Canyon Lake is such an exciting place to get to spend my days. Over the past three weeks, I've spent quite a bit of time visiting classrooms and observing the work our students are engaged in. One thing that has really stuck out this year is how much exposure and experience our students are gaining in regard to technology; the innovative practices that teachers and students are using on a daily basis are really awesome to get to witness.
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| The CLE News 5 Team |
Our 5th grade students have begun writing, producing, and shooting their own daily newscast, which is broadcast to the rest of the school during lunch. These short, 2-minute productions share information including lunch menu, birthdays, historical facts, health tips, and a little humor with the joke of the day.
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| The Research and Writing Team prepping the next day's news |
While only three students appear "on-screen," there's a whole team of students working behind the scenes, researching, writing, and planning for the show, as well as getting everything set up for the shoot and the presentation.
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| The Production team |
In other classrooms students are engaged with
OSMO devices for word work, problem-solving with
Makey-Makeys, and using iPads for a variety of educational purposes.
Amidst all this technology, we haven't forgotten to focus on the basics, either. There's great instruction going on in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.
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| Mr. S. confers with a group of students focusing on citing evidence |
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| Writing about the "main idea" and working on inferences |
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| Practicing multiplication fluency with playing cards |
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| Using iPads to access Dreambox for individualized math instruction |
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| Working independently on math |
I would like to encourage ALL of our Canyon Lake families to stop by the school sometime to see the great things that are happening here everyday!
