Reading and Buddy Reading

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It has truly been a joy watching the students step into their role as big buddies. The Grade 7's have been very supportive and encouraging with their Grade 1 buddies, and the empathy they show to their young peers is heart warming. 

Not only are the Grade 7's enjoying reading with their buddies, but its exciting to have a class that knows the value of a good book! Our school put on a fantastic book fair this week, and there's been a great buzz about books that are new to our students, or classroom, and even new loans from classmates. Its great to see!

The two-fold reading experience has provided an excellent set up for our deepening exploration into comprehension strategies, and we are having more and more conversations about what it means to be a good reader. 

Progress Reports and Student Lead Conferences

Students received Progress Reports today and made comments of their own on 4 areas of their learning. They also set some goals for the rest of the term, and committed to them by sharing them on our class wall. Well done students! I look forward to hearing how you feel you've progressed toward these goals in a few weeks time.

Parents please feel free to contact me any time if you would like to meet together with your student and discuss their learning.

Welcome!

What a start to the year! As we look to October I think we can almost say that things are settling into place...finally! Students thanks for your patience and class with the late start and the changes we've experienced already.

I have enjoyed my warm Hart Highlands welcome, and look forward to getting to know this school and community better. Its been a joy to get to know you students in the last couple weeks and I think we are in for a very exciting year.

Parents, I wanted to share these slides with you as they set up classroom expectations and give you a bit of insight into what I value for us as individual learners and as a learning community. They were the first thing up on the empty walls of our new classroom, and will be something we will come back to often.


Thanks for checking it out, and I welcome your questions, comments, and feedback.

Steve Chase