IMPORTANT FIELD TRIP INFORMATION:
Depart at 9:00am return by 3:00pm
Student Waiver (for those who still need to turn it in)
Tomorrow is our field trip to Muir Beach to take part in the ongoing restoration of the Redwood Creek area. You can watch a short video about the project narrated by Doug McConnell.
Find out more about the Redwood Creek Restoration at Muir Beach
For the day, please bring: SNACK, LUNCH and a WATER BOTTLE
What to Bring for the Work Time: Wear comfortable work clothes, long pants, and sturdy shoes or boots (no shorts or sandals for the work time). Bring a reusable water bottle. We’ll have water stations for refills. The program is on, rain or shine. Dress in layers for changing weather, bring hat, and wear sunscreen. Be prepared to get dirty. All necessary tools, supplies, gloves and training will be provided. If you have a pair of favorite gloves, feel free to bring them.
What to bring for the Beach: As an option, students may wear shorts or swimsuits UNDER their clothes in the event weather permits playing in the water at the beach (not swimming). There is no convenient place to change, so students will “un-layer” at the beach. Be sure to pack you lunch, water bottle, a towel, sunscreen and other beach items in a bag or day pack to take to the beach.
Directions to Muir Beach Click here to view a map.
Homework:
Purple group: Please complete pages 156 through problem 2 of page 159 in the JUMP packet. Do NOT finish the packet!
4th Grade Blue Group: Polygons
5th Grade Math: Monday's packet.
Strawberry Homework (due Thursday): Gold Rush history and Writing Conventions
Fourth grade math
Purple group: We did another 5 minute multiplication fact practice this morning, then worked on geometry. Today's questions were: What makes lines parallel? What makes polygons quadrilaterals? Students discovered that lines must be straight and never intersect to be parallel. Quadrilaterals are polygons with four straight sides.
Blue Group: The blue group practiced drawing polygons, naming them, identifying properties, such as, parallel sides, concave and convex (non-concave) angles, and related terminology. Students are sorting polygons by properties and learning how to determine what are "regular" polygons.
In science we looked for evidence of chemical reactions.
Photos from our community lunch!
Special thanks to Kathleen for organizing the event, and to her adult helpers: Madeleine, Anne H. and Mario for cooking and setting up with the kids, and Anne B. Sophie, and Beth for staying after to clean up.
