Reminders:
- On Monday, please have your student pack a hearty bag lunch, a snack, bottle of water, sunscreen or rain gear (depending on the weather), and backpack, and wear good walking shoes for our field trip to the Marine Mammal Center. There is no hot lunch, so students need a bag lunch.
- This Wednesday, Dec. 7, Strawberry Creek will be performing for the elementary and middle school students at our morning assembly from 9:00-9:30 a.m. Students should bring their Fort Ross costumes to school Wednesday.
No homework besides 30 minutes of reading.
Math
Since the Cerrito class was off on a field trip today, groups of 4-5 students in mixed grades solved problems creating geometric figures with toothpicks using clues, in a cooperative learning activity. The problems were challenging, and required knowledge of many important terms in geometry, as well as working together in a small group.
Service Learning
The students have been busy researching different charitable organizations they were interested in supporting this week, including those dealing with hunger (including organizations teaching and providing seeds to plant and maintain victory gardens), animals needing homes, children who need support, conservation, and developing countries. They presented these options to their kindergarten and first grade buddies in Laurel Creek class today, and the group did two rounds of voting to settle on the Monterey Bay Aquarium as the organization they want to help. This ties in so well with the work they have been doing in science, studying the oceans! More information will be coming from the students about how they want to support the aquarium, potentially with bake sales or other money making ventures.
We also discussed a new Service Learning Council that will be meeting with Kate Klaire and Temescal Creek teacher Nancy Nash next week, to share and brainstorm ways students at the school can support others in our community and world. We will be electing a new representative (not the Recess Council representatives) next week, on Tuesday. Students interested in serving should prepare a one-minute speech about why they wish to serve, by Tuesday morning.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
