What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? September 25th, 2014

Take a look at some of the great things happening in our classrooms that were spotted this week. If you see an anchor chart, student work or something else in the building you would like to share with the staff and have featured in the blog, please send it to Tyler.Archer@slps.org.

Ms. Salmo's anchor chart, "Turn to Your Partner" demonstrates for students expectations for using an engagement strategy during read alouds. 

Ms. Cleland's anchor chart, "Respectful Words" helps students to engage in conversation with each other in a positive, respectful manner. 

Although not a traditional anchor chart, Ms. McCord has used sentence strips to help students with citing their evidence when making a claim or argument. 

Along with the sentence strips (above), this anchor chart helps students to write compelling, complete and effective arguments. 

Ms. Williams-Alberty modeled for her students how to create a Main Idea and Details chart/table from a read aloud. 

Ms. McPherson created an excellent rubric and aligned her student work to the objectives being taught in her classroom. 

Ms. Colacino's hallway display features her students pictures and their reading goals for the year. 

Finally, Mr. Schwerdt's Volleyball anchor chart proves that even in Gym, anchor charts are useful! 

What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? September 11th, 2014

As we prepare for our first district Learning Walk next week, take a look at some great anchor charts in our classrooms. This week I have chosen to focus on anchor charts that outline expectations for student behavior and responses. As always, if you see something in the building or have something in your room that you would like to have featured on the blog, please send it to Tyler.Archer@slps.org.

Ms. Colacino's anchor chart, "Scholarly Conversations Sound Like..." helps students to think in full thoughts and respectfully agree and disagree with one another. 

Ms. McPherson has clearly posted the expectations for how students show their work in her classroom. 

Ms. Tuthill has a series of anchor charts around her room that she created with students to review expectations for parts of the lesson. 

Ms. Tuthill, posing with her award winning "Poetry Characteristics" anchor chart. 

Mrs. DeLeon tracks class mastery of learning objectives using a data wall in Art. 

Pre-K Model Classroom Visit (9/10/14)

See the attached images from Ms. Harper's Pre-K classroom at Carver Elementary. These components should be present in a balanced literacy Pre-K classroom.

What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? September 5th, 2014

It may have been only a four day week, but there is still a lot of great work happening around our school! Take a look at some of the great postings in classrooms throughout the building that were spotted this week! Be sure to give these teachers a "high five" when you see them! If you know someone who has a great item  in their class or you have something you would like to share, please e-mail a picture to me at Tyler.Archer@slps.org! 

Mr. Bartlett's sixth grade students created an anchor chart to help illustrate how the eye perceives light and is able to see. 

Another of Mr. Bartlett's anchor charts is a student-friendly depiction of the states of matter and includes an explanation of the drawings. 

Ms. Colacino created an anchor chart of "Power Reading" strategies to help that students can refer to in order to become stronger readers throughout the year. 

Ms. McCord has created two posters that give students a visual reminder of thinking stems to use when speaking and writing testable questions and arguments. 

Ms. Cleland created an anchor chart for her students identifying characteristics of realism and fantasy, then had them participate by doing an extension activity with Post-It notes. 

Mr. Swanston has posted new student work with a rubric and SLPS Project Description sheet. Students completed projects about careers they wanted to pursue when they grow up. 

Finally, Mrs. DeLeon gave her students a framework for comparing two pieces of art by designing a Venn Diagram with higher level questions. 

What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? August 28th, 2014

Take a look at some of the great postings in classrooms throughout the building that were spotted this week! Be sure to give these teachers a "high five" when you see them! If you know someone who has a great item  in their class or you have something you would like to share, please e-mail a picture to me at Tyler.Archer@slps.org!

Ms. DeLeon's student work posting in the main hallway captures what students did over the summer! 

Mr. Wolfenden's "Reader's Purpose" Anchor Chart helps students with identifying reasons for reading and was used as a model during the Independent Reading block. 

Mr. Murphy's student work project gives a student perspective on lab safety rules. 

Ms. Weininger's "Mastery Page" assignment allows students to show their knowledge of prime factorization! 

Ms. Colacino has created an anchor chart with her students to help them when they encounter difficulties in reading, and her student work is out of this world! 

Mr. Swanston's students have helped him to create an anchor chart of presentation "Dos" and "Don'ts" for their recent projects and will use some of the criteria to assess student mastery! 

What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? August 21st, 2014

Take a look at some of the great postings in classrooms throughout the building that were spotted this week! Be sure to give these teachers a "high five" when you see them! If you know someone who has a great item  in their class or you have something you would like to share, please e-mail a picture to me at Tyler.Archer@slps.org!

Ms. Nertilus has a great, student-created bulletin board to inspire her students outside of her classroom! 

An anchor chart in Mr. Bartlett's 6th & 7th grade Science classroom reviews the fundamentals of lab safety for students. 

Ms. Selden has created a great anchor chart to help students deconstruct and answer extended response questions in her Communication Arts class! 

Ms. Salmo has a great, bright, kid-friendly Word Wall in her Kindergarten classroom. Now all the students need is words! 

Ms. Tuthill has condensed her BBC but included all of her components in an easy to read, visual way next to her Smart Board. 

Ms. Latta's anchor chart helps her 1st and 2nd grade students review how to select a "just right" book. 

Ms. Richards has created an easy to remember visual for her students in 3rd-5th grade Math as they work on rounding. 

Ms. McPherson has helped her students to remember place value with this great, easy to read anchor chart. 

Finally, Ms. DeLeon incorporates the weekly academic vocabulary word into her lesson and creates an anchor chart with her students. Way to go Ms. DeLeon! 

Outstanding Student Work!

Take a look at the great student work happening around Lyon Academy! 
Remember, this is a Non-Negotiable! "Student work should be posted with constructive feedback- more than just "good" or "great" work!