Principal at HWDSB
Hamilton, Ontario
Joined July 2011
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named The Canadian Press' Male Athlete of the Year on Saturday in balloting by editors, writers and broadcasters from across the country, easily winning the award for the second time in his career. cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summeβ¦
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Ss coming in upset after break is a common theme.I covered a class yesterday and paused the planned lesson for an impromptu community circle. Validating them and supporting/increasing their oral language to help Ss be able to problem solve on their own next time. @10heatherly
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I loved this coding idea that @Angle_Bellmoore shared today. Could this be a way to link coding with reading and writing, even the reading and writing of some of the #UFLI lessons taught. Hmmm β¦ Thanks for the inspiration, Jenn!
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Students were motivated to write to @JulieBishopDove for snack program requests. Love these authentic opportunities to read & write. They loved the banana that you gave them for their notes. β€οΈ
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I had a small group of K students in the library today, and they wanted to play in the kitchen. What food would they make? They started this list today and began βcooking.β A. added β21 meatballsβ when she made them. Could keeping a list, inspire some reading of foods tomorrow?
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Today, when I came in, the K educators got some students to show me what they did. They started this shelf with the labelling. A couple of students read me their labels and wrote some more. β€οΈ 2/?
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I keep seeing this shared, & I really appreciate the info in it. Iβm curious, what are educators using to inform instruction and later support grading for report cards? Trying to figure out how the progress monitoring, screening tools, & Strand B expectations all come together.
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LEGO is such a versatile tool. Some students are creating words out of LEGO. One child is blending the sounds to read what he wrote. The βNo, donβt touch,β sign provides an authentic reason to write. What about adding labels to support storytelling and reading?
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D. started a story today that heβs writing using Lego. β€οΈ Where could the cat sit? Heβs going to add another board. I love the idea of writing using Lego. β€οΈ
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A child who's struggled with attendance since September has come every day for over 2 weeks. Today he told me, "I am coming because of this reading group." He has peers in here. He's meeting with success. On my hardest days,I need to remember this. My heart is full! β€οΈ @ACMmysons
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βοΈTHREADED TWEETβοΈ I love the reading, writing, and phonological awareness opportunities that are coming through this play. Labelling is supporting both reading & writing: some students are sounding out full words, while others focus on first-sounds.
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It was such a great experience supporting our junior reading buddies by giving them some tools and coaching tips. Making instructional time purposeful as they support our grade 1 buddies working with decodable texts. #sor #explicitfeedback #righttoread #hwdsb @JanetLee_HWDSB
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Tonight, I'm looking back at these four videos by @susanhopkins5. While the audience is "early childhood educators," I think that the message extends beyond that. So worth a watch! Such important reminders in here. pathstonementalhealth.ca/patβ¦. cc @ACMmysons
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Some days you document a lot. On other days, you spend time really watching and thinking. Today was one of the latter days. That's okay. I think that the time really observing & thinking will help me with where to go next.
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This brought me such joy! Risk-taking in both reading & writing. D. joined in at the end with the reading too. Now I know the heart words to look at together.β€οΈExcited to see this growth, & in an authentic writing opportunity. Love the celebration from the classroom educator too.
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The best part about this is when the LRT told me that her brother picked her up after school today and all she could talk about was the reading & writing that she did. A good reminder about the risk-taking & confidence component to these literacy skills! β€οΈ cc @ACMmysons
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I am supporting with some segmenting and blending in a kindergarten class. Adding the visuals of the letters, helped connect the oral with reading. She is playing more with sounds here. I want to use some different materials next week to also support the writing component.
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I joined a kindergarten class outside today, and we did some writing together. The classroom teacher joined in at the end. Will this lead to more mark making outside? β€οΈ
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I arrived home today to find this gift, from a family doctor in Quebec, sitting on my doorstep. Weβd had a lengthy conversation this summer about the mental health consequences of poor literacy. She sees the consequences of poor literacy first-hand in the hospitals, on the streets, and in her community.
Thank you Dr. Fontaine for this gift of kindness. I havenβt played it yet but I already know βThe Last Strawβ is my new favourite gameβ€οΈ @EducationQC
