<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Ms Durant - Thank you for all that you do. I am grateful for the excitement you made in Ella for 1st in Math on line. It has made a huge difference for her. </div><div><br></div><div>I am available to help on most Monday morning 9:15-11:45. Let me know. </div><div><br></div><div>Dave- thanks for the info and we all appreciate the time you give in the classroom. </div><div><br></div><div>I'll see you at the Turkey trot. Ella has been training with the running club and is super excited. </div><div><br></div><div>Ps. She has talked a lot lately how kind Gecorey is to her. Love to hear positive things. She has asked me to pack an extra tootsie roll in her lunch box for him. Angie - hope that was ok. ;)<br><br><div>Michelle Shevlin</div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Jill Bender <<a href="mailto:jillmbender@yahoo.com">jillmbender@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Thanks, Dave. The egg drop sounds really fun! Matt will be out Friday so I'll brace myself for the disappointment he will express once he learns he will miss it. We are so lucky Mrs. Durant is so welcoming of parent volunteers. I'll be at school Thursday volunteering during the Turkey Trot. Hope to see some of you there!</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">On the academic front, Matt recently got some low grades on a few Language Arts papers. Mrs. Durant found me after school one day to let me know that when she saw this she was concerned so she went over them with him and
realized he knew the answers, but was rushing through. She talked to him about it and showed him the difference in his work when he slowed down. I really appreciated her noticing and intervening quickly. She told Matt she was going to be "watching" him and it has made a difference for the better.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Can't wait to hear about your week in the
classroom. Hope everyone enjoys the Thanksgiving break.</div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, November 17, 2013 4:26 PM, Dave Allen Barker Jr <<a href="mailto:dave@1.0ne.org">dave@1.0ne.org</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv7152516974">
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<div>I asked Ms. Durant about the morning math worksheets that come
home completed on Thursday, and if maybe kids could get something
a little more interesting (challenging). She explained that those
are just a baseline that are issued and graded, but that the real
math work they do we parents wouldn't see because it doesn't come
home. They play interactive classroom games and other things. I
thought this was good to know, because I like to think our kids
can really "be more" if we give them the chance, and I wasn't
seeing it.<br>
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<div>I asked if I could come in and watch, to get a better sense of
what they're getting in class, and Ms. Durant answered, "Yes".
I'll report back here like I hope you all would.<br>
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<div>Even better, she is taking advantage of my presence in her
classroom to put me to work! Here's what I got from her.<br>
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<div>Yes I would love to have you on Monday 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. <i>and</i>
Wednesday 9-10:30 <i>and</i> Friday during our grade level
official EGG DROP. While you are there we will begin our
S.T.E.M. project. As a matter of fact, you will be our head
Facilitator for our Classroom Egg Drop. During our morning
Language Arts you will be a part of our Science center. I will
rotate 2 to 3 groups your way, one group at a time consisting of
4 to 5 students for about 20-25 minutes. You will discuss with
each group how they think they should design their egg drop
protector. I will give you chart paper so that you can write
down their ideas. Next, if time permits each group will begin
the project using <i>only</i> the materials provided.</div>
<ol>
<li>15 plastic straws</li>
<li>1 piece of 8 1/2x11 construction paper</li>
<li>1 foot of any type of masking or scotch tape</li>
<li>10 Popsicle sticks (normal size)</li>
<li>Liquid glue-no limit</li>
<li>Scissors maybe used to cut items but cannot be included in
the container design</li>
</ol>
<div>Before you arrive the students will have already viewed this
short video on YouTube and have had a brief discussion on
materials, purpose, and required outcome. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVQM0I0PSU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVQM0I0PSU</a><br>
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<div>Sounds like fun, eh? :)<br>
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