Camp Waskowitz

What an amazing week with a wonderful group of kids. It was so great to have everyone in our class there to share this indescribable time being one with nature and a group of people who were willing to take risks and support each other as they did. Click below to see some of the magical moments that I was able to capture in picture form.

Camp Photos

Great First Five Day Week and Upcoming Events

Wow, this week was filled with lots of learning and students worked hard to become readers who read closely to discover the amazingness of Rick Riordan as an author. I am so proud of all the details that students were able to discover through their attention to detail. In math students are working hard to see relationships with ratios and be able to prove equivalent ratios through descriptions, tape diagrams, and finding the c.

This upcoming week:

Camp permission slips (2) and returning from camp forms due as soon as possible

Camp Money due Friday 9/30

Late Start 10:55 9/21

Open House Thursday 9/22 Potluck 5:30-6:30 Open House 6:30-8:00

Many students received Super Improvers this week be sure to ask your child what their goals are and what they may have improved on.

Ready for another great week. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Great first four day week!

Wow, what a great group of students. They worked hard all week to complete many tasks such as:

• learning about the human brain
• learning about how the brain learns math
• challenging math tasks with their collaborative groups
• Read Chapter One in The Lightning Thief and paid close attention to Percy as  a character.
• writing a narrative

Please talk with your families about all we have been up to in room 305, because it has been fun!


Shout Out to Alyza for receiving our first super improver by using newly learned vocabulary in her narrative!

Growth vs Fixed Mindset Set

This school year we will be learning about the brain to understand how we learn. Below is a video we watched on our first day of school to learn about fixed and growth mindset.

Watch this with your family members and talk about your own fixed and growth mindset.

Happy Learning!

Looking forward to another year...

I am excited for the 2016-2017 school year. Each year offers new opportunities and room for all to grow. I can't wait to bond and make new memories with this years group of sixth graders! See in September!