Czarniowski – ThinkMBE

MBE Week At A Glance: Jan 14th – Jan 20th, 2019

Seth E. Berg on January 13, 2019

Monday, Jan 14th

4 – 5 PM MBE Teacher Tech Club (teacher event – Mrs. Troutt’s Room)

Tuesday, Jan 15th

7:45 – 8:45 AM Staff Meeting (teacher event – MBE Media)
6:30 – 8:00 PM General PTA Meeting (all stakeholder event – MBE Media)

Wednesday, Jan 16th

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM RCS Elementary Principals Meeting (Mr. Berg)
8:15 – 8:45 AM Student Council Meeting (STUCO member event – MBE Media)
2:30 PM 5th Grade Drum Assembly (student event – MBE Cafeteria)
6:30 PM 5th Grade Drum Performance (all stakeholder event – MBE Cafeteria)

Thursday, Jan 17th

8:00 – 8:45 AM MBE CREATE “Schools” Book Club (teacher event – Czarniowski)
1 – 3:30 PM RCS Elementary Principals Meeting (Mr. Berg – tentative)

Friday, Jan 18th

Wear Your “Be A Hero” Shirt!
Popcorn Friday!

Saturday, Jan 19th – No Special Events

Sunday, Jan 20th – No Special Events

This Week on Twitter: Sharing our Story of Thinking, Learning, and Fun!

Seth E. Berg on December 9, 2018

Safe. Respectful. Responsible.

Greetings, Meadow Brook Partners!

If you are not yet with us on Twitter at @ThinkMBE (using #ThinkMBE), join us today! It’s a great way to share in our ongoing story of thinking, learning, and fun!

Here’s some of what’s been going on in past week:

Engaging Art Education!

Water colors with Mrs. Peasley! These Meadow Brook Heroes are stretching their creativity & collaboration muscles first thing on a Monday morning! Grateful for our wonderful art program and @MB_specials! #ThinkMBE #RCSPride #enrichment pic.twitter.com/0py6wz0Xyb

— ThinkMBE (@ThinkMBE) December 3, 2018

Physical Education with Tech and Teaming!

These Meadow Brook Heroes are learning while they play! Health, fitness, team work, and fun with Mr. Ebbole using tech and traditional tools and strategies! Grateful for our wonderful PE program and all @MB_specials! #ThinkMBE #RCSPride pic.twitter.com/gS9hU2qIPj

— ThinkMBE (@ThinkMBE) December 3, 2018

Literacy Infused Diversity & Culture!

After reading a non fiction book in Hannukkah, students learned to play dreidal. @ThinkMBE pic.twitter.com/d2WhLQe7Jx

— Robin Czarniowski (@rochrobin) December 3, 2018

MBE Teachers Learn and Grow Together!

MBE Teacher Tech Club learns about “Flipgrid!” @MsTroutt @mlyons2350 @rochrobin @JenLyn0903 @medspec14 @ThinkMBE pic.twitter.com/E4v4cJ096V

— Kelly Kubik (@mrskellykubik) December 3, 2018

Great dialogue and discussion as we deepen our knowledge of reading workshop @ThinkMBE @rochcommschools with a variety of grade levels. @JenLyn0903 @rochrobin @PaigeEd02 @ms_reeves04 @maryweb #RCSPride pic.twitter.com/i1R1IrTvbV

— Mandy Lyons (@mlyons2350) December 5, 2018

Learning in Harmony!

4th graders found the melody and joined their groups to play together! pic.twitter.com/k7CuVBm00N

— MeadowBrookSpecials (@MB_specials) December 4, 2018

A Great Debate!

These Meadow Brook Heroes are thinking at the next level with a debate in Mr. Shadeck’s class! Should we have chocolate milk at school? “Would you put caramel on green beans?” Reading, writing, research, evidence, argument, presentation, & communication! #RCSPride #ThinkMBE pic.twitter.com/HisYAFLWrD

— ThinkMBE (@ThinkMBE) December 5, 2018

Scientists at Work!

Scientists experiment with using force to control motion. @ThinkMBE #KidsDeserveIt #RCSPride pic.twitter.com/wj1WB8fyLj

— Robin Czarniowski (@rochrobin) December 5, 2018

Spelling Pattern Pride!

Students are learning to find spelling patterns in the books they read! This boy was so proud of how many he found 😊❤️ @ThinkMBE pic.twitter.com/iWfXCPGQG8

— Jessica Stickel (@mrs_stick) December 6, 2018

Augmented Reality, Reality!

Augmented reality helped us see space right in our classroom yesterday! @ThinkMBE pic.twitter.com/EZhC31n9Gf

— Charity Troutt (@MsTroutt) December 4, 2018

…and so much more!

Please touch base any time with questions about Twitter or the Meadow Brook learning journey!

Here’s to another great Meadow Brook week!

Seth

Seth E. Berg

Principal

Meadow Brook Elementary

Call: (248) 726 -4101

Click: sberg@rochester.k12.mi.us

My Reflective Journey: Berg’s Eye View

MBE School Improvement Plan (SIP) Hero Headlines: PBIS at MBE (Mind Up)

Seth E. Berg on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

A Message from Mrs. Czarniowski: Mind Up In 3rd and 4th Grade!

In Mrs. Czarniowski’s 3/4 split classroom kids are learning a lot about active listening through what’s called the “Mind Up” curriculum.

Mrs. Czarniowski uses “Mind Up” to drive Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS) in her classroom.

The idea is that we need to practice with tools and skills for active listening and respectful communication.

This practice helps us interact with one another with kindness and compassion in real time, and in turn, it helps us stay positive in any number of challenging situations that could and do occur during the course of any typical day.

During the practice, kids were split up into groups of four or five.

One student in each group read directions describing what to draw while the others drew.

It sounds easy, right. What the kids learned is that following a set of directions precisely takes some focus and dedication, just like actively listening in any situation.

Mrs. Czarniowski facilitated a reflective conversation with the whole group following the activity. Kids were enthusiastic about sharing their thinking around how it all went, how people typically function when speaking and listening, and how we can all grow.

They discussed challenges, problem solving, intentionality, distractions, kindness and more.

PBIS is about learning and growth. As our 1st grade partner Mrs. Lovell always reminds, “practice makes progress!”

Mrs. Czarniowski’s kids are making progress through their “Mind Up” practice!