Peek-A-Boo: A Sneak Peek into Classrooms 11.10.16

Students work independently and in small groups during literacy time.  This provides teachers the chance to work with small groups of students to support their individual learning needs.

Independent reading:  non-fiction text on the iPad

Partner reading:  students enhance this by pointing out newly learned words and punctuation.

Group reading:  students use a big book to collaborate on their reading fluency.

Making a play:  students practice reading together to perform for their peers.

Word work:  students highlight their known words and then practice reading the entire passage.
 

Student-Centered Centers:  student pictures used to show the tasks in various centers.

Word Detectives:  students earn their badge after mastering their learning in "Units of Study."

Reading habits bookmark:  students identify the reading strategies as they apply them.

Skype allows 3 schools to collaborate to learn exciting information.

Skyping between middle and high school:  band students learn they've been accepted to the Tournament of Roses parade on January 1, 2018.

Writing provides students an opportunity to further their knowledge, critically apply their learning, and develop their organization skills.

Writing in French:  students write in French and each group member ensures accuracy for their peers.

Student writing:  kindergartners add details, including feelings to their writing.

Makerspaces are fun spaces...but makerspaces for the sake of creation are limited.  The strongest maker movements are those with a purpose, tied to standards and problem-solving skills.

The Cardboard Challenge:  students present their catapult to the class.

*A shout out to Patti Thomas, 8th grade social studies teacher, for the clever title idea!

LHS Students Learn about College and Careers

Lindbergh High School hosted a college and career fair for the entire student body last Friday, October 14. Students were able to select three sessions with speakers that fit their interests, as well as spend a full session in the college fair, which had representatives from 25 post-secondary schools. More than 40 professionals volunteered their time to talk to our students about their careers.

From four-year universities to culinary and cosmetology schools, the college fair had something for everyone!

Professionals from healthcare, IT, hospitality, business, engineering, and many other fields spoke to and answered questions from LHS students.

Students were asked to write on chalkboards what they want to be when they grow up. Look at our ambitious students! Our future is in good hands!

A Snapshot of Lindbergh Learning

The pictures and captions below are just a snapshot of the great learning occurring in yesterday's walkthroughs.  Not every group took pictures, but the pictures we have speak to one of the primary purposes of walkthroughs:  identify practices throughout our schools and learn from the diversity of instruction.

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Making grammar real...

Anchor Charts

Book Club

Student:Student Feedback

Notebooking

Finding purpose in reading...

Connecting Learning Targets and Student Work

Reading Journals

Keeping the learning going...

"Uh What?" A student identifies his confusion on the marker board, resulting in responsive teaching.

Engaging rhythm and beats

 To see a "live" book club conversation, click here.

"Launch"ing STEM in Elementary

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) initiatives began many years ago at LHS, expanded to middle school technology education last year, and are being piloted at "Sperrengton," Sappington 5th graders attending Sperreng to accommodate elementary growth, this year.  PLTW is just one of many ways to increase science, technology, engineering, and math in schools, and Launch is their elementary program.

As students investigate, they add their questions to the "Wonder" chart. 

Handshake anyone?  First, we have to unwittingly spread the germs.

Short stories capture student's attention and connect STEM to real life scenarios.

Students access Google Classroom to participate in the lesson.

Students are self-directed and paced as they complete the experiment.

Now, students investigate whether they are "germ" ridden.

Students shine black light on their hands to see the "germs" that have been passed to them.

Students brainstorm how germs pass from person to person.

In this particular lesson, one student was infected with glow germ, and through a game, unwittingly passed the germ to other students.  Through their investigations, students observed the path of the germ from "ground zero" throughout the class.