Jan+31,+2011

Grade 4 Team Meeting: January 31, 2011
 * ** Month:January ** || ** Start / End Time: 7:45 - 8:45am ** || ** Place: Paul's Room ** ||
 * ** Facilitator/Timekeeper:Caryn ** || ** Recorder:? ** || ** Purpose: **
 * Understanding = U **
 * Informing = I **
 * Recommending = R **
 * Deciding = D ** ||


 * Date:**
 * = **Task** || **P**
 * U**
 * D** || **Guiding Question(s)** || **Background / Process / Action** || **Person / Time** ||
 * < Algebra ||  ||<   ||< How to gather data for reporting on report cards

Team feels that we do not have enough data to grade Algebra for the upcoming report card. Mary B to talk with Teresa. Unit 9 might be done after Unit 5 as a way of being grade for Algebra for the final report. Mary suggested the team look at Unit 9 to ensure it doesn't have assumed knowledge from Units 6-8 ||< Ralph 20 min || Mary B to make a list for author study. Bev Cleary / Roald Dahl / Andrew Clements / Judy Blume / Bruce Coville Questions: rubric? pre- post assessment? Mary to share her work from last year including rubric Unit is not meant to be all about the author per se - more about author's craft. Bookclubs or individual? Mary used bookclubs but up to individuals. Lower level - di Paolo / Muncsh Mary's IA to organise books for the group Caryn: bookshare at the end of the Unit? Voice threads can facilitate this. Letters to authors...... Skype interview with authors....... Mary's blog - voice thread examples. Pictures of authors already set up Favorite illustrators? Mary's plan is to develop a better rubric / Cheryl has a more detailed lesson breakdown for Unit to be sent || Mary 20 min || Classroom supplies? To be organised at staff meeting tomorrow. Kristen suggested brushes / trays as sometimes difficult to borrow from Art. Cheryl suggests we swap and share. General supplies do not need to be on budget. || Ralph 10 min ||
 * Author Study Unit ||  ||   || Prep. for Unit
 * Budget ||  ||   || Field trip budget is done with updated
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