Chess Club
Both Tuesday's and Thursday's chess clubs will meet this week. We will be practicing wise opening moves this week.
Ozzie's Reading Club
If you participated in Ozzie's Reading Club, please make sure that your ticket orders are in by Tuesday. The check should be made out to Kane County Cougars.
How to Decorate
The other day while teaching a small group of students, I had an eye opening experience. We were reading a book about animal predators. Each two page spread featured a different animal and in the top left corner of the spread was a small map of the world with the areas that the animal lives colored in with black. No words were on the map. So as we were reading, I asked the students to look at the map and tell the others where that particular animal lives. Of my small group of students, only one was able to recognize the continents and various areas of the world without difficulty. I complimented the student on his ability to recognize all of those places without having any names to refer to. He said that it was because for a long time he had a map of the world on his wall at home. Teachers put important information that they want their students to remember on their walls, but I hadn't thought of the importance of items placed on walls at home. Obviously, they can make a difference also.
