On Tuesday 2/4, Team Pursuit continued recording episodes of their Podcast, "Stories from 86th Street". I worked with several students...

On Thursday, January 30th 28 Spellers competed in our annual WAWM District Spelling Bee. Two finalists from each elementary and...

This week Team Enterprise was challenged with a 3 Act Math Task. This process, created by Dan Meyer, asks students to take ownership and...

On Tuesday 4th and 5th Graders in Team Enterprise finalized their Field Trip proposal presentations. On Wednesday they presented to an...

On Tuesday, students had the opportunity to compare continuous vs. split trip bus budget bookings. We had to calculate cost for miles...

On Tuesday morning writers with Ms. Schaefer and I held a class meeting to establish our group norms for the PQP protocol/process. We...

Today we held our annual Franklin School Spelling Bee. All 20 spellers did an incredible job acting with confidence, sportsmanship, and...

On Wednesday we began by asking students if they had any ideas or predictions about what their new project might be based on their...

On Tuesday 4th and 5th Graders from Team Enterprise launched their latest PBL unit with a Sphero Challenge. Collaborative groups were...

This week Chess Clubs started at Franklin. We are holding two Chess Club sessions per week this year. Students could choose to attend...

Last week we started the classic novel, The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. This small group will be partaking in a PBL unit...

On Tuesday, student in Team Pursuit practiced their presentations with peers. We had a whole group discussion and went over the...

On 10/22 5th Grade classes participated in the Launch Event for their new PBL Unit. We will be reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie...

On Tuesday morning Team Pursuit began working on the public products they will be creating for their "Why West Allis" project. They have...

Students in Team Pursuit are continuing to practice the process of giving and receiving feedback. Today students had time to develop...

Team Pursuit In Team Pursuit students continue to work on their opinion and review writing. On Tuesday we introduced the concept of...

Team Odyssey and Team Resilience took part in a "Poetry Dig" on Tuesday 9/15. They had the opportunity to rotate around several stations...

It has been a great two weeks at Franklin. I have had the chance to work closely with Team Odyssey, Team Enterprise, and Team Pursuit. ...

This week I was able to meet with groups at each school for one last time this year. We came together, reflected on the year, then had...

At Franklin, Mr. Pollard's Team Enterprise continues to work on their "Float Your Boat" Project Based Learning Unit. Some of the elements...