Friday Folders come back on Monday with a signed note. This Thursday, all students need to pack a lunch for our field trip to the Ridley-Tree Education Center. This Friday, we will begin the Genius Hour–check in with your child about materials. Students wear uniforms to school on Friday. They will change into Halloween costumes […]

Our Genius Hour projects will get started this Friday. Students have submitted their proposals and received approval. Each individual or team had to come up with a central question, the materials and/or tools they may need, think about obstacles they may encounter, and think about questions they have about their topic. I will help them […]

Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Spelling Test 8–Friday, 10/30/15 1st Book Report–Friday, 10/30/15 Unit 2 Math Test–Friday, 11/6/15 __________________________ Upcoming Events Lower School Picture Make-Ups–Tuesday, 10/27/15 Field Trip to Ridley Tree Education Center, Physics Phun–Thursday, 10/29/15 (10:30-1:30)–Please note the change in time. We will be eating lunch at the park after our field trip, so students need […]

Monday Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report. Complete math home link 2-7. Finish your unit 8 spelling lesson. If you have finished it, you can log onto Spelling City from any computer, login, and access your spelling words for […]

We arrived on the docks in Boston, hoping to be hired aboard the Spirit of Dana Point. We were lucky for a group of greenhands–we all made the cut! We learned so much about sailing, the California hide trade, and hard work. Though we faced many dangers at sea, we made it back to Boston […]

We are so excited for our sea adventure tomorrow! Today, we were learning “sailor speak,” acting out scenes that might have occurred on one of the ships, and practicing our sea shanties. For those who want more practice with the sailor terms, I have them on Spelling City under Vocabulary.  

For week two of the Global Read Aloud, we responded to the Twitter Slow Chat question by using Padlet. Padlet is an online app that allows multiples users to add comments in real time. This is a photograph of their Padlet.

Friday Folders come back on Monday with a signed note. If you haven’t filled out the forms for our Tall Ships overnight trip, please turn them in on Monday. I need to have all of the forms filled out in order for your child to participate. If you haven’t given your  letter to Mrs. Brown or […]

Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Spelling Test 6–Thursday, 10/22/15 1st Book Report–Friday, 10/30/15 __________________________ Upcoming Events Tall Ship Overnight–10/22/15-10/23/15 (Leaving School at 1:40 on Thursday by bus; parents pick up students at the Harbor at 9:00 a.m. on Friday) Field Trip to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Physics Phun (11:00-12:30) Halloween Celebration–10/30/15

Monday Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report. Complete math home link 2-4. Finish your unit 6 spelling lesson. If you have finished it, you can log onto Spelling City from any computer, login, and access your spelling words for […]