Always shine by using all your talents and skills!

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Personalized Learning!


It's the last day of March; that is hard to believe!

Nelson House continues to strive to offer personalize learning.  Jenna chose to completed a Wanted Poster on a character in her Book Club Book!




Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Aluminium Foil Challenge!

Hello!

In TEAM we started an Aluminum Foil Challenge!  We had to use at least 4 pipe cleaners and 1 sheet of aluminum to craft something spring related!  Here is progress from Day !.









Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Sunday, March 20, 2016

PBIS-student reflection

Happy Spring Break!

On Friday, we had the opportunity to reflect on how we follow PBIS!  Each student needed to pick 3 adjectives that best describes themselves or adjectives that that best illustrate positive attributes they have for traits.  We used Padlet to have them share anonymously.  Next, students got to choose whose three adjectives belong to whom.



Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Friday, March 18, 2016

Demonstration Speeches-A Taste of Personalized Learning

Hello!  Today we did our demonstration speeches!!!!  WOW, I am so proud of all creative and inspiring 21st century learners who personalized their speeches through voice, choice, path, and pace.






















Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Thursday, March 17, 2016

St. Patrick's Day Reader's Theatre


Hello!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Today we did a Reader's Theatre!






Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Yarn Web

Hello!

This morning we used yarn and tossed between students to make a Yarn Friendship Web!

We then had to try to untangle the web by throwing it back to the person who through it to us.

Smiles,

Ms Wenzel

Monday, March 14, 2016

Fluency Practice


Happy Monday,

Today we practiced our fluency with a fluency buddy.  Our buddy listens to us and gives us positive feedback and comments to support and encourage our expression, accuracy, infliction, voice, pausing, and phrasing.






Smile,
Ms. Wenzel




Friday, March 11, 2016

Main Idea, Details, and Summary!

Hello!

Today we continued learning about main idea, details, and summary.  We used non-fiction texts, Scholastic News, and Achieve to read articles and texts and then completed graphic organizers on main idea to show understanding of the skill.  Students also made main idea bags.  Students filled the bags with 4 "details" and students had to guess the main idea.







Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Main Idea, Details, and Summary Structure


Hello!!!

Today we used marshmallows and pretzel sticks to make main idea, details, and summary structures.







Smiles,

Ms.Wenzel

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Personalized Learning Book Club Book Puzzle

Hello!!

Today one of our readers brought in a puzzle that was cut into pieces.  The pieces were events in her Book Club Book.   Her peers needed to put the pieces together.    She choose this option for Voice/Choice response for her Book Club Book.  BRAVO!

Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Lunch Bunch Writers!


Hello!!!

Congrats to Nelson House for volunteering to come in at Noon and write!

Bravo!!


Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Drawing on Your Head

Today in TEAM we drew to verbal directions, but were not able to look at our drawing!

What a hoot!



Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Monday, March 7, 2016

Gambler's Visit for DARE

Hello!!

Today the 3 Gamblers players came as part of our March RAVES!  They talked about being responsible and attributes students need to have to be leaders and successful adults.

Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Value of Humor in Today's Classroom

Hello!

On March 5th I was blessed to present at UW-Oshkosh on humor in the classroom-Get Your Humor On!

I presented to teachers and future teachers-40 attendees!

I shared many smile moments from 214 and hopefully ignited a passion for my session participants to use humor in the classrooms!




Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Thursday, March 3, 2016

DARE Graduation!

Hello!!!!


Today we had DARE graduation!

Congrats, Nelson House






Smiles,

Nelson House



Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Character Parade

Hello and Happy Dr. Seuss Day!


Today Nelson House students spent the day reading and sharing books, poems, jokes, fables, tales, and lyrics with the peers and presented in the Author's Chair!

Additionally, Nelson House could dress up like a character in a book!

Here are a few pictures from todays'  Suessical Fun!






















Smiles,

Ms.Wenzel