"I persevere when I work hard and don't give up!" These are the words of my 1st graders when we weave our focus on our school character strengths into our academic growth. Our school serves a highly diverse population in Denver and we are determined to set students up for success.
At our school, we value our diversity because we believe it makes us a stronger community.
Our character strengths--perseverance, optimism, integrity, social intelligence, self control, curiosity, and gratitude, help us to stay grounded and well-balanced.
Many students at E. come from low-income homes, are English language learners, or have experienced some sort of trauma. It's especially vital that we focus on ways to identify our feelings, provide them with a peaceful and safe space, and give students concrete strategies to help them remain calm, focused, and ready to learn.
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With these materials, our class will be able to focus our energy on learning!
These supplies will bolster our class' excitement and energy around learning!
We use wipe off boards, dry erase markers, erasers, and more to help us learn during stations. These new materials help to refresh students' excitement and energy about math! In addition, new books focusing on building our character strengths (perseverance, social intelligence, optimism, curiosity, gratitude, self-control, and integrity) will ground our classroom in what truly matters and serve as a touchstone to further our discussions and learning. New writing journals will also help the students develop their writing skills and take what they've learned from reading into writing. Finally, new sight word station materials will provide fun, exciting, and most importantly, intentional and effective sight word practice for our first grade readers.
My students will be SO excited to see brand new books, markers, erasers, reading station materials, writing journals, and supplies in our classroom.
Expo Low Odor, Fine Tip, Black, Dry, Erase Marker, 2 Packs of 12,
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$12.73
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$38.19
Dry Erase Pockets - Reusable + Oversized - Size 10 X 13 Inches - 30 Pockets for Adults and Children - Mixed Colors - Ideal to use at School or at Work
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$24.84
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$24.84
Pacon Card Stock, 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, Colorful Assortment, 250 Sheets (101199)
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