Field Trip

Field Trip

5 school days left Today was the eighth-grade field trip: I was one of the teachers who stayed behind to keep an eye on the kids who didn’t go on the trip. After lunch, we stayed outside for a few minutes. Tomorrow is Eighth-Grade Day: get ready for some...
Letters from the Past

Letters from the Past

10 school days left Today students had a chance to re-read the letters of introduction they wrote at the beginning of the school year. Most students couldn’t help but giggle at some of the things they thought were so important that they needed to share them...
SC-Ready 2024 Day 1: Writing

SC-Ready 2024 Day 1: Writing

16 school days left We had our first day of testing for the 2024 testing season today. Well, that’s not quite accurate, but that’s a story for a different day. Today’s story is one of writing, of thinking, of struggling, of creating — the...
TDA Prep and Lit Circles

TDA Prep and Lit Circles

17 school days left All classes had a last-minute strategy session for tomorrow’s TDA SC-Ready test. A few pointers: Everyone’s goal is a minimum of 1 Schaffer body paragraph. Two body paragraphs would be better, and three would be best. Students must...
TDA 1 Example

TDA 1 Example

Prewriting: The Graphic Organizers As you look at the graphic organizers I created, notice that I never really write a complete sentence. I just write enough to help me remember what my original thoughts were. Writing the whole thing in the GO is not necessary, and...