Thank you Classified Staff for everything you do for our students and school each day! You are the best!
Our instructional tip this week comes from Dyan: One way teachers can use interaction to launch students to higher levels of English proficiency is Jigsaw. Jigsaw is a literacy routine with an effect size of 1.20 according to John Hattie’s research in Visible Learning. Jigsaw is a cooperative learning activity that works well for all students, especially with English learners when there is difficult text to read.
Description of Jigsaw:
- Assign students into small groups (3-5 people)
- Take a piece of reading and divide into sections, assigning each person on the team a different section
- Each member of the team reads their section and reports the main ideas back to their team
- Variation – Assign students into small groups (3 students). Assign each student a different role; reader, writer, and presenter. Groups complete the task assigned for the section and then report the main ideas to the class.
Week at a Glance for March 4th-8th
Monday:
- ELPA Testing Continues!
Tuesday:
- 8:05 Staff Meeting
- Lunch in Classrooms
- 2:45 2nd Grade Music Program dress rehearsal
- 4:00 March Book Madness Match 7 and 8 votes due
- 6:00 2nd Grade Music Program
Wednesday:
- 8:05 ICCL Meeting
- Spring Pictures
- 2:30 SIW-Math Core Effectiveness Meetings
Thursday:
- 8:05 Kindergarten EBISS
Friday:
- Newsletter
- Lion Pride Drawing at Lunches