Regie Routman Part 1

Hello Readers,

It's Mrs. Lowe writing tonight.

I am excited to announce that I have been given an amazing opportunity for learning. For the next three mornings I will be traveling to Strathmillan School to observe Regie Routman teaching writing in a Kindergarten classroom.

Regie Routman is an internationally respected author and educator. She has written many books on teaching reading and writing. Her current work involves coaching teachers and principals though residencies in schools.

Over the past two years, the staff of Stevenson School have been reading Regie's books, watching videos of her teaching, reflecting on our teaching and beliefs, and improving our skills as teachers of reading and writing.

I am excited to share this opportunity with all of you through our blog. Be sure to check back for updates.

If you want to learn more about Regie Routman, you can visit her website here.

Story Bird

This week students worked together to write a story.  We used a website called www.storybird.com

Here's our story.





Story bird is a great website to help inspire story writing. Writers can drag and drop artwork to match their story. There is a single text box to add writing. The stories that are created can be purchased or shared for free online.

Try it out yourself!

Digital Cameras

Hello, it Mrs. Lowe blogging tonight.

What do you get when you give 19 five year olds digital cameras? Hilarity!

This week we finally had some warmer weather and the students were eager to get outside and start working on their winter "We Can See" book.

At the beginning of the week they learned how to use the cameras. On Wednesday they ventured outside with the cameras to capture all of the snowy sights.

Tonight I got the fun treat of uploading all of their photos. I have to say, it was absolutely awesome to see the world through their eyes. Some of the photos were stunning but I'll save those for the kids to show you.

These photos made me laugh out loud! Enjoy!

Yikes, what is up with Mrs. Lowe? 

Our Math Enhancement EA, Ms. Janz