What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? September 3, 2015

Take a look at several highlights from around our school this week. Please take time before Tuesday, September 8th to ensure that all non-negotiables are present in your classroom. If you see an anchor chart, student work, or something else in the building you would like showcased for the staff, please send it to Tyler.Archer@slps.org.

Pre-School students completed an assignment that was connected to a recent read aloud. 

Mr. Craig uses a pennant to display important content words from Physical Education. 

Ms. Welch has a great bulletin board outside of her classroom. All it needs is student work! 

Ms. Selden used the Middle School Engage ELA curriculum as the basis for her student work posting with a rubric, scoring guide, and descriptive feedback. 

Teachers created "Text Code" anchor charts and posted them in their classrooms to support students with text annotations across curriculum. 

Ms. Archer has a clearly displayed entrance procedure for students displayed outside her classroom. 

Ms. Archer's BBC includes the required postings- Do Now, Objective, and Homework. Objectives should be written in "Students will be able to..." format. 

Ms. Selden's class anchor chart shows how students are expected to write with evidence in four easy steps. 

Ms. Selden showcases the current texts being read in her 6th and 7th grade Communication Arts classroom. 

 

Ms. Pocost's Word Wall is interactive and students can add words from their unit of study easily. 

  

Ms. Colacino showcases her students' writing skills outside her classroom with an SLPS project description sheet and scoring guide posted. 

Ms. McPherson's BBC is comprehensive and covers the entire week of lessons for her students. 

In Ms. Richards' class, students assisted in creating an anchor chart as part of their study of Love That Dog.

Ms. Latta posted her students' personal narratives in the hallway along with descriptive feedback for how the writing can be improved during the next assignment. 

Ms. McCord's BBC is simple and easy to read for her students. 

Ms. Salmo created a dry erase Word Wall that can be easily updated, color-coded, and read by her students. 

Ms. Kempf displayed her students' writing work in the hallway along with a clear rubric and task description. 

During Guided Reading, Ms. Kempf is working with her students on how different punctuation marks aid in our reading process. 

Ms. Connell's popcorn holders and popsicle sticks help her assign classroom helpers for a given week.