What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? October 15, 2015

Take a look at several highlights from around our school this week. 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.

Ms. Cychowski's students analyzed various weather events, their causes, and effects in a study of weather. 

Students in Mr. Goodman's Art classes created colorful images of food. 

Ms. Colacino showcased the "poe-tree" of her students outside her classroom. 

Ms. Latta's 3rd grade students combined Language Arts skills with Science content by writing informative pieces about trees.

Ms. Wolfenden's students practiced making text connections after learning about the skill in read alouds for several weeks. 

Ms. Wolfenden's anchor chart helps students to visualize place value, a difficult elementary Math concept. 

Ms. Selden showcases the students making growth on STAR Reading in her classroom and shows how many months worth of growth they have achieved. 

Ms. Pocost's Electromagnetic Spectrum Anchor Chart helps students with a project as they learn about waves and wavelengths. 

Several teachers have "While You Were Out" boards which are great for helping absent students when they return to your classroom. 

A "3-2-1" is a great Formative Assessment strategy that can be implemented at any stage of a lesson.  

Mr. Clark's students demonstrated knowledge of guitars from their recent lessons by designing their own. 

Ms. Andrews' Text Codes Anchor Chart helps her students to interact with text thoughtfully. Be sure you have a similar anchor chart in your classroom!