classifying, blending sounds, building words, and working with double vowel words.
School Wide Assembly
On Friday, November 18th we were extremely
fortunate to end our day as a school community.
Brent McCoy from Comedy That Works, brought us
an engaging 45 minute juggling/comedy act. He
emphasized how dedication and a commitment to a
task can produce the results we desire. Brent talked
about how important it is to remain focused on our
dreams and he discussed the importance of
“practicing.” Click below to see some highlights of
the show.
fortunate to end our day as a school community.
Brent McCoy from Comedy That Works, brought us
an engaging 45 minute juggling/comedy act. He
emphasized how dedication and a commitment to a
task can produce the results we desire. Brent talked
about how important it is to remain focused on our
dreams and he discussed the importance of
“practicing.” Click below to see some highlights of
the show.
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