Saturday, August 27, 2011

Omega Man


The first week of school, we had a real life superhero visitor, Omega Man!  Omega Man taught us that we all have a super power within ourselves.  We all have the power to make wise choices.  He reminded us that our choices in life can change our future and we all have the power to make our lives what we want them to be!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Behavior Bucks and the Auction


Everyone loves what money can buy! Our students are no exception. Each day, students are “caught doing the right thing”, and they are rewarded with Behavior Bucks! These bucks can be earned by participating in class, giving an exceptional response, exceeding the standard, showing improvement in a specific area, doing something extraordinary, helping someone in need, etc. We love to build great character and strong students by catching our students doing what is right. Every other Wednesday, the Super Learning League teachers hold a huge auction where our students get to bid for items of their choice. All students who have earned an “A” in Conduct the week of the Auction and the week before the Auction are able to participate. Students have an “A” if they have two or less infractions for the week. The Auction is an anticipated event and is a highlight in the lives of our Super Learning League students. Our Auction is made possible by the generous donations from our parents. Our students love candy, books, toys, movies, stuffed animals, jewelry, art supplies, music, etc. Anything at all is appreciated by our students, so please keep donating. When your child donates, Behavior Bucks are given in return to say “thanks” for giving.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

You Can Save the Day!

'S is for Superman' photo (c) 2007, Gareth Simpson - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/Have you ever known Superman to fail?  Really fail?

Even in the darkest moments, despite kryptonite-induced weakness, with the clock ticking and the world (sometimes literally) on his shoulders, Superman will never let you down.  When there is no way to triumph over the evil lurking in the midst, he will find a way.

Lex Luther may never steal away with our young readers and lock them away in the Fortress of Solitude, but there are other villains at work.  To a reading teacher, the reluctance to read is, perhaps, the greatest evil of them all.  We work tirelessly throughout the course of a year, calling on all of our super powers and sidekicks to create a love of reading and literature where it may never have existed before. Often times, just when you think the happy ending is near, the resilient old enemy rears its ugly head again.

This year, we're calling on all of you -- our newest sidekicks.  We've got a plan that is capable of banishing the fatal virus of reading reluctance forever -- but we need your help.  


'Barnes and Noble Nook eBook Readers' photo (c) 2010, Wesley Fryer - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Here's the plan:
1.  Click here and learn how we plan to use Nooks in the classroom to make reading more social and engaging for all our students.
2.  Donate any amount of money you are comfortable giving -- it can be as little as $5!  
3.  Now, this is the most important part ---- SHARE this site and TALK ABOUT our project with everyone you know!  Encourage others via Facebook, email, and word of mouth to make their own donation.  Grandparents, neighbors, friends, aunts and uncles, godparents, friends of friends, ANYONE!  
4.  And finally, keep checking back!  Watch us get closer and closer towards reaching our goal and making this dream a reality!  


Stay tuned......there's so much more to come!