Grade Five 2015

To Thine Ownself Be True

I spend a lot of time each week reflecting on what has gone well and what has gone not so well in our school, as I am sure a lot of you do. I consider my actions and reactions, thinking about whether or not I need to make changes in my focus in order to…

Meaningful Mindset

Here I am being prompted to write another post because of something I saw on Facebook.  I am not sure if that means I should spend less time on Facebook or not, because it does lead me to think of some important topics.   Growth mindset is a topic that comes up often in educational…

Understanding the (not so) New Math

I will confess I am a social media junkie and like to participate on a daily basis.  I encourage our teachers to use twitter accounts to share classroom happenings and I put effort into keeping our Pleasantdale School twitter account and Facebook page up to date. I have always had an unwritten rule about social media, that…