Work and Reflection on the 2009-2010 Year

This week the Crew will finish their brochures...by deadline which is Thursday. We will also be organizing work, reviewing work, and reflecting on the learning. We have anchor charts, the fall expedition,Food Fight!, Inquiry of Science and The Wonders of Social Studies as a start for review. We will also review our Student Led Portfolios.
They will begin evaluating their work. When they evaluate what they do, the work is analyzed through the lenses of criteria that was the focus for that learning. We use rubrics and conferences to help assess all work. The kids do a marvelous job because they are motivated individually, and as a class, push each other to be strong academically.We are guided by the Learning Targets in each area for the "what to know."

The Case Study of Art Basics is going very well and led by Nancy Taylor, a parent expert. She has taught them the elements of art and how to use them in a design.

Music Basics Case Study is led by Chris LaPaglia, an accomplished musician who is helping the kids create a crew song to play on the recorders. The Crew is excited because on June 9, they will play the Palouse Prairie song for the whole school to sing to. We also have a new verse to add for the end of the year.

Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) will visit on Thursday and connect to our They were Here! Case Study.

We will also plan the 2nd Raucous Readers' Round Up for next week. This is a celebration for all the at home reading that this crew does. Each child reads 40 minutes a night.