The Principal announced that the gym was under maintenance today and instantly one of the students was up at the white board taking a vote to see if we would play outside or have centers this afternoon. They wrote in the times & dates for the Basketball games onto the classroom calendar. They proactively remind and make rules "You are making us wait for you, so you are going to get 2 minutes off centers"
For our reading direction instruction piece: I've started letting one of them have the answer key and read the answers out to the students.
During GeniusHour:
-We got a funded for a 3D printing pen (3Doodler), so they have been busy making designs from their invention convention a couple months ago. Others are now asking to put together a donors choose project so they can get other materials they need for their projects.
-2 students are busy programming Dash & Dot.
-Using the ipads, they have been making stop motion movies using clay, animation, and even a live-action superhero film. There is dialogue, sound effects, and music.
-2 bloxel boards are due in the mail soon, so they will be able to start programming with that as well!
I have such a remarkable group of students. So thankful.
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