TOP SECRET Math Challenge!

This week we received our first "Top Secret Math Challenge" and welcomed Mrs. Higdon to help us experience the fun in problem solving collaboratively!!  We learned that multiple strategies can be applied to solve the same problem, talking through your problem promotes understanding, and that sometimes...it's OK to just throw out a logical guess and work from there!!  

We really enjoyed the opportunity to work through this word problem with Team Wilkinson, since we typically solve our problems in our Flexible Math Groups.  We also enjoyed the chance to discuss our thinking in detail!!  

Check us out sharing our strategies and thanks again Mrs. Higdon!!  (Can you see her?  She really blends in well with our Team 😀) 

Congrats to our Leader of the Week!!

Spencer earned the first "Leader of the Week" honor in 4th grade at Huddle today because of his consistent display of all 7 Habits in the first weeks of school!!  Spencer puts first things first each day in the classroom and uses additional time in transitions to help other students with their materials or make our classroom clean and tidy.  I am especially proud of the synergy he has used to welcome our 6 new students and make sure they feel at home at Kenwood Station.  

Way to go Spencer, we're proud of your leadership!!!

MAP Test, Round 1

...it's not so bad when you're comfy!!  This year we are testing in the "comfort" of our own rooms, so for Team Wilkinson, we really mean comfortable!!!   

MAP testing is a tool we use to design lessons specifically tailored to meet our kiddos' needs...it helps me pace units and plan extension opportunities; it also helps me know what concepts need revisiting.  This year, all students will test in the Fall and the Spring.   

THANK YOU!!

This update is so important that I'm writing while the kids are!   Just wanted to express my gratitude and excitement that I am currently feeling.   We sat down to do Family Journals a few minutes ago and I see SO many kiddos reading responses from you.  Your participation and support of this practice is very helpful for our students...so I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! 

I really appreciate the time you all took to write back, and I absolutely understand that there may be weeks where this isn't possible (because some weeks we'll face the same and you'll get a half of a letter and they'll say "she told me to just tell you the rest!").  

I hope you all have a restful, enjoyable long weekend! 

Thanks again!!

Ms. Wilkinson 

Team Wilkinson CARES...

Today Team Wilkinson pledged to prevent bully behavior because we CARE:

C- Choose not to bully

A- Always include everyone

R- Respect & stand up for one another

E- Everyone reports bullying