Slice 5 of 31 
Knowing my readers and writers...
Today felt good! I was able to confer with 3 students and talk with them about their writing. All three of them had very unique things to discuss today. Larieyah shared that her mom and dad got married over the weekend. She wrote about how she was the flower girl and her brother was the "reng berer"-she expressed how her "bruther" dropped one of the rings. Kahana shared how she got a new dog over the weekend, a pit bull and she got a new "neklis" and "brslit". Angel shared how he "wots" new Mario games for his xbox360. I am glad I got to share these moments with them and get to know them as writers. They are growing like little weeds. Each of them had little teaching points that we are working towards, growing them along the way.
Knowing our little community...
Today felt bad! I am struggling with understanding what makes these little people tick. I have never seen nor worked with so many children who fuss, fight and generally don't get along with each other. I don't know how to make them get along. They are mean, mean, mean to each other. They say hurtful words, show mean actions, push, shove and battle all day long. I want nothing but the best for them but everyday has been a struggle. I feel like I suck as a teacher in the fact that I cannot make this work...
Knowing the learning targets...
Today felt bad! I know what the learning targets are for my students. I spend hours (really at least 4 or 5) planning high quality instruction for my class. I am working on learning the CCSS for ELA and Math. I am working to get my students able to articulate what we are learning and why-and yet today when the principal was in to do the walk through and ask the students what and why they were learning during math, they were not able to explain what they were learning or why. I just keep trying my best to get these goals across to them...we're working on it. I started using "I can" statements to help with putting the learning targets in kid friendly language. Hopefully we'll get there...
Knowing the data...
Today felt good. The data tells me that these students are learning. They are making progress. They have made tremendous growth since the beginning of the year. The red and yellow areas of the pyramid have decreased for all areas we assess. I will continue to progress monitor and check-in to make sure they are progressing as they should.
Knowing me...
Today felt bad. I need help...
