Tag: Literacy Learning

Mouse PAW 3/24/19 “Together”

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Be A Meadow Brook Hero!

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Greetings, Meadow Brook Partners!

This week we did some wonderful things…together.

We partnered up to develop our skills and engage in our passion for writing.

We were visited by Senator McMarrow and Dr. Shaner, and treated to some reading for March is Reading Month.

We had our annual Great Read Aloud Swap this week!

We sere visited by some of our incredible Rochester High School mentors for some French language studies.

We had a Math Pentathlon competition!

And we did it all together!

Here’s to another joyful Meadow Brook week!

Thank you for your patience and you partnership…in it together for the kids.

With gratitude,

 

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

Hero Headlines: From The Heart!

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Greetings, Meadow Brook Partners!

I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend! It’s been a fun and energized couple of days at the Berg house!

I was playing with our kids the other day. We were playing rough. Getting some energy out.

During some wrestling around the 4-year-old took a knee to the chin from his 5-year-old sister. I heard, “Pause game, pause game!”

We all stopped to look around and figure out who the injured party was. The big guy was handling it pretty well.  A tear or two slid down his cheek, but he gritted his teeth and made clear that he had no intention of tapping out.

I reminded everyone how important their brains are. I told them that we need to work hard to avoid knees and heads meeting during rough play.

Fully recovered, our little wise one announced to the group, “But our hearts are the most important because that’s what we share with!”

Indeed.  Our hearts are the most important.

As I reflect on the past week and look forward to another I’m filled with pride. Meadow Brook Heroes do so much to demonstrate our enduring commitment to kindness, compassion, and togetherness!

Our hearts truly lead the way!

This group of Meadow Brook students, parents, family members, and staff spent an evening sharing our light with children who were healing in the hospital just before we left for break:

Here’s a group of third graders sharing their time with kindergarten buddies, helping them understand that they are part of a larger community of joyful learners who care about one another:

Our First Lego League kids were mentored but the RHS Robotics Team Kids over the holiday break during an incredible collaborative event:

These fifth grade Meadow Brook Heroes started the new year with a “Kindness Write Around” to emphasize how important it is to support and encourage one another through our challenges and our triumphs:

Some first graders spent some time planning and prepping to share nonfiction so that they could all benefit from one another’s learning:

In play, in learning, in exploration, and in all the moments that we spend growing together as community of safe, responsible, and respectful Meadow Brook Heroes, we are so fortunate to have one another to learn with and from!

Thank you for your patience and your partnership…in it together for the kids!

Here’s to another joyful Meadow Brook week!

With Gratitude,

 

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

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

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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!

Physical Education with Tech and Teaming!

Literacy Infused Diversity & Culture!

MBE Teachers Learn and Grow Together!

Learning in Harmony!

A Great Debate!

Scientists at Work!

Spelling Pattern Pride!

Augmented Reality, Reality!

…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 Storybook “Pumpkin Patch” Project Is Here!

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Meadow Brook Elementary’s
Storybook Pumpkin Patch
My Favorite Book Character 
Our Media Center is growing a storybook pumpkin patch, and we need your help! Decorate a pumpkin to look like one of your favorite book characters, and bring it to the library to plant in our Storybook Pumpkin Patch!
 
No Carved or Cut REAL Pumpkins Will Be Accepted!
Foam Craft pumpkins are allowed & ENCOURAGED.
Foam Pumpkins may be carved or cut.
See details on the attached sheets!

The Lyons Letter: Monthly Reading Incentives

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Would you like to maintain the reading success your child has in school by supporting it at home?  Every month your child can participate in a monthly reading incentive program.  

To participate, your child is asked to read a minimum of 20 minutes a day, 21 days a month to qualify for a participation prize and to be entered into a monthly drawing.  Two students are selected per classroom to choose a free book.  

They simply complete the calendar with the minutes they read, you sign in for them, and they return it to school on the specified days.   Each month, there will be a classroom drawing for each classroom for a student to win a book.  

Happy Reading!

Mrs. Lyons

The Lyons Letter: Why I Can’t Skip Reading With My Kid(s)

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Greetings, Meadow Brook Partners!

Why is it so critical to include 20 minutes of reading in your child’s daily schedule? 

There is a wealth of research supporting daily reading with your child especially prior and during the period when he/she is learning to read. 

Here are a few ways that reading for 20 (or more) minutes a day benefits your child.

1. Reading is brain food—the experience of reading (whether you are the reader or the one being read to) activates and “exercises” many of the areas of the brain.

2. Reading improves listening skills.

3. Reading builds early literacy skills—phonics, phonemic awareness, concepts of print, word knowledge, 

4. Practice makes better—the more exposure the stronger the skill.

5. Reading improves academic performance.

6. Reading improves relationships—there is nothing more wonderful then spending 20 minutes one-on-one with a child.

Wishing you joyful reading!

Mrs. Lyons

Hero Headlines 9.14.18: Literacy, Respect, and Communcation

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Good Afternoon, Meadow Brook Partners!

Thanks to all who were able to attend curriculum night last night!  On behalf of the Meadow Brook staff, we truly enjoyed the change to spend some time getting to you know a bit better and sharing our enthusiasm for another joyful school year!

Three Things: Literacy Learning, The MBE S.C.O.P.E of Vision, and Communication

LITERACY LEARNING:

I mentioned the book “Rufus Goes To Sea” in one of the whole-group sessions.

Kim Griswell and Valeri Gorbachev do an outstanding job of writing and drawing about this young pig’s love for reading, and how that love translates into a world of possibilities.

Rufus is a great example of what we hope and strive for with regard to a love for literature and a command of literacy for each of our students.  Rufus’ ability to fully transport himself through space and time by way of his favorite books is a wonderful example of the power of reading.

The author and illustrator demonstrate the power of creativity, imagination, and dedication to one’s craft.

The combination of access to literacy learning tools like books, journals, paper, pencils, and crayons, and the understanding that we are all readers, writers, and explorers is explosive, life changing, and magical!

Please continue to share joyful reading and writing experiences with your children at home.  It should always be joyful, pressure free, and guided by your children’s interests and excitement!

THE MBE S.C.O.P.E. of Vision:

As I mentioned last night, the graphic below represents our Meadow Brook S.C.O.P.E of Vision (Student-Centered, Optimistic, and Partnership-Enhanced).

We are committed to a core that puts students first, with our RCS Respect Code squarely at the foundation.  All stakeholders, starting with students must be Safe, Valued, and Respected at all times!

Through every challenge, we remain positive and optimistic, holding firm to the belief that each one is short-term, limited-in-scope, and solvable!

We believe that it’s ok to question one another’s judgement and that it’s healthy to question one another’s ideas, but that questioning one another’s motivation can deteriorate our the positive, productive nature of our partnerships.

Thought every challenge and every triumph, we trust that we are each only motivate to care for and serve our students well!

COMMUNICATION:

Please visit our website regularly for information and updates:

Meadow Brook Elementary School Website

Please join us on Twitter by going to our page and clicking the “Sign UP” icon followed by the “Follow” icon on our @ThinkMBE twitter feed.  When you tweet, please include the @ThinkMBE handle & the hashtag #ThinkMBE

@ThinkMBE on Twitter

Please take the time to read this “Message From The Meadow” when it comes out weekly, or, return to the homepage it during the week to scroll through for information and updates.

ThinkMBE “Message From The Meadow” Blog

Thank you for your partnership…in it together for the kids!

Wishing you a restful, peaceful, and joyful weekend!

 

Seth

Seth E. Berg

Principal

Meadow Brook Elementary

Rochester Community Schools

Call: (248) 726 – 4101

Click: sberg@rochester.k12.mi.us

My Reflective Journey: Berg’s Eye View