Growth Mindset

I am so exited that Castleberry ISD is focusing on Growth Mindset!

In teaching our students about growth mindset and learning, we read the book Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall.  In this sci-fi - adventure - fun story, Dawson creates a robot to complete his chores for him so that he can focus on being an inventor.  As you can imagine, the robot malfunctions and wreaks havoc all over town.  It takes quick thinking, failing, and trying over and over again - to finally shut the robot down!

Following this heroic tale of problem solving, we discussed things we CAN DO at school.  It may take WORK, it may take FAILURE, it may HURT, and it will definitely take GRIT - What can we do in school this year?  Check out a few of the CE Kindergarten students answers. 

#CE4th: How to Find a Good Fit Book

Want to know how to find a good fit book?  CE's AWESOME 4th Graders are here to help you out!

Collaboration Friday: What Makes a Good Citizen

What is a citizen? What makes a good citizen? Why should we be good citizens?

These were all questions we had about how we operate in a school and community after we read

Click, Clack, Moo!

In this fun story the cows, hens, and ducks, demand precious materials from the farmer.  This story helped us ask, what should a good cow do? What should a good hen do? what should a good duck do? When we don't operate well together, things fall apart, like they did in this story. 

So, what does a good citizen do? We decided to interview some peers, teachers, and, administrators at our school to see what they think makes a good citizen. 

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Gaston

CE Read-Aloud

Looking for a good read-aloud to help get you back into the routine of school?
Check out this adorable read-aloud, Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio! 

Book: Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
Read by: Ms. Helgen, 2nd Grade Teacher at Castleberry Elementary School

September Library News

August 2015 Library Newsletter