Friday Focus - April 12, 2013

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  • FCAT is next week.  Please remember that we are following the FCAT schedule for Monday through Thursday.  
  • Falcon Express articles are due to Mrs. Olstein on Wednesday. 
  • Report cards go home on Thursday.  
  • Don't forget to send me your Terrific Kids' names today.
  
  
  Strategy of the Week - Check out this video from TeachingChannel - Talk Moves  See how the teacher encourages all of her students to participate and how she has taught them to encourage and motivate each other.  
  
  
  2nd Strategy of the Week - I might have sent this one previously, but I absolutely love this as it revolves around our direction for centering education around text and text-based discussions.  Active Listening  What a great skill to pass on to students not only for their education, but for life!
  
  
  Quote of the Week - This one is great for when you ever feel like life has handed you something difficult.  Always know that you will become a better person for having gone through your hardships.  "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus