Fourth and Fritcher

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The best graphic organizers start with a blank sheet of paper. The goal isn't a perfectly filled-in graphic but organized thinking.

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Gerry Brooks was the best guest speaker we have ever had @CentralSquareSD and we have had some amazing ones. His outstanding sense of humor and powerful messages were relatable to all 700 staff members in attendance. The staff was so engaged! He stayed and shook everyone’s hand!

@_brewsnbanter My choice would be the Saint Bernard; but only a sniff. I’ll pass on the lick.

brewsnbanter.buzzsprout.com brewsnbanter.com #sumovsdogbutt Here it is, 1st episode. We’re rookies but will definitely smooth it out 👍

Hats off to all the teachers tasked with trying to engage students that are crashing from the largest sugar rush of the year. The day after Halloween is always an adventure. Lol.

She is a powerful speaker with a powerful message.

Amazing!! 🇺🇸

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We will never forget the courage and bravery that took place on that day.

@TColabufo @CentralSquareSD Originallly created by General Washington in 1782 to recognize meritorious service. It has changed (in looks and meaning) since its beginning. 💜 🇺🇸

Purple Heart Day is Aug. 7 and honors Purple Heart recipients – those who have been wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives. We have an impressive history of military service @CentralSquareSD and we are so thankful and proud!

@mraspinall Reading Tom Sawyer aloud while we worked on math. (And using voices.)

What do you remember most about your favourite teacher? #CodeBreaker

@TColabufo Future Cartographer! 🗺

When my son was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 we had really no idea what to expect. Now that he’s 7, I wouldn’t change ANYTHING about him. He’s awesome as is!

Bees in the News: Great work, Dariyan Deweese! cnycentral.com/news/local/bal…

@TColabufo @CentralSquareSD Lincoln was the 🐐!! 🇺🇸 🎩

I had a conversation with a student-athlete in our high school @CentralSquareSD and he had not heard this quote before. He loved it and compared it to all of the hard work and preparation he puts in the weight room and at practice in order to be successful. Great connection!

@drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel Instead of labeling schwas “irregular”, we can name them. Then students learn it and wire it into their brains. Schwa is very chameleon-like, but we can give students enough information for them to see and consider the sound when we label it as a syllable type.

@drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel Fair question. I’ve thought about this...a lot. I’ve narrowed it down like this. The definition has evolved as I’ve considered the way we use syllables and mapping (and the routes our brains use) to come up with the correct vowel sound for a syllable when we are decoding.

Why isn’t schwa a syllable type? Seriously... I have strong arguments for it. #SchwaIsASyllableType @drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel

@drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel When we give students the option of a “schwa syllable”, they have a more concrete way to figure out the code. They can wire /uh/ into their sounds and use it as an option within a syllable.

@drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel As the most common sound popping up in all sorts of places and in all sorts of combinations, I submit that schwa has earned the right to its own syllable type. 😎🥳

@drheidibc @reading_league @lifelonglit @OCLI_Reads @MHEMrsViel Agree on all points above. However, when explicitly teaching about schwa and taking the approach that it is a “syllable type” to consider, student decoding improves. And when mapping words such as “family” and “America”, schwa syllable type makes sense.

@TColabufo @CentralSquareSD Cannot Wait!! 🥳

Soon ⁦⁦@CentralSquareSD⁩ ...very soon!!!