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 Happy Monday MessagesHAPPY MONDAY MESSAGES: Imagine working for two different companies. In one company, you have a boss who is continually telling you the areas in which you need to improve and another company where your boss praises you on a weekly basis for your accomplishments. Which boss would you want to work harder for? In my experience, students blossom as a result of positive reinforcement. For this reason, each week I post a Happy Monday Message on our classroom website to each child in my classroom each Monday. This messages focuses on a newly developed skill that the child has developed, or positive character traits they have exhibited in the classroom. The Story of Evan In my first year teaching I worked with a student named Evan (name changed for the purpose of anonymity). Evan was a bit of a trouble-maker and loved to test the limits of how far he could push people of authority. One morning, Evan tried to sneak into class before the bell had rung. I told him that if he were to come into the class, he could help his fellow students by unstacking the chairs. He did so a tad reluctantly. The following Monday, when I read aloud each child's Happy Monday Message, I thanked Evan for coming in and unstacking each child's chair in the classroom. I thanked him for his kindness and for caring for the classroom community. That week, Evan took it upon himself to come and unstack the classroom chairs each day. He did so until the very last day of school, but this was not all. Each morning after he had unstacked our classroom chairs, Evan went to our neighbouring classrooms to see if he could unstack their chairs as well. By the end of the year Evan had taken the initiative to unstack the chairs of the 4 main classrooms on the first floor. That year, Evan proved himself as an inspirational, caring leader. He demonstrated how far a little positivity can go. Happy Monday Messages Monday, June 13th, 2011. Rowan: You are doing such a great job with your math. Thank you for working so hard. Noah: Thank you for always working so well with the other students in the class. You are such a great collaborator! Ronin: I loved how hard you worked on your travel brochure about Quebec last week. Thank you for being such a great role model for the class. Simone: Thank you for doing such a good job as music monitor. It was so great that you always knew exactly what to do. You are such a responsible student! Chloe: You did such a great job during math last week. I love how you used the coins to help you do your work. Anya: I loved that you that you asked me to write down the word Nunavut on a post-it note last week so you could share what you had learned with your friends and family. Thank you for being such a great student. Stazie: Thank you for always coming to the carpet and finding a good place to sit so that you are able to give whoever is speaking your full attention. You are such a great role model for the class. Yves: Thank you for helping me find Mrs. Bosco last week. You are such a helpful person. Elijah: Thank you always participating in our class lessons. You always have something interesting and insightful to say. You are a wonderful role model for the class. Andrew: I loved how when you finished your research on Ontario last week, that you continued to look for more facts and added them to your brochure. You are a great leader in the class. Ava: I loved that you created your own poster about the Yukon Territory and brought it in last week. Thank you for showing me. Adam: Thank you for asking if you can be the class mathematician last week. I really appreciate all your hard work. Sophie: Thank you for helping Yves with the Comic Life program. You are a wonderful leader and teacher! Julia: You did such a great job being the secret judge during a quiet contest last week. I loved how you explained how you choose the winner. Thank you for working so hard. Cole: Thank you for always coming to the carpet and finding a good place to sit so that you are able to give whoever is speaking your full attention. You are such a great role model for the class. Tate: You did a great job leading the math lesson last week. You are a wonderful teacher! Emma: Thank you for working so hard on your travel brochure about Alberta. I can’t believe you and Simone created more than five pages. You are such a great leader in our class. Abbe: I loved how you said that the reason that Nunavut did not have a territorial tree was because it was too far north for a tree to grow. You are so insightful. Luca: Thank you for working so hard on your travel brochure about British Columbia last week. You did a great job researching and creating your brochure in comic life. You are such a hard worker. Veronica: Thank you for teaching another student the different mapping skills we learned about last week. You are a great role model.
Happy
Monday Messages Monday,
June 20th, 2011. Rowan: Thank you
for being such a great role model to the class during our visit at the AGO. I
loved how you were always listening to whoever was speaking. Noah: Thank you for always coming to the carpet and finding a good place to
sit so that you are able to give whoever is speaking your full attention. You
are such a great role model for the class. Ronin: Thank
you for always coming into class and reading, without needing a reminder of
what you should be doing. Thank you for being such a leader the class. Simone: Thank you helping another student in the class with
their writing last week. You are a great teacher. Chloe:
Thank you for always remembering to sharpen pencils everyday last week. I loved
how you came up with an alternative time to do this job so that you could leave
when your Mum arrived. Anya: You
did such a beautiful painting of a bird last week. I loved all the different
colours you used. You are a great artist. Stazie: You did a great job leading calendar last week. I
loved how you stopped the routine if someone was talking and waited until
everyone was listening and focused before you began teaching. Yves:
Thank you for teaching another student a math lesson last week. I really
appreciate all your hard work. Elijah: I loved that when you finished working on your travel brochure for New
Brunswick last week that you looked over it to make you had no spelling
mistakes. Thank you for working so hard. Andrew: You did such a wonderful
job creating your fish painting last week. I loved that you used so many
colours. Ava: I loved that on our way
home from the AGO you were playing “I Spy Simple Machines.” You have such a
great imagination. Adam: Thank you for being such a wonderful secret judge during our quiet
contest. I loved how you were always looking to see if there were any students
in the class who were talking. Sophie: I loved how you explained to
the class that sometimes mistakes could actually make things better. Thank you
for being so insightful and willing to share your ideas. Julia: Thank you for doing such a
good job as music monitor. It was so great that you always knew exactly what to
do. You are such a responsible student! Cole: Thank you for being such a
great role model to the class during our visit to the AGO. I loved how you were
always listening to whoever was speaking. Tate: I loved how
excited you were last week when we were working on our survey questions, Thank
you for being such a great leader in the class. Emma: Thank you for always coming to the carpet and finding a good place to
sit so that you are able to give whoever is speaking your full attention. You
are such a great role model for the class. Abbe: Thank you for helping me bring a desk and chair out for the Dance
station during play day. You are a great role model. Luca: Thank you for being such a
great role model for the class during our trip the AGO last week. I loved how
you always were listening when another person was speaking. Veronica: Thank you for working so hard during math last week. I
love that you are always willing to share your learning strategies with the
class.
Happy Monday Messages Monday, June 6th, 2011. Rowan: I was so impressed by your math work last week. Thank you for working so hard. Noah: You also did such an amazing job everyday in math last week. Thank you for being such a hard worker as well. Ronin: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. I loved how you waited until everyone gave you his or her attention before you asked a question. Simone: I loved that you used the word literally in your narrative last week. I was so impressed. Chloe: I loved your simple machines circus that you created. I also loved how you added machines as you were finishing. You are a great role model for the class. Anya Thank you for doing such a good job as music monitor. It was so great that you always knew what to do. You are such a responsible student! Stazie: Welcome back! Thank you for doing such a good job as music monitor. It was so great that you always knew what to do. You are such a responsible student! Yves: Thank you for always offering to help other students label their maps during Social Studies last week. You are such a good role model. Elijah: Thank you for working so hard during social studies last week. I love that labeled both maps so well and made sure that the cardinal directions were added as well. Andrew: I was so impressed with your math last week. I loved how you checked over your work and made sure that you had all the right answers. Ava: Thank you for always sharing your writing with me. I love how much humor you put into your stories. Adam: You did such a great job leading math last week. You are a patient and wonderful teacher. Sophie: I was so impressed that you started to create a word search of the provinces of Canada last week during spelling centres last week. Keep up the good work. Julia: Thank you for always sharing your ideas in class. You are a great role model. Cole: Thank you for working so hard during social studies last week. I was so impressed! Tate: Thank you for helping me to cut out the map of Canada last week. You are a wonderful help. Emma: Thank you always participating in our class lessons. You always have something interesting and insightful to say. You are a wonderful role model for the class. Abbe: I loved you started doing research on your social studies project early on Friday. You are a great leader in our class. Luca: Thank you for reading with a grade one reading group during DEARlast week I love how you changed your voice to sound like a character in the script. You are a wonderful role model. Veronica: Thank you for showing the class a way to remember all of the names of the continents last week. You are a great teacher.
Happy Tuesday Messages Monday, May 30th, 2011. Rowan: Thank you for always coming in after recess and singing the lullaby. You are a great role model. Noah: I was so impressed by your math work last week. Thank you for working so hard. Ronin: Thank you for participating in class lessons last week. You always have many insightful ideas. Simone: Thank you for working so hard on the pulley challenge and pulley structure work last week. You are such a hard worker. Chloe: I loved listening to you read your script last week. You are an amazing reader. Anya: I loved listening to you read last week during DEAR. Thank you for working so hard. Stazie: Thank you for doing such a good job as music monitor. It was so great that you always knew what to do. You are such a responsible student! Yves: Your 3D solid car design is amazing! Thank you for working so hard. Elijah: Thank you for finding a good place to sit on the carpet during a lesson. You are such a responsible person. Andrew: Thank you for staying in a recess and putting all the K’nex pieces away. You are a wonderful role model for the class. Ava: Thank you for sharing your narrative with the class with such excitement. You are a great leader in the class. Adam: Thank you for participating in class lessons last week. You always have many insightful ideas. Sophie: You did a great job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Julia: I loved listening to you read your script during DEAR last week. The expression in your voice was amazing. Cole: You did such a great job being line leader last week. I love how you always looked back to make sure that no one was talking. Tate: Thank you for always offering to help anyone it the class. You are a great leader. Emma: Thank you for offering to help make the lettering for our simple machines board. You are a wonderful helper. Abbe: Thank you for helping a student at your table during spelling. You are a wonderful teacher. Luca: Your 3D solid car and simple machine drawing that you started last week was amazing! Thank you for working so hard. Veronica: I love that whatever job you have for the week, that you take it very seriously. Thank you for being such a good shoe monitor and role model for the class.
Happy Tuesday Messages Tuesday, May 24th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Noah: Your 3D solid vehicle design was amazing. Thank you for working so hard. Ronin: You did such a great job building your pulley structure last week. Thank you for working so hard. Simone: Thank you for staying in for recess and sharpening pencils for the class. You are a very caring person. Chloe: Thank you for listening and always following the class routines. You are a great leader. Anya: Thank you for always raising your hand when you have something to say the class. You are a wonderful role model. Stazie: You did such a great job building your pulley structure last week. Thank you for working so hard. Yves Thank you so much for always volunteering to help others in the class. You are a wonderful teacher. Elijah: Your 3D solid vehicle design was amazing. Thank you for working so hard. Andrew: Thank you for always coming into the class and taking the chairs down for your table or putting out the lullaby books. You are a great role model to the class. Ava: I loved reading your narrative last week. It was great to see how many details you added to your story; it made me feel as though I was there. Adam: I also loved reading your narrative from last week. It was great to see how many details you put into your writing. Thank you for working so hard. Sophie: Thank you for bringing in an Encyclopaedia Brown book for the class. You are a great leader. Julia: You did a great job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Cole: Your 3D solid vehicle design was amazing. Thank you for working so hard. Tate: Thank you making some suggestions about where the class should take our end of the year field trip. You are always so helpful. Emma: Thank you for making good decisions when choosing a place to sit on the carpet. You are such a responsible student. Abbe: Thank you for helping me to put away all the k’nex pieces. I really appreciate all your hard work. Luca: You did such a great job building your pulley structure last week. Thank you for working so hard. Veronica: I have loved watching you read with a reading buddy over the past couple of weeks. You are an amazing teacher! Happy Monday Messages Monday, May 16th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a great job preparing for and during the Spring Concert last week. You are a wonderful role model. Noah: I love how hard you worked on your narrative last week. It was wonderful to see how when you finished you went back and added more details to your writing. Simone: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Chloe: Congratulations on finishing your grammar booklet! You are such a hard worker. Anya: I loved on Friday when we were building structures that you said you wanted a pulley so you could build a zip line. You have such a great imagination. Stazie: Thank you for listening and always following the class routines. You are a great leader. Yves: You did a great job teaching math last week. Thank you for working so hard. Elijah: Thank you for making good decisions when choosing a place to sit on the carpet. You are such a responsible student. Andrew: You are doing such a great job in science your pulley structure that you built last week was so impressive! Ava: Thank you for reminding me to clean Barney’s tank last week. You are such a responsible and caring person. Ronin: Thank you for always making a good decision when sitting on the carpet. You are a great role model. Adam: You did such a great job designing your pulley structure last week. You are a very patient learner. Sophie: Thank you for contributing all your wonderful ideas during our community meeting last week. I really appreciate it. Julia: Thank you for waiting patiently until it was your turn while I helped another student. You are such a great role model. Cole: Thank you for listening and always following the class routines. You are a great leader. Tate: Thank you for reading with the grade 1 reading group last week. Your encouragement was amazing. Emma: Thank you for choosing to move during science class last week so you could focus on you work. I think that was a great decision. Abbe: I loved how excited you were when your new books arrived. You are such an incredible reader! Luca: You did such a great job preparing for and during the Spring Concert last week. You are a wonderful role model. Veronica: Thank you so much for always volunteering to help others in the class. You are a wonderful teacher.
Happy Monday Messages Monday, May 9th, 2011. Rowan: I loved how much detail you put into your narrative last week. Your writing keeps getting better and better. Noah: You are doing such a great job with the 3d solids unit. It is so great to see you how excited you are. Simone: Thank you so much for working so hard during the Spring Concert rehearsal. You are a great leader. Chloe: I love what a good example you are setting for the class. You are a wonderful listener and leader. Anya: You did a wonderful job making your Mother’s Day gift. You are an amazing artist! Stazie: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Yves: I love what a good example you are setting for the class. You are a wonderful listener and leader. Elijah: You were such a great line leader last week. Thank you for doing such a great job. Andrew: You are doing such a great job in Math. I love how hard you are working on the 3D solids unit. Ava: You did such a good job leading calendar last week. You are a wonderful teacher. Ronin: I loved how you moved the quiet table during writers’ workshop last week so that you could be more focused. Thank you for making a good decision. Adam: Thank you so much for working so hard during the Spring Concert rehearsal. You are a great leader. Sophie: I love what high expectations you have for yourself when you write your weekly narratives. I am so impressed. Julia: Thank you for listening and always following the class routines. You are a great leader. Cole: You are doing such a great job in Math. I love how hard you are working on the 3D solids unit. Tate: I love what a good example you are setting for the class. You are a wonderful listener and leader. Emma: You did a great job teaching some of the class how to make origami boxes last week. You are such a patient and caring teacher. Abbe: Thank you for helping the grade ones with the simple machines unit. You are a great teacher. Luca: I loved when the class was walking up the stairs for music you said that we were all on an inclined plane. What a great observation! Veronica: You did such a great job-leading math last week. You are a great teacher.
Monday, May 2nd, 2011. Rowan: I loved listening to you reading the script last week. The expression in your voice was amazing. Noah: I loved how excited you were when you were writing your narrative last week. I hope you are just as excited when you write this week. Simone: I loved what a great job you did on you math work last week. Thank you for working so hard. Chloe: I love how you spoke about the simple machines last week. I hope we can find some answers to our class’s questions. You are a great leader. Anya: I am so proud of you for working so hard on the 3D solids unit last week. I can‘t wait to discover what we learn this week. Stazie: I was so proud of you when you said that you wanted to write half a page for your narrative. I bet you can do the same this week. Yves: Thank you so much for answering all my questions about room 101 last week. You are such a great helper. Elijah: Thank you so much for helping Julia clean the fish tank last week. You are a great teacher. Andrew: I loved when you finished writing your narrative last week you went back to make sure you used capitals and periods at the beginning and end of each sentence. You are such a hard worker. Ava: I loved reading your narrative last week. I loved how much detail you put into your writing. I am so proud of you. Ronin Thank you for coming in at the beginning of school and taking all of the chairs down in your table and reading a book right away. Adam: I love what a good example you are setting for the class. You are a wonderful listener and leader. Sophie: Thank you so much for answering all my questions about room 101 last week .You are such a great helper. Julia: I loved how excited you were when you were explaining different properties of 3D solids. You are a great teacher. Cole: I loved in your narrative how you used first, next, then and finally. I also loved how you began each sentence with a capital and ended each sentence with a period. I was so impressed! Tate: I love how you decided to work at the back table on Monday when you were writing your narrative. I could tell by what you handed in how focused you were. Emma: You did a great job leading calendar on Wednesday. I love how you picked people in the audience to come up and help you if they were sitting nicely. Abbe: I love how much detail you put into your narrative last week. You are an amazing writer and hard worker! Luca: Thank you so much for answering all my questions about room 101 last week. You are such a great helper. Veronica: Thank you for reading with the grade 1 students last week. You are a wonderful leader.
Happy Monday Messages Monday, April 25th, 2011. Monday, April 18th, 2011. Rowan: I was so proud of you when you wrote your weekly narrative last week. You didn’t think you could do it, but you wrote 3 details for each part of your narrative last Monday. I bet you can do the same today. Noah: I love how many books you read to Adam last week during DEAR Time. Your reading is getting better each week! Simone: I was so proud of you when you wrote your weekly narrative last week. You didn’t think you could do it, but you wrote 3 details for each part of your narrative last Monday. I bet you can do the same today. Chloe: You did such a great job reading a chapter book to yourself during DEAR time on Wednesday. I was so proud of you! Anya: I loved listening to you reading the script with Margo last week! You used so much expression in your voice! Stazie: You also did a great job reading the script with Margo last week! Every time you read it, it got better and better! Yves: I love how you helped your friend tie their shoes last week when we were getting into line. You are such a great helper. Elijah: I loved reading your weekly narrative last Monday. I could tell you were having so much fun with your writing. That is what good writers do! Andrew: I could not believe how many details you put into your “These Hands” poem on Tuesday. You are such a hard worker. Ava: I loved seeing the pictures of the project you were working on at home last week. I can’t believe you built a full Egyptian Tomb along with a book of the dead, jewels, a crook, and a burial mask! Ronin: You did a great job leading grammar on Wednesday. I love how you picked people in the audience to come up and help you if they were sitting nicely. Adam: Thank you so much for reading with a grade one last week during DEAR time. You are such a patient and kind teacher. Sophie: How many chapter books did you read last week?!? I am so happy you recommended some of your favourites to others in the class. Thank you for sharing your love of reading with the class. Luca: I could not believe how many details you put into your “These Hands” poem on Tuesday. You are such a hard worker. Julia: I loved that you brought your script to reading buddies last week. You did such a great job in the role of The Blue Fairy! Cole: You did such a great job on your reading test last week. Your reading keeps getting better and better! Thank you for offering to work with the grade ones for the rest of the year to teach them everything you have learned. Tate: I could not believe how many details you put into your “These Hands” poem on Tuesday. You are such a hard worker. Emma: I love how last Monday when you were writing your narrative, you used your neatest printing and put in as many details into your work as you could. Emma the author is back! Abbe: I love how you decided to work at the back table on Wednesday when you were writing out your song. The quality of your work was superb! I could tell by what you handed in how focused you were. Veronica: I love how hard you worked on your baby story last week. You are such a great writer.
Rowan: I love how much detail you added to your weekly narrative last week. I love how you added in periods independently! Noah: I was so proud of for leading calendar on Friday. I especially loved how you asked everyone to look to their left and their right to make sure they were sitting next to someone they wouldn’t be distracted by! Simone: I love that during your weekly narrative last week you really worked hard to do your neatest printing and add as much detail as you could to your work! Chloe: You did such a wonderful job putting on the lullaby all last week! You are so responsible! Anya: You did a great job leading calendar on Wednesday! You are such a natural teacher! Stazie: I love that whenever the lullaby was over last week you always ran over to turn it off! Nice work. Yves: Thank you teaching grammar on Thursday! You are such a great teacher! Elijah: Congratulations on being chosen by the vice principal to participate in her upcoming conference! You must be so proud to have your work showcased! Andrew: You did such a great job writing your weekly narrative last week. I love how you used capital letters for names, days of the week, and at the beginning of each sentence. Ava: I love the letter that you wrote to the children of Japan last week. It was great how you used your encyclopedia to write in Japanese. Ronin: Your writing gets better and better each week! I cannot believe how many details you added last week. I also loved how when you were done you went back and added a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. Adam: I cannot believe how well you projected your voice on stage during our Reader’s Café last week! I know you want to be an actor when you grow up and I think you would make a great one! Sophie: I heard you did a great job teaching Math on Thursday. Thank you for being such a great teacher. Luca: You did such a great job adding periods to your narrative last week. I love how you put them at the end of every idea! Julia: I loved the poem that you wrote last week! The picture of the ballerina you included above the poem was gorgeous! Cole: You did such a great job filling in your memory book last week. I loved reading about all your favourite things! Tate: You were such a great line leader last week. I love how you always stopped the line whenever someone was talking or walking two at a time. Emma: Thank you for teaching the class how to make paper cranes last week for the children of Japan. You are such a great teacher. Abbe: Thank you for offering to help me fix the sign outside of the class on Friday. You are such a kind student. Veronica: You did such a great job on your weekly narrative last week! You added so much detail, used capital letters in the right places and sat in a place where you would not be distracted! Nice work!
Monday, April 4th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a great job projecting your voice during our Reader’s Café last week! You are such a natural performer! Noah: I was so proud of you for singing all the words to the songs in our Reader’s Café last week! Thank you for also volunteering to do Cole’s part when he wasn’t here. Simone: You did a wonderful job memorizing all your lines for our Reader’s Café last week! You are such a natural actor. Chloe: You did a wonderful job projecting your voice at our Reader’s Café last week! You had so much energy! Anya: I loved how you told the class that they did a great job remembering all their actions last week during our rehearsal for the reader’s café last week. You are so observant! Stazie: I loved how you took out all the music books for the class when you came in after lunch last week. You are such a team player. Yves: Thank you for helping a grade one student slowly sound out her words when she wrote on Matthew’s card last week. You are such a great teacher. Elijah: You delivered your lines with so much energy last week! You were a very convincing Peg Leg Joe! Andrew: I loved how you took out all the music books for the class when you came in after lunch last week. You are such a team player. Ava: You were so funny on stage last week during our Reader’s Café! You made the whole audience laugh when you said, “Don’t talk about my Cutie Pie that way!” Ronin: I loved how you took out all the music books for the class when you came in after lunch last week. You are such a team player. Adam: I cannot believe how well you projected your voice on stage during our Reader’s Café last week! I know you want to be an actor when you grow up and I think you would make a great one! Sophie: You used so much energy when you delivered your lines in the Reader’s Café last week. If you were really a professor I would definitely attend your lecture. Luca: I loved how much expression you used during our Reader’s Café last week. You really convinced me that you felt what the character you were playing felt. Julia: Thank you for making up such great actions to the song Follow the Drinking Gourd last week. They added so much to the performance. Cole: I was so proud of you for learning all your lines for the Reader’s Café in a week! You are such a hard worker. Tate: I loved how much expression you used during our Reader’s Café last week. You really convinced me that you felt what the character you were playing felt. Emma: You used so much energy when you delivered your lines in the Reader’s Café last week. If you were really a professor I would definitely attend your lecture. Abbe: This year you have worked so hard to project your voice on stage. Your hard work has certainly paid off because you did such a great job at our Reader’s Café last week. Veronica: You did such a great job slowing down your lines and using expression in your voice for the Reader’s Café. I was blown away!
Monday, March 28th, 2011. Rowan: You did a great job memorizing your lines for The Reader’s Café last week. Great work! Noah: I love how you described liquids last week by telling me that they do not keep their shape and they are wet! You are such a scientist! Simone: You did such a great job teaching grammar last Wednesday! I love all the great questions you asked the audience. Chloe: I loved how you took out all the music books for the class when you came in after lunch last week. You are such a team player. Anya: You did such a great job during Writer’s Workshop last week! I could not believe how much detail you put into your work on your own! Stazie: You did a great job during Writer’s Workshop last week. I love how you remembered how to spell so many sight words and you used Dex’s report to find out how to spell “First, Then, Next and Finally.” Yves: You did such a great job teaching grammar last Wednesday! I love all the great questions you asked the audience. Elijah: I was so impressed by how you got your group ready after every recess last week. You encouraged everyone to sing along with the lullaby and you helped everyone put their music books away. Andrew: I could not believe how neat your printing was in your narrative last Monday. I loved how you remembered to use capital letters at the beginning of each sentence! Ava: I love how you worked hard to project your voice and slow down your lines during our rehearsal for The Reader’s Café last week. You sounded great! Ronin: I love how you helped lead the grade ones all last week during our rehearsal for The Reader’s Café. You are such a leader! Adam: You were an excellent line leader last week. I love how you would not leave the class until everyone was standing respectfully in line. Sophie: You did an excellent job describing the difference between a solid and a liquid last week. I love how you said that a solid keeps its shape and a liquid does not. Luca: You did an excellent job describing the difference between a solid and a liquid last week. I love how you gave the example that the earth is made up of solids and liquids because of the earth and water. Julia: I love how you taught the class during grammar time when to use a question mark. You are right a question is when you are trying to find something out. Cole: I hope you had a fantastic trip and cannot wait to read all about it in your narrative today! Tate: I loved all the actions you added to your lines last week while rehearsing for The Reader’s Café. It really helped bring your lines to life! Emma: I love the writing you and Veronica were doing together last week. I noticed that you used such wonderful punctuation and even used quotation marks to show when people were talking. Abbe: You did an excellent job describing the difference between a solid and a liquid last week. I love how you explained to the class that a star is neither a solid nor a liquid because it is a gas. Veronica: You did an excellent job describing the difference between a solid and a liquid last week. I love how you explained ice cream could be a solid when it is frozen and a liquid when it touches your tongue.
Monday, March 7th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a great job helping Julia get used to daycare last week. Thank you for showing her the ropes. Noah: I can’t believe you added in 4 whole details in your letter to Felicity last week! Your writing gets better and better each week! Simone: I love how hard you worked on using your upper and lower case letters in the right place last week. Your printing gets better each week. Chloe: I love how you wanted to work on a grade 2 math sheet with me last week. You always take on new challenges! Anya: I cannot believe how many word books you made at home last week! Your spelling is getting better and better because of all your hard work. Stazie: You did such a great job helping Julia get used to daycare last week. Thank you for showing her the ropes. Yves: Thank you for letting Amy use your Venn Diagram during Writing Workshop on Wednesday. Everyone could see how hard you worked on it! Elijah: Thank you for taking out everyone’s song books before the lullaby last week. You are such a team player. Andrew: You did such a great job using your upper and lower case letters in the right place during Writing Workshop last week! It was the best writing I have seen you do! Ava: You were a stellar line leader last week. I loved how you made a tally chart to decide who would be a line leader this week. Nice work! Ronin: Your writing gets better and better each week. I love how last week you added so much detail to your writing before moving on to your pictures. Adam: Thank you for taking out everyone’s song books before the lullaby last week. You are such a team player. Sophie: Thank you so much for putting all the library cards in the new books last week. This will be great practice for when you are a librarian! Luca: You did such a great job teaching grammar last Wednesday! I love all the great questions you asked the audience. Julia: You got dressed SO quickly for recess all last week! I was so proud of you! Cole: Thank you so much for helping me teach the grade 1s during DEAR time last week. You are such a great teacher. Tate: You did such a great job leading math on Wednesday. I loved how you only picked the students who were sitting quietly on the carpet to help you out. Emma: I loved the recipe you wrote out for the class last week. You will be ahead of the game in our studies this week! Abbe: You did such a great job playing Molly during the rehearsal last week. I can’t believe you memorized all your lines! Veronica: You did such a great job playing Georgia in the rehearsal last week! I can’t believe you have memorized all of your lines as well!
Monday, February 28th, 2011. Rowan: I was so proud of you for writing all the polygons that you used in your quilt squares on Friday! You didn’t stop until you were all done! Noah: You did such a great job using the stencils to write your words of the week on Friday! You are such a hard worker. Simone: You did such a great job on your quilt last week. I loved all the clues you used in each square to lead the slaves to freedom. Chloe: Thank you for handing out all the math folders when you were finished your work on Thursday. You take such great care of the class. Anya: I cannot believe that you wrote a page and a half in your narrative on Monday! It was the most detail I have ever seen you put into your work! Stazie: I love that when you came in after recess on Friday, you put out the music books for your table and another group! You always look after your classmates! Yves: It was so kind of you to rush over and help Matthew when the shelf fell on Friday. You are always looking out for how you can help others. Elijah: You did a fantastic job leading calendar last week. Thank you for remembering to do one step at a time and give each person a silent applause. Andrew: You did such a great learning your lines for our upcoming Reader’s Café last week. I love how you read each line over and over again so you could memorize it. Ava: You did such a great job helping me to lead the math lesson last week. Thank you for teaching the class about dynamic subtraction. Ronin: I was so impressed that you helped organize your group last week during the lullaby. Thank you for encouraging everyone to follow along to the words. Adam: Thank you for helping me to lead the grammar lesson on Friday. You are such a fantastic teacher. Sophie: I love that when you came in after recess on Friday, you put out the music books for your table and another group! You always look after your classmates! Luca: You did such a fantastic job following along with the lullaby last week! You are such a role model! Julia: I love that you took home extra math sheets to work on last week! You are such a hard worker! Cole: I could not believe how much you wrote during Writer’s Workshop last week. You wrote a page and a half and it was the most detail you have ever added to your work! I was so proud. Tate: Congratulations on being recognized last week at Student Recognition. I love how you always take on jobs for people when they are absent and that you are such a team player in this class. Emma: You took such an amazing leadership role with your group last week. I loved how you made sure after each activity that your group worked together as a team to get ready. Abbe: You did such a great job on your quilt last week. I loved all the clues you used in each square to lead the slaves to freedom. Veronica: You did such a great job using the clues from the song Follow the Drinking Gourd to create three different quilt squares last week. I loved how you arranged your polygons!
Monday, February 21st, 2011. Rowan: I was so impressed how you read your work out loud during Writing Workshop on Monday and added periods at the end of every idea. Nice work. Noah: I was so impressed how you drew your picture and wrote 3 whole details to go with your story on Monday. Nice work! Simone: You did a great job using your personal word wall during writing workshop on Monday. I was so proud of you! Chloe: I loved that during writing workshop on Monday you worked on your own to add so many details to your writing. I love how you used a period at the end of every idea! Anya: I could not believe that you put four whole details into your writing on Monday. Your writing keeps getting better and better! Stazie: You have done such a great job writing out all the sounds you hear in each word during Writing Workshop. You have also done a great job using your finger spaces and writing out the sight words that you know. Yves: I love that on Monday this week, when you were stuck on what to write about, you closed your eyes and kept thinking of ideas until you had one! It was such a great story in the end. Elijah: You did such a great job as a Reader of the Day on Wednesday. I love how well you projected your voice when you were reading to the class. Andrew: You did a great on your math last week! I love how independently you worked! Ava: You did a great job inferring why Clara from the book, The Patchwork Path ran away with her father in the rain. You were right, the water would wash away their scent. Ronin: I love that when you were finished your writing on Monday you went back and added capital letters to the beginning of each sentence! Nice work! Adam: I love that when you didn’t know what to write about during Writing Workshop on Monday, you wrote about how you didn’t know what to write about! It was a great narrative and you showed the class that they can turn anything into a story! Sophie: You did a great job leading the math lesson while I was away on Tuesday. I was so proud of you! Luca: I love that during Writing Workshop on Monday you worked hard to add periods at the end of each sentence. I also loved how you worked on using capital letters for names, days of the week and months of the year. Julia: You did a great job working on the spaces between your words last week during Writing Workshop. Your writing gets better and better each week. Cole: You did such a great job working on your writing on Monday. You added more details to your work than ever before! I was so proud of you. Tate: I heard you did an excellent job leading calendar on Tuesday while I was away. You are such a natural leader. Emma: I loved how you worked so hard to catch up on your Follow the Drinking Gourd report during calendar time. You are such a hard worker. Abbe: All last week you have been one of the very first people to put your red folder and reading log bag in the right place. Your organizational skills are getting better and better! Veronica: We were so happy to welcome you back to class last week after your long trip to Brazil. Thank you for working so hard to catch up on all the work you missed!
Monday, February 14th, 2011. Rowan: Thank you for giving Matthew a music book when he was playing the lullaby to the class. You are so thoughtful. Noah: You did such a great job writing out your 100th day of school poem last week. I love how much you wrote on your own. Simone: I love how you counted your beads by 10 to get to 100 on The 100th Day of School. Wonderful skip counting! Chloe: You did such a great job writing out your numbers to 100 on your 100th day of school crown last week! You are such a mathematician! Anya: I love how hard you worked with Julia on the Little Cub script last week. I love that you played all the different characters! Great reading! Stazie: I love that when you came into class on Thursday you un-stacked the chairs for the entire class! You are such a leader! Yves: Thank you for teaching the math lesson on Tuesday. You are such a wonderful teacher! Elijah: You did such a great job singing the lullaby on Friday. Your voice was so strong and clear. Andrew: I could not believe how much detail you added to your Follow the Drinking Gourd report last week. You uncovered each clue in the song and gave a lot of evidence to support why you thought Peg Leg Joe was the old man waiting for the slaves. Ava: I loved that last week during Writing Workshop, you kept going back to add detail to your work on your own. I love that you took charge of your writing. Ronin: You did such a great job as line leader last week. I loved how you wouldn’t take the line down the hall until everyone was lined up in a respectful way. Adam: You did such a fantastic job leading calendar last week. I love how loud you projected your voice. Sophie: I could not believe how much detail you added to your Follow the Drinking Gourd report last week. You uncovered each clue in the song and gave a lot of evidence to support why you thought Peg Leg Joe was the old man waiting for the slaves. Luca: I loved reading the comic that you and Yves wrote last week. I cannot believe how long it is! I can’t wait to see how the story ends. Julia: You did a great job reading the Little Cub script with Anya last week. I love how much expression you used when you read your lines! Cole: Thank you for working with two grade ones on a leveled script last week. You are such a great reading teacher. Tate: Thank you for helping Emma to catch up on the work she missed when she was away last week. You are such a great teacher because you break things down into little steps so the person you are teaching understands. Emma: You did such a great job leading the math lesson last week. You are such a natural teacher. Abbe: I loved that you were the first person to put your red folder and reading log bag in the right place on Thursday! Nice work! Veronica: I hope you are having a fantastic time in Brazil right now! We miss you in room 101! Happy Monday Messages Monday, February 7th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a great job presenting the inferring song to the class on Friday. I loved all of the actions you did! Noah: I was so proud of you for doing the actions of the inferring song in front of the class on Friday. Great work! Simone: You did such a great job inferring what the lyrics of the song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” meant on Friday. I think you are right. The slaves did need to travel in the water so they did not leave footprints behind. Chloe: I could not believe how much you wrote about the song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” last week. Your printing was also the neatest I have ever seen it. Anya: I could not believe how much detail you added to your “Follow the Drinking Gourd” report on Friday. It was the most I have ever seen you write! Stazie: I love that you asked for extra math homework last week. You are such a hard working mathematician! Yves: I love how you made sure calendar was set up properly for the calendar leaders all of last week. You are such a great leader! Elijah: I love how much detail you added to the map of your heart on Friday. Your picture looked fantastic. Andrew: You did such a great job on Friday catching up on the work you missed when you were away. You are such a hard worker. Ava: I was so proud of you for getting right to work on the map of your heart on Friday. I know you missed the lesson the week before, but you caught up so quickly. Ronin: You did such a great job decoding the song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” last week. I think you are right. The slaves did need to leave at night so their masters did not see them leave. Adam: I love how you started looking through a bunch different chapter books last week to see if there was a new series that you wanted to try out. Sophie: I could not believe how many books you read in class last week. Did you find many interesting facts in the Titanic book? Would you recommend it to anyone? Luca: You did such a great job leading the math lesson last week. You are such a natural teacher. Julia: You did such a great job presenting the inferring song to the class on Friday. I loved all of the actions you did! Cole: You did such a great job teaching the grade ones the inferring song last week! They did a great job presenting it to the class with your help! Tate: You did such a great job adding detail to your work while working on the “Follow the Drinking Gourd” assignment. I loved all the facts you added from your schema about slavery. Emma: I am sorry you didn’t feel well last week. We hope you feel better this week. Abbe: You are such a patient and wonderful teacher. Thank you for working with a grade one last week to give her the steps she needed to write over a page! Veronica: I hope you are having a fantastic time in Brazil right now! We miss you in room 101!
Monday, January 31st, 2011. Rowan: Thank you so much for getting in line by then end of the song on Friday. I was so proud of you. Noah: You did a fantastic job leading calendar on Friday. I love how when people started chatting, you focused on who was sitting really well. Simone: You did such a fantastic job leading calendar on Monday! I loved that when people started talking you said, “I am waiting for 3 pairs of eyes!” Chloe: I love that when you came in on Friday, you un-stacked everyone’s chairs at your table. You are such a team player! Anya: You did such a great job on your reading test on Thursday. Every week your reading gets better and better! Stazie: I love how you taught the calendar leader what to do if people get squirmy on the carpet during calendar time. You know the classroom routines so well! Yves: I love that when you were finished writing the instructions for your board game on Friday, you helped a grade one to write out their instructions. You are a great teacher. Elijah: Thank you for helping me to hang up the board for Literacy Night on Wednesday. You are such a great helper. Andrew: I love how you organized all the new markers that Felicity gave your group on Friday. You really modeled how to keep your table tidy! Ava: I am sorry you didn’t feel well last week. I hope you feel better this week! Ronin: You did such a great job adding so much detail to your game on Thursday. I loved the bird’s eye view drawing of your fire truck! Adam: Thank you for working so hard this week to catch up on the work you missed while you were in Jamaica! You are such a hard worker! Sophie: I love how you explained inferring to the class on Friday. You are such a great teacher because you explain things in more than one way. Luca: Thank you for learning the inferring song last week. I cannot wait for you to teach it to the grade ones this week! Julia: Thank you for working so hard this week to catch up on the work you missed while you were sick! You are such a hard worker! Cole: Thank you for learning the inferring song last week. I cannot wait for you to teach it to the grade ones this week! Tate: Thank you for volunteering to organize all the game boards on Friday. You are such a leader! Emma: You did such a great job on your board game on Friday. Thank you for helping the grade ones complete their instructions page. You are such a great teacher. Abbe: I was so happy that you found your red folder last week! Thank you for getting organized. Veronica: Thank you for showing Emma and Adam what to do on their maps last week after they missed a few days of school. You are such a great teacher. appy Monday Messages Monday, January 24th, 2011. Rowan: I love that when you came into the class on Thursday, you un-stacked everyone�s chair at your group. You are such a team player! Noah: I love the symbols that you made up for your map key on Wednesday. They were so creative! Simone: You did a great job playing Summer in our Reader�s Theatre performance on Thursday. Thank you for teaching the class how to infer the meaning of a word using evidence from the story. Chloe: You did a great job playing Winter in our Reader�s Theatre performance on Thursday. Thank you for teaching the class how to infer the meaning of a word using evidence from the story. Anya: I can�t believe how independently you worked on your Math on Thursday! You did such a great job trading in! Stazie: I love that you stacked the chairs in the class that people had forgotten about on Thursday. You really are such a great team player. Yves: I love that after you were finished your map on Thursday you helped all the grade ones finish up. Elijah: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. I love how you projected your voice and waited for students to sit properly when they got squiggly! Andrew: Thank you for helping Noah to put his music in his music book on Tuesday. You are such a caring friend. Ava: You were so focused when it came to getting ready for recess last week. You always got dressed as soon as the song came on and were in line by the end of the song. Nice work! Ronin: I hope you had a wonderful birthday last week! I can�t wait to hear all about it in your narrative on Monday! Adam: I hope you had a fantastic time in Jamaica last week. I can�t wait to read all about it in your weekly report! Sophie: Thank you for teaching the math lesson on Tuesday when I was away. You are such a great teacher. Luca: You did such a great job playing Narrator 3 in our Reader�s Theatre presentation on Thursday. Thank you for teaching the class how to infer what a word means using evidence from the text. Julia: You got ready for home time so quickly on Thursday. I think you get faster and faster each day. Cole: You did such a great job playing Narrator 4 in our Reader�s Theatre presentation on Thursday. Thank you for teaching the class how to infer what a word means using evidence from the text. Tate: I am so glad you found a great chapter book that you liked in the class last week. Did you sister give you more of the series to read at home? Emma: I hope you had a great trip with your family last week! I can�t wait to read all about it in your weekly report! Abbe: I am sorry you didn�t feel well last week. I hope you feel better this week! Veronica: Thank you for volunteering to help Emma catch up on the work she missed last week. You are such a great teacher and caring friend.
Monday, January 17th, 2011. Rowan: I could not believe how quickly you got dressed for recess on Thursday! You were so focused and didn�t talk to any of your friends until you were done! Noah: You did a great job on your police officers report on Wednesday. I love all the detail that you added to your picture. Simone: Thank you for doing such a wonderful job answering the classroom phone on Wednesday. You sounded so professional when you said, �Room 101 Student speaking�, and �Amy is teaching, I think it is best if you write her a message.� Chloe: You did such a great job reading your script with the class on Thursday. I can�t believe how quickly you have gone up to level I. Anya: I was so proud of you for getting right to work during Writing Workshop on Wednesday. You worked so hard to add 2 solid details to your writing. Stazie: You did such a great job during DEAR time last week. I love how you chose �Just Right Books� and read them aloud with your partner. Yves: Thank you for volunteering to work with a grade one during DEAR time last week. You are such a caring teacher. Elijah: You did a really great job on your community helpers report last week. I love that you added information from your schema and a fact sheet into your work. Andrew: I loved how quickly and quietly you got ready for recess on Wednesday last week. You were on a mission to get our line in order! Ava: I love that during Writing Workshop last week, you decided that you wanted to put more details into your writing. Thank you for taking charge of your work. Ronin: I love how last week, during Writing Workshop, you tried so hard to turn the facts on Pilots into your own words. Adam: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. Every time you get up in front of the class your voice gets stronger and stronger! Sophie: Thank you for helping to get the class ready for their new nameplates last week! It was so kind of you! Luca: I could not believe how hard you worked on your community helpers report last week. You just kept digging into the book on teachers to get more information. You are such a great researcher! Julia: I love that as soon as you came back for your trip you jumped into your studies! Thank you for working so hard to catch up! Cole: I was really proud of you for doing such a great job reading your script last week. Every time you read it, it got smoother and smoother! Tate: You did such a great job leading calendar last week. I love how you projected your voice and waited for students to sit properly when they got squiggly! Emma: I love that you used information from your schema and the fact sheet to write your community helpers report last week. You wrote so much! Abbe: I love how you helped Chloe follow along to the lullaby last week. You are such a caring friend. Veronica: I love all the research you did at home last week for your community helpers report. You are such a hard worker!
Monday, January 10th, 2011. Rowan: You did such a wonderful job during calendar time last week. I love how you always sat facing the speaker and gave them your full attention! Noah: You did such a wonderful job taking charge of your writing last week! I love how you wrote so many clues about the different community helpers. Simone: You are doing such a great job reading your Fairy Magic book! You did such a great job picking �just right� spelling words for yourself last week! I loved how you wanted me to test you on them! Chloe: I was so proud of you for picking level G and I books to take home last week! You are such a wonderful and hard working reader! Anya: You did such a wonderful job writing on your own and with me during Writing Workshop last week. You have grown so much as a writer this year. Stazie: You did such a great job teaching the class how to trade in 10 ones for a tens bar last week. I was so proud of you! Yves: I love how well you and Ronin worked together during Writing Workshop last week. You made up so many clues for each community helper together! It was wonderful! Elijah: You did such a great job during Writing Workshop last week. I love how you read over your work to make sure all the �I�s� that stood alone were capitals and how you added so many details into your writing. Andrew: I loved how you helped a grade one student during Writing Workshop last week. You are such a great teacher! Ava: Thank you for bringing me a chair when I was giving the lesson during Writing Workshop last week. You are so thoughtful. Ronin: I love how well you and Yves worked together during Writing Workshop last week. You made up so many clues for each community helper together! It was wonderful! Adam: You did such a great job as a Reader of the Day on Friday! I loved how much expression you used while you read! Sophie: I was so impressed by how much you read last week! I hope you are recording all of this in your reading log because it would help the class to earn another Reader�s Café! Luca: You did such a great job leading calendar last week! You are such a great teacher! Julia: I hope you had a great time in Jamaica last week. Welcome back! Cole: You did such a great job writing the date during Calendar time on Tuesday. You used such fantastic printing. Tate: I love that you and Emma came to me last week when you ran into a problem in the recess yard. I hope I helped you solve it peacefully. Emma: I love that you and Tate came to me last week when you ran into a problem in the recess yard. I hope I helped you solve it peacefully. Abbe: Thank you so much for putting on the lullaby on Wednesday after recess. You are such a great helper! Veronica: Thank you for bringing all the books to the library on Thursday. You are such a great helper!
Monday, December 13th, 2010. Rowan: You did such a wonderful job singing all the words and doing all the actions to our songs for the winter concert last week! Thank you for bringing so much energy to the show. Noah: I was so proud of you for writing four lines on your own during Writer�s Workshop last week. Your writing gets better each week. Simone: I was so proud of you for choosing such a challenging book for your borrow a book last week! You are such a wonderful reader because you really challenge yourself. Chloe: Thank you for leading the songs and the actions last week with Yves. You are such a leader. Anya: You did such a great job during Writer�s Workshop last week. I love that you started writing on your own! Each week your writing gets better! Stazie: I was so proud of you for working so hard at counting by tens last week! You are such a hard working student. Yves: Thank you for getting everyone into line during our rehearsal for the winter concert last week. You are such a leader. Elijah: I could not believe how much detail you added to your work during Writing Workshop last week. Do you think you can add even more this week? Andrew: I hope you had a wonderful time at your grandparents� house last week! We missed you! Ava: I hope you had a wonderful time at your grandparents� house last week! We missed you! Ronin: I loved how you chose to work in the science centre last week so you could focus on your writing. You are such a hard worker. Adam: You were such a wonderful music monitor last week! You did such a great job pointing to all the words! Sophie: Thank you for singing your heart out during the winter concert last week. You really projected your voice and did the actions with so much energy. It was so dynamic! Luca: Thank you for volunteering to lead all the actions for the school finale at our winter concert last week! You are such a leader. Julia: I was so proud of you for working so hard on your math last week! You are learning so much about place value. Cole: Thank you for following along with the words of the lullaby last week. You are such a role model. Tate: Thank you for volunteering to be boot monitor last week during gym! It is so wonderful to have you in this class because you love to help others. Emma: Thank you for volunteering to be boot monitor last week during gym! It is so wonderful to have you in this class because you love to help others. Abbe: I was so impressed that you remembered your red folder every day last week! Each week your organizational skills get better and better! Veronica: I love that when you were finished your work last week, you volunteered to help a grade one with their math! You are such a great teacher!
Monday, December 6th, 2010. Rowan: You did such a great job making text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world connections with the book, �Whose Eggs are These?�, last week! Nice work. Noah: I am sorry you were sick last week. I hope you feel better this week. Simone: You did such a great job modeling for the class how to stand up for a friend in the playground. You are such a role model. Chloe: You did such a wonderful job singing the words and doing all the actions to our songs for the winter concert. I am so happy you will be leading the songs today. Anya: I was so proud of you for going up a level in your reading last week! Every week your reading gets better and better! Stazie: Once again, last week I was so proud of you for working on using finger spaces in your writing and slowly sounding out all of your words. Each week your writing gets better and better! Yves: You did such a wonderful job singing the words and doing all the actions to our songs for the winter concert. I am so happy you will be leading the songs today. Elijah: I loved that when you were finished your writing on Wednesday, you decided to do a good copy. It looked great! Andrew: I love the action that you came up with for the song �All I Really Need.� Even though you will not be there for the winter concert, we will think of you when we do the action! Ava: Thank you so much for the beautiful snow globe that you made me on Thursday. I loved it so much! I have never owned a snow globe before! Ronin: It was so kind of you to donate one of your Lego action figures to the toy drive last week. You are so thoughtful. Adam: You did such a great job modeling for the class how to stand up for a friend in the playground. You are such a role model. Sophie: I loved the goals you set for yourself last week. You really take charge of your learning. Luca: I loved how you have been taking out scripts at your level for Borrow a Book each morning. Your reading keeps getting better and better! Julia: You did such a fantastic job singing the songs for the winter concert and doing all the actions. You will rock the winter concert this week! Cole: I am sorry you were so sick last week! I hope you feel better this week. Tate: You did such a great job making text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world connections with the book, �Shelter Pets are Best�, last week! Nice work. Emma: You also did a great job making text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world connections with the book, �Shelter Pets are Best�, last week! Nice work. Abbe: Thank you for remembering to bring your red folder to school last week. Your organizational skills are getting better and better. Veronica: Thank you for sharing all the text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world connections you made to the book, �Shelter Pets are Best�, last week!
Monday, November 29th, 2010. Rowan: You rocked the Reader�s Café! Thank you for doing such a great job introducing your song and doing all the actions with so much energy! Noah: I was so proud of you for writing two whole sentences on your own last Tuesday. Each week your writing gets better and better. Simone: You rocked the Reader�s Café! Thank you for doing such a great job introducing your song and doing all the actions with so much energy! Chloe: Since the beginning of the year, you have blossomed as a writer. I was so proud of you on Wednesday for using your personal word wall to write a whole page! Anya: I am sorry you didn�t feel well last week. Thank you for doing such a great job on Monday during our Reader�s Café rehearsal. Thank you for projecting your voice so well while you sang each song. You have such a beautiful voice. Stazie: I loved how on Wednesday during Writing Workshop, you did such a great job with your bubblegum spelling and spacing. I loved that you used a finger space between each word and wrote every single sound you heard. Yves: I loved how you helped your entire table to follow along with the lullaby when they were stuck on Thursday. You are always thinking of others. You are so kind. Elijah: I was so proud of you for learning the last page of the script overnight! You performed all of your lines with such wonderful energy and enthusiasm. It helped the dynamic of the entire show! Andrew: You did such a great job delivering your text-to-world connection lines in the Reader�s Café. You are such a wonderful actor because you know how to make the audience laugh! Ava: You did such a great job in the Reader�s Café. I loved that when you delivered the line �My skin splits�, you unzipped your cardigan to illustrate your point. Ronin: I was so proud of you for writing so much in your letter to Dragna last week. You did such a great job explaining to her the different types of families in the world. Thank you for including so much detail. Adam: I could not believe how well you projected your lines during our Reader�s Café last week. Your voice keeps getting stronger and stronger in class. Sophie: I really appreciated how when you came in from recess on Thursday, you followed along with the lullaby. Thank you for setting such a good example. Luca: I loved how you delivered your lines at the Reader�s Café last week. You projected your voice and spoke at the perfect speed! Nice work! Julia: I was so proud of you for making such great text-to-self connections during Reader�s Workshop on Wednesday. Thank you for sharing your stories with the class. Cole: You rocked the Reader�s Café last week. I was so proud of you for working so hard to learn all of your lines and to project your voice. Tate: You did such a great job invention actions for your role in the Reader�s Café last week. You also did a great job projecting your voice! Nice work! Emma: Thank you so much for the recipe you wrote out for me last week. I made it over the weekend for a bridal shower. It was such a hit. Abbe: I love how you helped a grade one at your table to use their word wall last week. You are such a great teacher. Veronica: I could not believe how much detail you put into your narrative last week! Your writing skills are improving so much this year!
From: Steve & Amy Monday, November 15th, 2010. Rowan: You were such a wonderful pet monitor last week. Thank you for always making sure Barney and the tadpoles were fed. Noah: You did such a great job during spelling last week. I was so proud of you for writing your words in your word book so quickly. Simone: You did such a great job learning the new song for the reader�s café last week. I was so proud of you. Chloe: You did such a great job reading with your buddy during D.E.A.R. time last week. Thank you for being such a great role model. Anya: You did such a great job reading to me during Reading Buddies last week. (Amy) Stazie: I loved how you handed out the music books every time you came in from recess last week. You are such a leader! Yves: I love how you brought me a chair last week in class when I was helping out a student. You are so kind. (Steve) Elijah: You did such a great job during Spelling Centres last week. I worked so nicely with the puzzles and also helped out a grade one to spell his words. Andrew: Your report for the newspaper last week was outstanding. I loved how much detail you added. Ava: Thank you for teaching the grade ones their new song for the reader�s café last week. You are such a wonderful teacher. Ronin: I loved how enthusiastic you were about designing your own creature last week. You added so many attributes from each of the animal categories. Adam: I was so proud of you for working so hard on your script last week. You are going to do such a great job at our Reader�s Café. Sophie: You did such a great job helping out during calendar on Friday last week. Thank you for being such a great teacher. Luca: You did such a wonderful job printing out all of your words of the week during Spelling Centres last week. You are such a hard worker. Julia: You did a great job planting bulbs on Friday after lunch! I could not believe how deep you dug your hole! Cole: I was so proud of you for working so hard on your script last week. You are going to do such a great job at our Reader�s Café. Tate: You were so patient when you were reading with your Reading Buddy last week. I know it was challenging because he does not speak English yet. You are such a kind teacher. Emma: Thank you for the crossword you made me last week! I loved completing it over the weekend! (Steve) Abbe: You did such a great job rehearsing all of your lines during pool time on Friday! You are going to do such a great job at our Reader�s Café. Veronica: Thank you for writing me such a long letter last week when you encountered a problem in the school yard. I would love to use this letter during calendar time this week.
Monday, November 8th, 2010. Rowan: You did such a great job during jolly phonics time on Thursday. I loved how you were dancing up a storm! Noah: You did such a great job during Math time this week! Every day you are here you get better at math. Simone: You did such a great job sharing during our read aloud. Your egg hatched such a great creature. Chloe: I loved how peacefully you solved your problem with Stazie on Friday. Thank you for teaching the class how to use the script! You are such a role model. Anya: I love how you are turning into such a great artist. I loved how hard you worked on your frog art this week. Stazie: I loved how peacefully you solved your problem with Chloe on Friday. Thank you for teaching the class how to use the script! You are such a role model. Yves: You were such a great teacher last week. I love that whenever anyone got stuck on a lesson, you always showed them exactly what they needed to do. Elijah: I loved how enthusiastic you were about participating all week. You always sat so quietly and put your hand up when you wanted to share something. Thank you for being such a good example for the Gr. 1�s. Andrew: It made my week to see you do such an amazing job as line leader. You were always so happy to help make sure everyone was in line and staying quiet. Ava: Thank you for researching the development of my baby last week. I love that you recorded the measurements at home and used a ruler to show me exactly how big it was. Ronin: I am so sorry you were sick last week. We were so happy to have you back on Friday. Thank you for catching up on your work so quickly. Adam: You wrote the most I have ever seen you write during writing workshop last Monday. I love how each week you add more detail to your writing. Sophie: I love that you gave the silly band you found outside to Veronica last week when she lost hers. It was very kind of you. Luca: I love how much effort you put into making your tadpole work just right last week. The ducks were an amazing touch! Julia: I loved how hard you worked on your math on Thursday. When it was hard you didn�t give up until you finished it! Cole: I loved that you wrote a crossword during indoor recess on Friday. You are doing such a great job with your spelling words. Tate: You did a great job raising your hand during calendar time last week! You are such a role model. Emma: I love how focused you were on your artwork last week. You got to work right away and added so much detail. Abbe: Thank you so much for always helping Chloe last week. You are such a good teacher and friend. Veronica: You were so helpful when we had a supply teacher on Thursday. You were great at reminding the other students of all the classroom routines.
Monday, November 1st, 2010. Rowan: How you worked so quietly at the music centre during Writing Workshop last week. You keep adding more and more detail to your writing. I am so proud of you. Noah: I am sorry you were away last week. I hope you feel better this week! Simone: You did a fantastic job teaching the class how to decode difficult words last week. You are right! Finding little words inside the big words is a great strategy. Chloe: I was soooooo proud of you for writing independently last week. I thought it was great that you asked Abbe for help when you had difficulty. Anya: You did a great job singing the song, �Mary Had a Vampire Bat� last week. I loved how you dressed up as a bat too! Stazie: I loved that when you came in after recess last week, you always handed out your group�s music books. You are so kind and considerate. Yves: Congratulations for being nominated for Student Recognition last week. You have been such a wonderful teacher this year, looking after all the grade one students. We are so lucky to have you in this class. Elijah: You did a great job singing the words to Keep Holding On last week. Thank you for setting such a good example for the grade 1s. Andrew: I was so proud of you for using as many theme words as you could in your writing last week. You certainly gave me a lot of detail on the types of food that frogs eat and predators they need to avoid. Ava: Congratulations on being nominated for Student Recognition last week. I love how you have been looking after everyone�s feelings in our class this year. We are so lucky to have you in room 101. Ronin: You did such a great job adding detail to your diagram and writing during Writing Workshop on Wednesday. I loved that even though it was time for lunch you didn�t want to stop writing. Adam: It made my day when you wore a stick on moustache to class on Monday. I think it made you look very serious as line leader. Sophie: You have been doing such a great job adding detail to your writing during Writing Workshop. I am so proud of you for working so independently. Luca: Congratulations for being nominated for Student Recognition last week. You are such a kind boy and you always help others in the class. We are so lucky to have you in room 101. Julia: I loved how you taught the class that we can use the picture in a story to decode difficult words last week. Nice work. Cole: You did such a great job following along with the words of the lullaby last week. Thank you for setting an example for the grade ones. Tate: Thank you for the wonderful crossword you made for me last week during spelling centres! I had so much fun doing it over the weekend. Emma: I loved how well you skip counted by 5 last week! You are a math wiz! Abbe: You are such a wonderful teacher. Thank you again for helping the grade ones at your table during Writing Workshop. You are so patient and kind. Veronica: Thank you for always helping the grade ones at your table to follow along with the lullaby last week. You are such a great leader.
Monday, October 25th, 2010. Rowan: I loved how when you were finished your writing on Wednesday, you decided to go back and add more detail! That is what good writers do! Noah: You did a wonderful job recalling so many facts about a froglet on Wednesday. Nice work! Simone: You did a wonderful job finding the little words inside of the big words during guided reading time. I can�t wait for you to teach this strategy to the class! Chloe: You did a wonderful job using the picture to decode challenging words in the book The Teeny Tiny Tadpole last week. I can�t wait for you to teach this strategy to the class! Anya: Thank you so much for coming to me when you had a problem last week. Did you like how I spoke to Dex about it so that we could use it as a morning message? Stazie: I love that you decided to write a letter during your free time last week. You are developing so much as a writer! Yves: Thank you for staying so close to your adult during the field trip. You were such a role model and good helper. Elijah: You did a great job as line leader last week. I really loved how you always inspected the line as you walked down the hall to see who would be a good line leader this week. Andrew: I loved that when you finished your writing on Wednesday, you checked 2 words you were unsure of in your word book. Ava: You did such a great job sitting on the bus on our way to the farm last week. Thank you for being such a great self-manager in front of all the kindergarten kids. Ronin: You did a fantastic job tidying up your bin last week! I could not believe that you even organized the pencils and erasers. Adam: You did a great job writing the date in 3 different ways during calendar time on Thursday. Nice work. Sophie: Thank you for choosing a quiet place to write during Writing Centres last week. I am glad you chose a place where you would be able to focus. Luca: I love how when you came into class on Thursday, you unstacked all of the chairs for your group and the green table�s. You are such a kind boy! Julia: You did a wonderful job finding the little words inside of the big words during guided reading time. I can�t wait for you to teach this strategy to the class! Cole: You did an excellent job choosing �Just Right Books� during D.E.A.R. time last week. Tate: Thank you for being such a wonderful pet monitor last week! The tadpoles were so well cared for. Emma: I love that when we were at the farm you carried your pumpkin and Ava�s when she was tired. Abbe: Thank you for helping the grade ones to sound out their words during Writing Workshop when you were finished your work last week. You are such a wonderful teacher! Veronica: Thank you for all the letters you wrote me last week! I will figure out a way to incorporate horses or sea turtles into my lessons over the next month.
Monday, October 18th, 2010. Rowan: Thank you for cleaning all the boards after Spelling Centres on Friday. You are such a wonderful helper! Noah: You did such a great job during Spelling Centres on Friday! I could not believe how well you did on all your letter sounds! Simone: You wrote the most I have ever seen you write during Writing Workshop on Thursday. I was so proud of you! Chloe: You did such a great job during Spelling Centres on Friday. I was so impressed that you managed to get through all your words! Anya: You did such a fantastic job last week solving your problem with Noah in a peaceful way. You are such a role model! Stazie: You did such a great job cleaning up the Spelling Centres bin on Friday. You are so helpful. Yves: I loved how you set up the entire playdough Centre for Spelling Centres last week. You are so thoughtful! Elijah: You did such a great job singing and following along to the lullaby last week. You are such a rockstar. Andrew: I was so impressed that you unstacked your chairs for your table and another table last week. You are such a leader. Ava: You were such a wonderful pet monitor last week. Thank you for helping me to feed the tadpoles. Ronin: I loved how you got your entire table to put away their music folders after our Jolly Phonics songs. You are such a leader. Adam: You were such a wonderful music monitor last week. Thank you for organizing our CDs. Sophie: Thank you for all the letters you wrote to me and Dex last week. You are such a great pen-pal! Luca: Once again, I love that you took charge of the lullaby all last week. You are always looking for ways to help in the class. Julia: You gave me such a detailed account of what happens in the life cycle of a frog last week. You are such a great scientist. Cole: Thank you for helping the grade ones learn to read last week. You are such a role model. Tate: I loved how enthusiastic you were about finishing your artwork last week! I can�t believe you wanted to stay in for recess. You are such a dedicated artist. Emma: You did such a great job colouring in your butterfly last week. I loved your use of symmetry. Abbe: Thank you for teaching Rowan how to use the recipe centre last week. You are such a good teacher. Veronica: Thank you for helping the grade ones learn to read last week. You are such a role model. Happy Monday Messages Monday, October 11th, 2010. Rowan: You did such a great job sitting on the carpet all last week. I love that you remembered to raise your hand whenever you wanted to ask a question or make a statement. Noah: You did such a great job during Spelling Centres on Friday. Your printing looked absolutely fantastic. Simone: I loved how you tried out a level E book during DEAR time this week! Your reading keeps getting better and better. Chloe: I love how focused you were during Spelling Centres on Friday. You wrote out your words so quickly because you got to work right away. Anya: You drew such a detailed diagram of a butterfly last week. I was so impressed! Stazie: You did a wonderful job working on the letter to your butterfly last week. I love how you used your bubblegum spelling and wrote the sounds that you heard. Yves: I loved how you helped Noah carry his books to swimming last week. You are such a caring friend. Elijah: You ROCKED the letter to your butterfly last week. I could not believe your focus! Andrew: I was so impressed that you were able to write out all your words with stencils last week during Spelling Centres. You got right to work. Ava: You were such an incredible line leader last week. I love how you said, �3 eyes on me� 2 hands like glue and one fingers on your lips!� to get everyone in line. Ronin: I loved learning all about all the different types of books that you love last week. I would love for you to bring in some of your Timeline history books sometimes and share them with the class. Adam: I love that after recess on Friday, you handed out everyone�s music book at your table. You are such a team player. Sophie: I could not believe how quickly you finished your chapter book last week. You are an all-star reader! Luca: I love that you took charge of the lullaby all last week. You are such a wonderful helper. Julia: I love all the details you added to your butterfly diagram last week. Your diagram was so creative. Cole: I loved how you unstacked your entire group�s chairs on Thursday when you came in. You are such a team player. Tate: I loved that after school last week you always asked if there was anything that you could tidy in the class. You are such a great helper. Emma: You did a wonderful job as reader of the day on Friday. I loved how you projected your voice to the back of the class. Abbe: Thank you so much for cleaning so many of the white boards on Friday after Spelling Centres. You are such a great helper. Veronica: You did such a great job reading with your grade one buddy all last week during DEAR time. Thank you for being such an incredible teacher. Happy Monday Messages Monday, October 4th, 2010. Rowan: You did a great job sitting like a self-manager on the carpet last week. I loved how you always remembered to raise your hand before asking a question or making a statement. You are such a role model. Noah: Thank you for volunteering to help me teach the Jolly Phonics songs to the class last week. You will make such a great teacher. Simone: I loved that after math on Tuesday, you picked two leveled books and two themed books to read at your seat. It was role model behaviour for D.E.A.R. time. Chloe: I cannot believe how much you wrote about the life cycle of a butterfly last week. I love how you stretched out your words and wrote the sounds that you heard. Anya: You made a fantastic pattern necklace last week for Dex�s Mum. You were right the attributes that changed in your pattern were colour and shape! Stazie: I love that after math last week, you picked 2 leveled books and 2 themed books to read quietly at your desk! Yves: I loved the pattern bracelet that you made for Dex�s mom last week. You were right the attributes that changed in your pattern were colour, size, shape and number! Elijah: I love that during Writing Workshop you asked to sit in a place that would help you focus. I was proud of all the details you wrote. Andrew: I loved that when you were finished your butterfly report last week, you went back and added more detail! That is what good writers do. Ava: You did a great job as Reader of the Day on Tuesday. I love how you took time at the end to check each student�s comprehension by asking them questions. Ronin: I love that whenever you came in from recess last week, you handed out all the music books at your table. You are such a team player. Adam: You did such a great job last week as Reader of the Day. I love how you started off softly and got louder and louder with each page. Sophie: You were such an incredible line leader last week. I love how you said, �3 eyes on me� 2 hands like glue and one fingers on your lips!� to get everyone in line. Luca: I could not believe how many details you put into your life cycle of a butterfly report last week. You just kept going and going! Julia: You did a great job explaining the life cycle of a butterfly to me last week. You included so many details in your oral response. Cole: You did such a great job last week in the role of a butterfly. You provided the class with so many details on what happened to you while you were in your chrysalis. Tate: You used the kindest tone to help get your group organized last week after recess. You are such a nice leader. Emma: Thank you for putting so many details in your butterfly life cycle report last week. It was such a factual recount. Abbe: You did such a great job as Reader of the Day on Tuesday. I love how much expression you used as you read your story. Veronica: I love that last week during the lullaby you showed the grade ones at your table how to follow along with their fingers. Happy Monday Messages Monday, September 13th, 2010. Rowan: I was so proud of you used the five finger rule to find two �just right books� during D.E.A.R. time last week.
Julia: We are so excited to have you in Room 101! Welcome to our class! Noah: You did such a great job acting out what you were good at last week during Drama. Thank you for sharing how good you are at video games. Simone: Thank you so much for the present you brought in to me last week. You are so kind and thoughtful. Chloe: You did such a great job using bubblegum spelling to sound out your work during Writer�s Workshop last week. You are such a great writer. Anya: You were such an incredible line leader last week. I love how you said, �3 eyes on me� 2 hands like glue and one fingers on your lips!� to get everyone in line. Stazie: You did such a great job using bubblegum spelling to sound out your work during Writer�s Workshop last week. You are such a great writer. Yves: You were such an incredible �Classroom Expert� last week. I love that when you were finished your writing on Friday, you taught the grade ones how to use their bubblegum spelling. Elijah: I loved how when you came in from recess on Thursday, you handed out your group�s music books. You are such a kind team player. Andrew: You did such a great job acting out what you were good at last week during Drama. You certainly are good at doing the robot. Ava: You did such a great job during Reader of the Day on Thursday. I love how well you projected your voice so that everyone could hear. Ronin: You were such an incredible �Classroom Expert� last week. Thank you for showing your group how to organize the pencils, markers and pencil crayons in the bin. Adam: You were such a self manager in the hallway last week. Thank you for showing our class how to walk in a way that doesn�t disturb the other classes. Sophie: You did a great job as a Classroom Expert last week. Thank you for helping the grade ones at your table to use their bubblegum words and for leading carpet music. Luca: You did such a great job during Writer�s Workshop last week. Your poem had so much detail and your printing looked fantastic. Cole: You were such a role model on the carpet last week. Thank you for remembering to raise your hand, and keeping your eyes on the speaker. Happy Monday Messages Monday, September 20th, 2010. Rowan: You were such an incredible line leader last week. I love how you said, �3 eyes on me� 2 hands like glue and one fingers on your lips!� to get everyone in line. Noah: You did such a great job as �Reader of the Day� last Tuesday. I love how well you projected your voice to the back of the class. Simone: You did such a great job as �Reader of the Day� last Wednesday. I love how you showed the pictures of your book to the class after reading each page. Chloe: I was so proud of you used the five finger rule to find two �just right books� during D.E.A.R. time last week. Anya: You did a great job sitting like a self manager on the carpet all last week. Thank you for remembering to raise your hand when you wanted to make a statement or ask a question. Stazie: I loved that when you were finished your writing on Monday, you went back and added more detail! That is what good writers do. Yves: It was so brave of you to sing a solo of Shenandoah in front of the whole class on Wednesday! You are such a great performer. Elijah: You were such a role model on the carpet last week. Thank you for remembering to raise your hand, and keeping your eyes on the speaker. Andrew: I loved reading your writing on Monday. I was so impressed with how much detail you added! Ava: Thank you so much for helping the grade ones in the class with their bubblegum spelling on Monday. You are such a wonderful Classroom Expert. Ronin: I love that when you were finished your writing on Wednesday, you went back and added more detail! Such fantastic initiative! Adam: Thank you for working with a grade one during writer�s workshop on Wednesday. You were wonderful at teaching her how to use bubblegum spelling. Sophie: I was so proud of you on Monday during writer�s workshop. You worked hard on your work and also found the time to help the grade ones at your table. Luca: I love that when it was time to come to the carpet last week, you didn�t just push in your chair, but you pushed in everyone�s chair around you who had forgotten to do so. Cole: I noticed that when you came in from recess on Wednesday, you handed out all the music books at your table. Thank you for being such a kind team player. Tate: I love that when you were finished your writing last week, you read over your work to look for missing periods. Emma: It was so brave of you to sing a solo of Shenandoah in front of the whole class on Wednesday! You are such a great performer. Abbe: Thank you for leading calendar during centres last week. You showed the grade ones exactly how that centre is run. Veronica: I loved how you worked at the science centre during writer�s workshop on Wednesday. I was blown away by how well you focused there. projected your voice to the back of the class.
Happy Monday Messages Monday, September 27th, 2010. Rowan: I love how when you were writing your report on the life cycle of a butterfly, you added three details! I was so impressed! Noah: We missed you last week. We hope you feel better this week. Simone: I was so proud of you for reading level D books with Emma last week. Your reading seems to get better every day! Chloe: You did such a great job during Writing Workshop last week. Can you believe that Dex mentioned you in his weekly report? Anya: You did such a great job using the sorting circle last week. I love how you decided to put people with rollerskates on one side, people with bikes on another and people with both in the middle. Stazie: I can�t believe how many books you read in class last week! You are becoming a better reader every day! Yves: You did such a great job on your science report last week. I love how you proofread it to make sure you put in your periods and you used your best printing. Elijah: You did such a wonderful job reading with your grade one buddy last week! Thank you for teaching her how to sound out her words. Andrew: You did such a great job sitting nicely on the carpet last week. You always remembered to raise your hand when you wanted to make a statement and answer a question. You are such a role model. Ava: You did such a great job on your life cycle of a butterfly report! I love how you decided to work in a quiet place so you could focus and add as much detail as possible. Ronin: I love that during swimming time, you helped the two grade ones to read their leveled books. You are such a good teacher in training. Adam: I cannot believe how much detail you put into your writing on Tuesday! You wrote down so many facts about the butterfly life cycle! Sophie: You did such a great job walking down the hall like a self-manager last week. You were such a wonderful self-manager. Luca: Thank you so much for offering to show Julia how to do her self-portrait last week. You are so helpful and kind. Julia: You did such a wonderful job on your self-portrait last week! I am so happy we will get to put it up this week! Cole: I was so proud of you for adding so much detail to your butterfly life cycle write-up. Nice work. Tate: You did such a wonderful job reading with your grade one buddy last week! Thank you for teaching her how to sound out her words. Emma: You did such a wonderful job reading with your grade one buddy last week! Thank you for teaching her how to sound out her words. Abbe: You were such an incredible line leader last week. I love how you said, �3 eyes on me� 2 hands like glue and one fingers on your lips!� to get everyone in line. Veronica: Thank you for teaching Julia about all the different routines in the class last week. You are so kind and considerate.
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