Thursday, April 7th

We finished our Flat Stanleys! After reading the first Flat Stanley book by Jeff Brown, our classes made their own version of Flat Stanley. Some children chose to create a traditional version while others chose to make somebody else. We even have a few Flat Mrs. Kroekers and Mr. Simmons'! Your child will be bringing home their Flat Stanley tomorrow with a letter explaining the project.


Today we also started talking about our "I CAN" statements. An "I CAN" statement is a learning target that helps students understand the skills and knowledge that they will gain from a lesson or activity.  Teachers share with students the destination of the lesson – what to learn, how deeply to learn it, and how students can demonstrate their learning. An "I CAN" statement is a positive way of demonstrating success. As a result, students begin to take ownership for their learning and become more responsible, independent learners. (See our April Newsletter for more information).

“All children deserve rich educational experiences that will enable them to become active citizens in a democratic society.”

-Nel Noddings