Opal School Blog
Week in Pictures – Nov. 20-23
Adding a Layer of Hay to Our Garden for the Upcoming Winter November 21, 2011 Sorting Objects with Friends During Math Workshop November 22, 2011…
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Week In Pictures – Nov. 14-18
What a great week! Sharing Our “My Book” with Our Community November 14, 2011…
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Literature Circles kicked off in Opal 4!
Opal 4 students met in their new book clubs on Tuesday, November 15. They sat expectantly, eager to get their own copy of the Lewis…
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Week in Pictures – Nov. 7th – 9th
Reflecting on Our Community Project: The Garden from Our Imagination November 7, 2011 Paying Attention to Our Metacognitive Thoughts Early Kindergartners share with their…
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What does it mean to “Write Under the Influence”?
In her book, Study Driven, Katie Wood Ray talks about immersing children in a genre by having them read well crafted examples of it (mentor…
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Communication
This week we had our first parent meeting to discuss the book Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky. Our focus was on the chapter…
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Week in Pictures – Oct. 31st – Nov. 4th
Two Tooth Fairies Meet Happy Halloween! October 31, 2011 Becoming Friends with Zoom November 1, 2011 Meeting Opal 2 in the Upper Meadow November 2,…
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Our Very First Science Talk
Fall is upon us, and this is beautifully apparent when we hike the trails of our beloved neighbor, the Hoyt Arboretum. We have been taking every…
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Talking Trash: How will children plan to provoke other children to care?
On October 12, 2011, Levia gathered Opal 4 together for a discussion. Levia: Do you remember that we did that trash audit when school started…
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Loving To Learn
What a gift to be able to sit down with families at conferences this week. One of my favorite parts of conferences is when I…
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