Ryan Hart

Part 3 - "Looking across the continuum, we can see patterns of progress over time. Learners progress in their individual ways, but they ultimately reach the same goal - a complex & flexible literacy processing system." -Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell #WCUSD200

Part 2 - "A learner might make tremendous gains in one area while seeming to almost ‘stand still’ or ‘plateau’ in another. It’s our job to provide these learning opportunities & guide their attention so that learning in one area informs & supports learning in others." #WCUSD200

Part 1 - “The progress of learners across the continuum, or even within each of them, is not an even, step-by-step process. Students learn as they have opportunities & give their attention in different ways. #WCUSD200

Miss Ocampo doing Dictado work in her dual Spanish class to target conventions, spelling, punctuation, syntax, & more, in an embedded & authentic way! #WCUSD200

Mrs. Czajkowski teaching algebra concepts in small groups during math... "If Andy bought 4 packs of toy cars, his friend gave him 5 toy cars, so now he has 13 toy cars. How many toy cars come in each pack?" #WCUSD200

The good ol "I.P.I.C.K." method & "5 Finger rule" for choosing "good fit" books. Some things never go out of style! Interest in the book or topic will determine how motivated they are to read it. Visit our great @wpl_library for help finding books together as a family! #wcusd200

Mrs. Griffin teaching her students fractions, fraction parts, & fraction names! #Math

Do you remember when your "Job" changed every week? Jobs like "Homework Checker", "Line Captain", "Table Monitor", & more! Taking your turn on school/classroom duties helps our students learn that communities are teams of people working together for the common good. #Responsible

Mr. Moran running small groups for literacy & using total physical response (TPR) strategies to help students understand new vocabulary words. #GLAD #TPR #wcusd200

I had my "Assistant Principal" reward this morning! 4 students saved up their "Cat Keys" to help me for awhile. They made decisions about school decor, planned assemblies, problem solved for other students, & even checked in with "Roar" our mascot in his secret office! #WCUSD200

Mrs. Barnhill & Mr. Hart attended the recording of Bears All Access radio show on 670 The Score last week at Halas Hall! We were invited thanks to Mrs. Barnhill's great @FUTP60 program! The show featured Adrian Amos, the Chicago Bears starting strong safety! #WCUSD200

It's that time of year for our Principal Fireside read aloud! We've been calling it "Hart by the Hearth" lately! We have a TV & real fire going for the kids to enjoy the real-life crackling, warmth, & smell of a wood-burning fire during their read aloud with Mr. Hart! #WCUSD200

Mrs. Carlson introducing our upcoming Native American unit. Essential question “How does Geography affect Cultural Development.” She introduces artifacts from different areas of the US and helps Ss understand how they were used as part of their daily life and culture. #WCUSD200

Opinion writing time - Discussing whether opinions have changed for our next writing project with Miss Langford. Ask your child if zoos are helpful or harmful. They all have lots to say about it! @angelangfordd #WCUSD200

Congratulations to our 5th grade DARE graduates! They completed the program & wrote a letter to their 8th grade selves which will be given back to them as they're entering high school! Thanks to our PTO for donating a pizza lunch once again to our proud graduates! #WCUSD200

Mrs. Cincola offered a PBIS reward titled "How to draw Fortnite skins"! Students could save up their Cat Keys to sign up & spend time with their art teacher learning how to master these detailed creations! #PBIS #WCUSD200

Special thanks to Mrs. Barnhill for once again spearheading a phenomenal @FUTP60 program here at Westwood! She brought in @TheRealStaley (Chicago Bears mascot) for an assembly which got the kids moving & thinking about healthy choices w/their diet & exercise! #Active #WCUSD200

Special thanks to Mrs. Barnhill for once again spearheading a phenomenal @FUTP60 program here at Westwood! She brought in @TheRealStaley (Chicago Bears mascot) for an assembly which got the kids moving & thinking about healthy choices w/their diet & exercise! #Active #WCUSD200

Westwood will be doing Girls on the Run NW Illinois again this year! Look for more information on this great program soon! #Active #Healthy #Confident #GirlPower #WCUSD200