Videos of “Tell Tale Heart” Mock Trial
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Mrs. Ritchie
The “Tell Tale Heart” Mock Trial occurred on November 2nd. Roles were selected a week before the trial which consisted of: Defense Team, Prosecution Team, Witnesses- Detectives & Neighbors, and the Jury. Group members were selected based on interests and ability level. A week prior to the trial date, all groups worked hard in preparation for the big day! Defense, Witnesses and Prosecution prepared opening statements, questions, summaries, and closing statements by citing textual evidence for the jury. While they were working, the jury helped the other groups by researching and developing a presentation of important courtroom rules & terminology. This presentation allowed the other groups to practice trial flow and learn about courtroom basics to assist them at “trial”. The honorable Judge Jason Curran presided over this court session and asssisted the students with trial flow. I was the bailiff who helped answer questions, assisted with witnesses & jury while the court was in “recess”. Grace A. (8R) and Mari C.(8H) were the court reporters and filmed the Mock Trial! Every student had an important role that assisted their group to be successful at the Mock Trial. Without the effort of the whole class, this would not have been as effective as it was! For Teachers: Think of this as a “Jigsaw” within a “Jigsaw”! No matter how hard you prepare, sometimes there are things that do not go as expected. One concept that was challenging during the trial was the direct examination & cross examination of witnesses. The students practiced hard in class, but nerves can get the best of us. Even though students recognized this as the weakest portion of the Mock Trial, they still prepared for it very well (even though that concept didn’t transfer as well as we hoped it would in the moment). Videos of “Tell Tale Heart” Mock TrialAll in All, both juries resulted in a guilty verdict due to reasons of insanity. The kids had a blast and I had multiple requests to do another Mock Trial again this year!
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Over the last year, educational escape rooms have been growing more popular and I have been dying for an opportunity to bring this concept into my classroom. Halloween was the perfect time to introduce this! I decided to adapt this concept and modify an escape room created by “Taylor Teaches 7th” (a fellow teacher I met online) who is just as passionate as I am in creating an engaging learning environment! The ‘Transitions Escape Room’ was a perfect blend of digital and physical which made my 7th & 8th graders develop key skills in problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, character and social skills. Students were divided into heterogenous cooperative learning groups. Each group was given an envelope of different tasks to complete. These tasks ranged from categorizing, ordering, and identifying transitional words and phrases. Every task had an embedded number codes that these groups needed to correctly find and input on a google form link! Once all codes were entered, the group “escaped” and won a special prize in celebration of Halloween! Muhahaha! These tasks were not as easy as described! Limits were tested... frustrations were had... but great teamwork and perseverance occurred! It was even more amazing when I told the kids they needed to rely on group members only, and took a step back, did I realize just how valuable “failure” can be! All in all, the kids and I enjoyed taking part in this Breakout Edu game! We definitely enjoyed ourselves and without knowing, the kids learned some valuable lessons as well! I hope to implement another 'escape room' soon!
Until Next Time, Ritchie The 8th graders went on their field trip to Chicago today! Even though it was windy... rainy... chilly.. did I mention WiNdY?!? I believe the 8th graders had a memorable experience! We started our adventure at Lincoln Park Zoo. A little rain didn't stop us from exploring and seeing some entertaining animals! Apparently, the monkey exhibit was a huge hit! ;) #RIPHarambe Afterwards, we headed to Navy Pier to enjoy a quick, Shoreline Classic Boat Tour of the city! #choppywaters #seasick Then the last leg of the trip we enjoyed lunch at Navy Pier, the Ferris Wheel, Build a Bear & more! #fidgetspinners Even when it was all said and done.... we had on the bus entertainment by Angelo! Check out his amazing Graduation Speech Rap!! #hollar #futurerecorddeal We all had a blast!! ❤️ The countdown is on! T-Minus 5 days! Until Next Time, Ritchie During National Poetry Month, 7th graders had fun working with Figurative Language and applying poetic devices & word choice in their writing by creating poetry collections. Here are some galleries of their work! Students were required to have three poems in their poetry collections: narrative, ode, and nonsense. These were written by using mentor poems to inspire us! The mentor poems were, "Sarah Slyvia Cynthia Stout", "Ode to an Artichoke", and "Jabberwocky". After these required poems, students were able to create 3-5 other poems in any form they wanted to be added to their poetry collections. Narrative Poetry: Inspired by "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein. Students worked on incorporating imagery, hyperboles and end-rhyme! Ode Poetry: Students had to choose "something" that did not get much recognition or appreciation. Students used repeating lines throughout their poems. Nonsense Poetry: Inspired by "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. Students used nonsense words to create a poem with a partner about a creature. Students combined two animals to create their imaginary creature. Other Forms of Poetry: Free Verse, Biography Poems Cinquains, Diamanté, Black Out Poetry, etc POETRY SLAM VIDEOS Writing and reading poetry is often a neglected literary form that is taught. I've always had a passion for poetry because it can help students learn in ways that prose cannot. Not only did my students learn to apply better word choice, grammar, etc in their writing, but it showed how many authors and poets break traditional rules of the English language for a purpose. Poetry even helped my students surge pent up emotions. They were able to take creative risks and still have structure to ease their fears of writing poetry. While sharing our poetry in the Poetry Slam..., Not only did we work on speaking and listening skills, but we fostered a community of trust and empathy. At the start of this unit, I heard many groans and complaints, but at the end... I did hear many students initial perception about poetry change! Such a wonderful opportunity to see growth not only in writing capabilities, but seeing my kiddos try new things and excel at it!
I am beyond impressed with the work that was submitted! Excellent job 7th Graders on your poetry collections!! Very proud of all your efforts! ❤️ Until Next Time, Ritchie Congrats to all Oglesby Washington students who received awards & recognition for earning honor roll / high honor roll for the 1st - 2nd Trimester! Very proud of all of you! Here are some snap shots of the banquet! Special thanks to Sue Hancock, and others who cooked away to feed all of us a lovely dinner!!
The year is winding down... Until Next Time, Ritchie Scentos was kind enough to sponser my class and gift us a special 256 classroom pack of scented markers!!!! Many of my students have never heard of Scentos before or have never colored with scented markers before either! I was asked by several students "why did they send us so much?" Or "why did they do this?" My response was "I think they "Throw Kindness around like Confetti!" Thus, the "Paying it Forward" with Scentos project was born!! Because Scentos was so kind to us, we decided to pay this kindness forward by reaching out to a little boy, named Owen Mahan, who is in need of support. Owen is a little boy from Indiana who, tragically, burned over 98% of his body in an accident when he was just 2 years old. Owen has hardships many grown adults have not or will not ever face in their lifetime. One such hardship was the amputation of two feet and one leg due to the severity of his condition. The Indy Star & WGN News Chicago both have articles about his story that you can read & watch more about. Owen is just like any other typical boy who loves the outdoors, playing with friends, playing baseball, and he loves how fast race cars go! Owen is unique in the fact that he has to undergo many major surgeries that are really painful throughout the year. During this difficult time, Owen loves to receive cards & letters. For our 'Pay it Forward' project, the entire 7th & 8th Grade used Scentos Markers to design cards that were sent to Owen to lift his spirits on his upcoming 49th surgery. Here are just some of the many, heartfelt notes and pictures drawn by my students. They really enjoyed giving back! I truly believe that due to Scentos being so kind to us...this has really motivated my students to pay it forward with kindness! Start a movement with Scentos by "Paying it Forward"! If you would like to send cards to Owen... (it is listed in the Indy article above with more information about Owen) Please send Get Well Wishes to... Owen Mahan 302 E. Brixton Woods Drive Pittsboro, IN 46167 Thanks Scentos for showing kindness to my classroom! I cannot thank you enough for all of your generosity and support. You were able to provide resources to us and at the same time provide an opportunity for my students to give back! As I tell my students often... Kindness Breeds Kindness!! ;) It only takes a small spark to create a flame! I hope Owen's story will motivate you to reach out to others who need support as well. Until Next Time, Kathleen Ritchie Follow Owen's Journey on Facebook at "IfOwenCanWeCan"! Due to the wonky schedule of PARCC, my 7th graders and I met on and off for 2 weeks. During this time, we reviewed and analyzed common forms of Figurative Language. SBSP has tons of Figurative Language hidden in it's series! We watched an appropriate episode of Spongebob, identified the Figurative Language and then students created their own original comic strips! Students needed to have 3-5 types of Figurative Language, a clear plot & color! Check out their creations below!! The kids had a blast with the mini project!! It pays to 'Think Outside the Box!' ;)
Until Next Time, Ritchie 8th Graders read and analyzed several poems including Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" & "Life Doesn't Frighten Me". Students created inspired poetry mimicking Angelou's style. Some characteristics we observed were first person perspective, repetition and end rhyme. Students had the choice of writing free verse poem or a list poem. 8R & 8H Inspired PoetryI'm very Proud of how my students rose to this challenge!
Until Next Time, Ritchie 7th & 8th Graders have been very busy since the start of the new year! I feel bad because I've had to put blogging on hold for a month or so due to my eyes being out of sorts! With the strabmismus surgery being a success, I decided to do a brief synopsis of different activities I was able to capture while being on hiatus! Enjoy all the randomness below! The 7th & 8th graders and I discovered an awesome new review game online called Quizziz! It's very similar to Kahoot, but I can export an excel document of scores & progress! *insert evil laugh* Below are pictures of 8R's Super Bowl Pizza Party. I've learned my lesson... never make a bet that you've never researched! Why I thought the Steelers would make it to the Super Bowl is beyond me... Irregular Verb Bingo!!! 7th graders made their bingo boards by choosing the past form of irregular verbs while I called out the present form. We used our writer's choice books to help us! (Ex. Me: Ran Answer:Run) Adjective Pictionary - this was more challenging than it looks! 7th graders did an excellent job problem solving & working together as a team! 8th Grade has been working hard on our African American History Unit! We've been working on broadening our vocabulary & understanding difficult concepts like segregation, civil rights, and bigotry. Mrs. Myer and I teamed up for this unit!! Anytime we can "chunk" important information for our students, the better off they'll be! For this activity, students worked together to compile a list of synonyms, examples, definitions, word part meanings, etc... related to the word at the top. Students passed these sheets to different groups and at the end, we determined the meaning of the word. Goal setting & New Years Resolution Banners! Writing Process w/ Play Doh! I do have a more detailed post from last year! After the long break, I wanted to review with my 7th graders the writing process ASAP! What better way on those 20 minute days than to review with Play Doh!! Adverb Antics, & Guess the Noun & Verb! These games are much like charades and students come up and preform for the class in a limited amount of time. The objective is to be very clear with actions & sayings so that the class could guess correctly! Great review games for parts of speech! We've even managed to sneak in a STEM activity to promote team work, problem solving & critical thinking! Students had 20 minutes to create the longest looping-linking chain they could with one piece of construction paper! Told you we've been busy! ;) Cant wait to show you our figurative language, word choice, and poetry soon!
Until Next Time, Ritchie I know what you're thinking.... "this sounds a little morbid"... "why obituaries and epitaphs?!?" "Uhhhh... what is an Epitaph?!?". Well, for those of you who haven't read the Outsiders (which you should!!!), this novel is full of great opportunities to write from a variety of different purposes... especially when S.E. Hinton, the author, decides to kill off some major characters... 😭 #illalwaysloveyoujohnnycake After chapter 11, students used textual evidence & their own inferences to create an epitaph (tomb poem or saying remembering the deceased) and obituary for Johnny Cade. My students did an excellent job with this challenge!!
Until Next Time, Ritchie On those wonky schedule days, I like to switch it up and do art with writing. The kids seem to enjoy this one, where we created snowman in different perspectives. This was an introduction to our point of view unit. The kids were able to create snowman from any perspective they wanted! They turned out great! Take a look at the gallery below! Take a look at the "Exploratory Unit" page to see what we've been up too!!
Until next time, Ritchie Shortly before winter break, students created imaginative narratives about being trapped inside a snow globe. Students were to tell the reader in first person perspective, how they got stuck in the globe, what happened while inside of it, and how/if/when they escaped from the globe! Students were encouraged to think outside of the box & to not jump right to a traditional snow globe idea. Some were themed such as Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Disney World, Spongebob, Harry Potter, etc. Students could write their stories on the globe or choose to print them.
The Globes & stories are on display in the Washington Library! :)
Job Well Done!! Until Next Time, Ritchie 7th graders reviewed the 5 types of Point of View, the Voice Trait & why authors write from different perspectives. For this writing activity, students wrote from the 1st person perspective of an "ugly holiday sweater". The goal was to give the "ugly sweater" a really strong 'voice'! Students practiced the writing process in a single class session. Then created their ugly sweaters! Check out these cute - I mean ugly?!? Sweaters and perspectives below! Great job 7th Graders!!
Until Next Time, Ritchie Ever wonder why we follow rules? Who created the rules we follow? Is it really necessary to follow rules?!? These are just some of the questions the 7th graders and I pondered before reading "The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Up's" by David Wisniewski. After reading, we used this book as inspiration for our own imaginative narratives on how "grown up rules" came to be and why we follow those rules today. Students and I brainstormed common Grown-up Rules like "eat your vegetables", "clean your room", "don't leave the toilet seat up"! Students were able to create their own rule, rule #, disguise, location, escape, official reason & truth! :) After prewriting, students were able to draft, revise & edit their stories in class. We even made "Top Secret" envelopes to help display our writing! Check out these great tales below!
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8th graders completed a career survey in Miss. Huss's health class. This was an eye opener for many students! Then, in my class, we took those results and completed a research project based on the career they would most like to have and a program or college that would help them achieve their goal. Students completed the paper in class by using the writing process. Afterwards, students created pennants (either real or imagined) honoring the college they chose. Check out some of the papers and pennants below!
Oh, the places they'll go... Until Next Time, Mrs. Ritchie
Sorry for the delay!! I was planning on putting these up a while ago, but due to an illness... I totally forgot until now! The kids worked hard all trimester long! Check out one project in depth below! Here are some others in a slide show! The kids did a great job!
Until Next Time, Ritchie This past week, 8th graders completed a short, jig saw research project on "Los Dias De Los Muertos" or most commonly known as "The Day of the Dead". The purpose of this project was for students to understand that in other parts of the world, various cultures view the "circle of life" differently. Students were broken up into research groups and given a topic on the Day of the Dead to research further in depth. Students presented their research on google slides to their classes. Groups were divided as follows: 1. History and Background Information 2. Traditions and Activities 3. Ofrendas/Alters 4. Arts, Crafts & Decorations 5. Food & Drink 6. How Other Countries Honor the Deceased. Groups were given questions to guide their research online. Students were assessed on credible sources, accuracy and organization of information and speaking and listening skills. Below are links to access PDF files of 8th grade presentations.
After presentations, we discussed what we learned about the Day of The Dead. Students took in so much information... It was great to see active participation in class discussions! We also talked about how the skull has a different meaning on Halloween in the U.S than it does for the Day of The Dead in Mexico. We concluded (together) that it represents the "circle of life" as a celebration and that is why the skull is so colorful. Students were then able to design and create their own sugar skull symbol during our own "celebration". I did a mini "drawing a skull tutorial" crudely. I have a deep appreciation for art... however, after the demonstration the kids teased that I'm horrible at drawing. Which I am! Haha ;) Anyways, check out the works of art in the gallery below! We even watched "The Book Of Life" and compared our research to this fictional story. I highly recommend this film.. my 8th graders loved it!! This was the first time I taught a "Day of The Dead" unit and it won't be the last! It was wonderful seeing my students so engaged and intrigued by this Hispanic holiday. Opening my students' eyes to the world around them is something I'm very passionate about. Overall, it was a fun, but tiring week! :) (Got to love Halloween - ha)
Until Next Time, Ritchie After reading the "Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, students created a wanted poster of the narrator. Students used direct and indirect characterization to describe the murderer in this format. Students were to use as many details from the text as they could! Slide Show of Student Work! Rubric used for the assessment of the wanted poster! Onward to the last story of our horror fiction unit, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"!
-Ritchie 7th grade students created candy drawings that were inspired by a type of modern art called "pop art". If you are unfamiliar with the term Pop Art, it is art recognizing commercial items and cultural icons such as labels, advertisements, and movie stars. Pop Art is meant to be fun! Students picked their favorite candy and created drawings with bright colors and abstract expressions. Here is a gallery of more student artwork! After drawing, students watched a short video on some interesting facts related to the Butterfinger bar. This was a great way to show my students visually of how they could organize their writing. Students then researched and wrote informational paragraphs on the history, special ingredients and interesting facts related to the candy they chose for their artwork. (I will update this post at a later time to incorporate this work as well!) What a fun way to kick off the Halloween Celebration! ;)
Until Next Time, Ritchie This week the 8th graders began an author study on Edgar Allan Poe. If you are unfamiliar with this writer, click on the button to watch a brief 3 minute mini biography about his life. After reading a short biography and completing a research web quest assignment, the kids learned very quickly that this man is considered to be one of literary "greats" of our time, but suffered from many problems throughout his life. The purpose of learning about Edgar Allan Poe's life was to see the connections of major life events to his written works. Alas! This is where our story begins... "Annabel Lee"! "Annabel Lee" was a poem written by Poe shortly before he died of mysterious circumstances. After reading and annotating the meaning of "Annabel Lee", the students, Mrs. Anderson & I concluded that he was still devestated by the loss of his first wife, Virginia, and it was probably written in memory of her. Mood and Tone is a difficult concept to understand. The students learned that Mood is the feeling that readers get when we read a text & Tone is how the author feels about the subject of his writing. In the pictures below, students explored tone by choosing an emogi that represented one tone of the poem (there were several). After drawing the emogii, students constructed a paragraph of justification using textual evidence to support their opinions. We're still practicing that "R.A.C.E" structure for literary response, however I was pleased they were able to identify one tone and try to justify their response! Way to go 8th Grade! Can't wait for the "Tell Tale Heart" next week! :)
Until Next Time, Ritchie Need a quick writing assessment for argument structure that is both hilarious & purposeful? Well, then this is right up your alley! I stumbled across this gem on Pinterest one night as I was perusing the web for ideas. Thanks to "I Want to be a Superhero", she gave me the inspiration to turn a lower level activity into one that was more suitable for my classroom. Originally this was just going to be a 7th grade activity before we started counterargument & rebuttal. However, the 8th graders got wind of this... Boy, did I get an ear full!! I decided to let them have some fun and join in on the creativity as they requested. Even though this was a short activity, it gave me the knowledge I needed to reteach some things that the students still need help in. (Such as concluding statements, sentence structure and transitional phrases) With every weakness, there are always strengths! The kids did an excellent job developing reasons and backing up those arguments with evidence! This activity was not something I planned on at all... I'm glad I changed direction & followed the kids! (Good ole Danielson Model...) Want to see more? Check out galleries of the 7th & 8th graders work below! 7th Grade Gallery!8th Grade GalleryFor those of you who do not know, Mr. Ritchie is choosing the best costume (& argument) for me to wear at the dance on October 28th! The costume & winner will be revealed at the dance!
Until Next Time, Mrs. Ritchie Marzano, created a 6 step system for teaching vocabulary. Below is a graph if you are unfamiliar with this process. After direct instruction, students need to try to interact with the new words they have learned. For the past few weeks, 8th graders have been participating in activities & playing games to showcase their knowledge of new vocabulary from the stories & articles read in class. Below are descriptions of games we have done. "Taboo"This is very similar to the traditional game of Taboo! I gave each small group a stack of notecards with the vocabulary words for the week. Under the vocabulary word, were 2-3 other words or phrases that the students were challenged not to menton while describing the word. They could use phrases, pictures, actions, context clues, and specific examples to try and get their team to guess the word. (If they mentioned the "taboo" word, they just continued but for older students you could create a different rule...) Every student had to participate once in being the describer! No points were kept... But hopefully in the future if we are doing an overall review of words we could compete against one another! "Quiz-Quiz Trade""Quiz-Quiz Trade" is an activity where Partner A holds up a flash card with a question, sentence fill in the blank, a scenario or word for Partner B to respond to. Then Partner B shows Partner A their flash card to answer. If students answer incorrectly... They will coach the other student to success. Students rotate around the room, going from partner to partner until time is called. This is very interactive. I join in and use this as a formative assessment. (Great review after reading a story or article & an excellent way to differentiate) "Heads Down Vocabulary Up"Ever play "Heads up-Seven up"? This was probably my favorite childhood memory from school. This is a modified version where students are give vocabulary words with cards and pick students (by putting their thumb down) and the students have to guess what "vocabulary word" chose them. If they get it right.. They must restate the definition and provide an example! "Gallery Walk"To activate prior knowledge & to apply their new vocabulary words... Students took a "gallery walk" around the room. Each station had a sentence for students to fill in the blank with our new words. Students used context clues to complete this activity. "Kahoot"Kahoot is an online tool I often use to ask questions to assess knowledge! Go to getkahoot.it to learn how to use this in your classroom! Each student is playing against eachother and earning points to be on the leaderboard. This is really intense ... The kids love it! I'm asked pretty much everyday to play this! Creating active learners is something I'm very passionate about! I hope I've inspired you to put away those worksheets and think outside the box!
Until Next Time, Ritchie In order to learn more about my 7th graders, we completed a fingerprint autobiography project! This was such an eye opener to student interests, family life, etc -- I'm so happy the kids enjoyed this creative project! :) The work I recieved was beyond expected! Way to go 7th grade! We will be learning about the 6 traits of writing and as time goes on... History Fair Skills! Until Next Time,
Mrs. Ritchie I can't believe summer is gone and another school year is upon us! This will be my 3rd year blogging about what goes on in my classroom. Each year I strive to document new and different lessons, activities, and assessments in my 7th & 8th grade ELA classes. With the first week already down, here are some snap shots of activities we did over the course of the first week! On Friday, the very FIRST day of school.... Instead of the traditional teacher talk of rules & expectations for my homeroom, I started with having my students immediately take their shoes off. Yes, I did receive some looks like "is this lady serious??" Then they traced their feet and after we got supplies & lockers organized; we talked about how even though I didn't get the opportunity to see everyone over the summer... I still wanted to know what happened. In between our PBIS stations we worked & shared memories! This was a wonderful "Get to Know You" activity that provided higher order thinking skills. In their feet, students had to provide symbols of things that happened over the summer & describe a few events of their choosing. This was way more meaningful than some verbal games I did in the past, and I believe it set the bar that in my classroom... We will work EVERYDAY! :) Also, I did enjoy reading about their summer and if I had questions they verbally told me more in detail. 8th Grade Learning Stations, Surveys & Group Expectations.On Monday, all of my 8th graders participated in learning stations. Each station was equipped to provide me with more information about my students such as... 1. What they considered to be an ideal classroom, teacher, student, and school setting. (Writing prompt) 2. "Would You Rather Questions" (interests) 3. Goal setting bubbles (this year & 10 years from now) 4. Novel Interests (picking novels they would be interested in reading as a class) 5. Quiz your classmates - finding out similar interests, get to know you 6. Classroom Scavenger Hunt - A-Z We rotated stations every 10 or so minutes! The feedback I recieved was great!! 8-H & 8-R are familiar that in my classroom we do a variety of different tasks and often times that means working with a partner. On Tuesday, We reviewed GROUP Expectations! After talking about WHY it's important to be a team player, we got to work by completing a STEM challenge! Students were broken up into groups of two or three and were challenged to create a tower using only 50 notecards, one strip of tape & only 20 minutes! No outside materials were allowed & everyone had to participate in the construction process! The kids had a blast!! :) After testing out the structures, students filled out a group assessment of how they decided upon their design & the outcome of their group work! The 8th graders did an excellent job with getting into the routine of school and we finished our week reading "Charles" by Shirley Jackson & reviewing textual evidence! :) 7th Graders - "Scoot"My 7th graders did not have me last year, and this year I wanted to emphasize the importance of FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS! In order for them to fully understand this importance, we played a game called "SCOOT"! Scoot involves numbered cards with different tasks on each card. I usually play this as a review game, but this was perfect way to have my kiddos understand that they need to be responsible for their work! Not only should they follow directions... because it effects you if you don't... It may effect other classmates as well! The rest of the week consisted of learning about interactive notebooks, journals and their autobiography finger print projects! :) These will be up soon!! PBIS Celebration!We did many things this first week and I was totally impressed about how well the kids adjusted going back to school! I just know we're going to have a successful & productive year! Be on the look out for some projects "Finger Print Autobiographies" & "My Day With a Celebrity"! I promise they'll be up soon! ;)
Hope to see you at "Meet The Teacher Night", Mrs. Ritchie Before Graduation, students wrote an end of the year reflection on their time at Washington and throughout their years in the district. Afterwards, a small committee reviewed these speeches and choose one to be the speaker at the 8th Graduation. Below are a few superior speeches that were written! Excellent job!
Pictures Of GraduatesCongratulations to my Kiddos!! You will be missed!
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