Five for Friday, Flashback Friday, and 100 Follower Giveaway

Happy Friday! I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday and with Teaching Maddeness for Friday Flashback to celebrate surviving our week!

 

1. My students finished their state testing on Monday. They took two science tests, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. They worked hard and I am so glad it is over! Now we can enjoy the rest of the school year without "the test" hanging over our heads!

2. On Tuesday, I attended a workshop on formative assessment. We spent a lot of time talking about the importance of planning well thought out questions that let us evaluate where our students are, and what they know. It was a really great workshop, and a really good reminder.

3. Tuesday night many of my fourth graders participated in the Reading Olympics. They worked so hard and read many books The original night of the event had been post poned for over a month because of weather. They earned a blue ribbon, I'm so proud of them, all their hard work paid off!

Picture from my our schools Facebook page

4. On Thursday I took my students on an overnight camping trip. It is the most stressful, but fun field trip. The kids and I learn about ecosystems, dissect owl pellets, and enjoy outdoor fun like canoeing, capture the flag, fishing, baseball/softball, and campfires to name a few. It is my favorite trip to take my kids on because they have no choice but to play outside! It is so great to watch students who only ever play video games rolling in the grass, and digging in the dirt! Here are a few pictures of our trip:

5. This week I also reached 100 followers! I'm so excited to have some wonderful prizes to offer a lucky winner thanks to my blogging buddies.

This giveaway is my thank you to you, my followers, for joining me on my blogging journey and listening to all of my "Tales from Teaching."
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