Fall is Here!!

In honor of fall finally arriving to Monroe, the question I asked East Eagles last week was:

What is the best part of fall?

You may have already guessed this, but many of the responses were about Halloween! Here they are:

• Halloween
• Trick or Treating
• Candy
• Scaring little kids
• Halloween costumes
• Jumping in the leaves
• Leaves falling off the trees
• Fall break
• Playing football

Cooperation

The character trait for the month of October is cooperation. I asked East Elementary students how they demonstrate cooperation. Here are their answers:

• having a team
• be nice
• helping your family
• getting along
• helping others and encouraging them
• following the rules
• helping your classmates
• take turns
• be respectful
• help the teachers
• walk in a straight line
• keep the school clean
• help the little kids so they can be smart
• work together

New Word Wizard

This week, the Word Wizard is Desnee Bryant from Ms. Nussbaum’s class.

Congratulations, Desnee!!

Question of the Week

Since today starts the beginning of the Fall Intersession Break for East Elementary School,  I asked students:

How will you take responsibility for your learning during the two weeks that you will not be here?

The answers were a mixture of both good and bad. I have to be honest when I say that I was pretty disappointed with some of the responses.  What do you think? Here they are:

• Read every day
• I will do my chores when I need to and I will read sometimes.
• I will do my homework every day.
• Play with my friends
• Play Xbox
• Study and exercise
• Play PSP
• By not reading
• I'll feed my dog every day.
• Read and finish my intersession packet
• I will do the math that I saved from my class and read every day for 30 minutes.
• I will read a lot

What makes your family special?

In honor of Thursday's Family night, I asked the East Elementary students about why their families are special. Here are their responses:

• They love us.
• They take care of everyone in our family.
• They give me money.
• They give us what we need.
• They give us stuff.
• They care about me.
• They love me and care for me.
• Be there for you.
• They are nice to me.
• They love me and and love them.
• They put a roof over my head.
• They love me and that's all that matters.

Another Word Wizard Tie!

This week, there was a tie and we have two Word Wizards! Daniela Sanchez, from Ms. Nussbaum’s class and Ruth Rodriguez from Ms. Hinson’s class, are the Word Wizards this week.

Congratulations, Daniela and Ruth!!

The Question of the Week

This week I asked East Elementary students what characteristics do they think make a great teacher. Here are the answers:

• Respect thier students
• Speak correctly
• More recess
• Be nice to the students
• Love
• Great learners
• Speak a little Spanish
• Teach us what we need to know
• Decorate their classrooms
• Don't be a bully
• Don't shout at students
• Intelligence
• Great skills
• Be active
• Give presents
• Respect students' answers
• Be kind
• Be friendly
• Have more fun and games