Dec+3

Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D ||
 * =**Grade 4 Team Meeting **= || Date: Tuesday 3 Dec 2009 || Starting/ Ending Time: 7:45 - 8:45 || Place: Sheena's Room ||
 * Facilitator/Timekeeper: Mary || Recorder: Ralph || Purpose:


 * **Task** ||  **P** || **Guiding Question** || **Background/ Process** || **Person/Time** ||
 * Propose ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Quick Book Share ||  || What book would you recommend? || Everyone gets 1 min to recommend/ share a book they have read recently with their class. Tell if you have used it for a mini-lesson or interactive read aloud.

6 min || D** || What is virtual school? || Peach will explain virtual school which will start in January.
 * Riding the Tiger, Eve Bunting** - social issues, being part of a gang, written in metaphor (grade 4 classroom libraries)
 * Eats, Shoots, and Leave, Lynne Truss** - a book about grammar and punctuation, based on the adult version but written for children - no copy in school :(
 * Homegrown House, Janet S Wong** - a relationship between a girl and her grandmother. Grandma has only ever lived in two houses, but the little girl moves constantly as a result of the dad's job (library)
 * Who Stole the Wizard of OZ, Av**i - good mystery, good to use as a read aloud during mystery unit (bookroom)
 * Because of Winn DIxie, Kate DiCamillo** - friendship - ba girl lives with her father and has many questions about why her mother left (bookroom and great movie)
 * On Top of the World, Steve Jenkins** - artwork is done with cut paper, non fiction book, nice read aloud during on fiction (library)
 * The Wild Boy, Mordicai Gerstein** - social issues, we're all diifferent, based on a true story about a boy who is found in the woods outside Paris (bookroom) || Mary
 * Virtual School || **U

The schedule should be as similar to a school schedule a possible. Peach has come up with a schedule that we can all use that follows the recommendations that Struan shared. 15 mins || local Thai school? || Cheryl will relay some new information.
 * Reading** - independent reading twice a day, each time reading for 30 minutes and writing their thinking on post it notes and recording reading in log.
 * Writing** - every day, 10 minutes keyboarding practice. Every day 30 minutes of independent writing. Ideas can be drawn from previous work on units of study eg small moments, personal narrative and non fiction, or individual ideas can be pursued
 * LA Reflection** - each day, reflection on their reading and writing. Reflection should focus on: One thing I learned today, one thing I did well, and one thing I can still work on
 * Math** - There are many math games on the portaportal. Peach will write a list of games and specific instructions that can be played daily.
 * Science and Social Studie****s** - Foss website has home-school connections. Peach will look at the Foss website and set up links and share those with us at the next meeting. He will give a choice for kids to choose from. || Peach
 * Community Project || **D** || How can we assist a

Materials for flashcards etc should be provided by students. Laminating is not encouraged. || Cheryl 5 mins ||
 * International Day ||  || What do we need to know about international day. || Kristen will fill us in on the what, where, when, and how of international day.

10 mins ||
 * For international week**
 * there will be a launching assesmbly on the Monday, but the schedue will not be changed
 * suggested schedule for the Thursday - parents want all children to have the option of visiting their home country during the rotation. They would like our suggestion on how this could be managed. Send thoughts to Kristen. Transition time has not been included in the schedule . . . this could be a problem. || Kristen