Thank you for taking the time to observe in your child(ren)'s classroom this year!  It's been wonderful to receive your feedback on the observation forms and during our follow-up conversations!

These are some recent comments from observations:

• "...calm, focused, quiet children..."
• "I could sit and watch every day!"
• "I'm surprised how the children interact with each other properly - very respectful to each other."
• "The coffee was delicious!"
• "Impressed with the variety of projects and level of concentration displayed by students at this age."
• "I was really impressed with the level of independence given to the kids to choose their own activities at their own pace."
• "Multi-age grouping yields multi-level of skills and activities demonstrated in the work."
• "Impressed with how well the teacher seems to know the children's abilities"
• "...the respectful interactions between the children.  When a problem arose the children reasonably worked through it and showed compromise and care for each other."
• "The learning and excitement that unfolded as the students engaged in a measuring lesson.  They were very excited about what they were learning and were using problem-solving skills as they ran into obstacles."
• "older children volunteering to help younger children"
• "They were well involved with their studies with good communication and enjoying learning."
• "There's a good consistent level of soft chatter from around the room, but it's not distracting to those focusing on their work.  No need for it to be totally silent."