Week 6

We are so lucky to still have such beautiful weather! We had the chance to enjoy the sun during Phenology this week, but still saw some signs that fall is on its way. In science, we started our unit on magnets – everyone is very engaged in our...

Turner Tribune 9/15/2017

Happy Friday everyone, It has been an event-filled week; in addition to our academic endeavors, students experienced the first Farm-to-Table of the year, a lockdown drill, and spirit week. Today, students are coming home with their NWEA math & reading scores....

What is the Daily 5? (continued)

In the last blog entry, we talked about what the Daily 5 is and the philosophy behind it’s implementation.  We also took a look at the three options that deal mainly with reading – Read to Self, Read to Someone, and Listen to Reading. Today we are going to...

What is the Daily 5?

You have probably heard your student come home and say something about our Daily 5 time.  You may be wondering what it is…and what it is not.  This week’s posts will focus in on what it is, how we use it, and why we use it.  Today, we are going to focus in...