Homework:
4th Grade Math: Geometry and Multiplication practice packet is due TOMORROW
5th Grade Math: Math packet
Wordly Wise:
We will be having our review assessment on lessons 7 & 8 in Wordly Wise tomorrow. Please study the 10 required words and 6 words of your choice.
Biography:
Students must have chosen a famous American by tomorrow. They should have their biography book and bring it to school tomorrow, or have plans to get it over the weekend.
Field trip forms:
Please detach and return the bottom portion of the field trip forms.
Math: Fourth grade mathematicians continued their investigations of polygons and geometry today. Using the Power Polygons, students were challenged to make different shapes, ranging from 3-10 sides! They were also given characteristics of a shape (i.e. a quadrilateral with equal angles but different side lengths) and had to make it with the Power Polygons.
No-Name Calling Week: To continue our discussion of name-calling and teasing, we started off class meeting with a movie clip from the documentary "Let's Get Real". While the entire movie is more appropriate for the older grades, Strawberry Creek watched two accounts of bullying from a boy and a girl. This sparked up a lively discussion about different behaviors that we see in and outside of school. After talking about some things that we noticed in the film, we took the opportunity to walk around and put a mark on behaviors that we have noticed, been a part of, or experienced ourselves (i.e. being teased for being small, overweight, unpopular, etc.). It was a great jumping off point for everyone to talk about things that they do or do not see at TBS.
Cultural Studies: Today's focus was on the Lewis and Clark expedition, specifically the Great Falls. Students read about the obstacles that the Great Falls presented to the Lewis and Clark expedition team, including bugs, snakes, geography, and worn out shoes.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Homework:
4th Grade Math: Math Packet: multiplication practice and geometry review. Some students selected, Option 2 multiplication (12s - 15s). All pages are due on Friday.
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Reminders:
Upcoming Field Trips:
We will be taking a Lewis and Clark Simulation Hike in Tilden Park on Thursday, February 7, 2013.
We will also be visiting the Watershed Restoration with EBMUD on February 14, 2013.
Please fill out both forms and return to school by this Friday (EBMUD Tree Planting & Lewis & Clark Simulation in Tilden Park)
Biographies: Students will need to have chosen their famous American and gotten a book about their person by Monday, February 4th.
Crazy Hat/Hair Day is this Friday, February 1st.
Today we worked on polishing up our moment in time stories. Students used the computers to type out and revise their moments, while focusing on using figurative language and painting a picture for their reader.
We spent time with our Laurel Creek buddies exploring our creative sides. Sitting back to back, buddy partners gave drawing instructions to each other to create similar drawings. The results were not always identical, but definitely entertaining!
At the end of the day we had a special visit from Chelsea and Autumn, Lila's mom and baby sister. Students met Autumn when she was still in Chelsea's tummy and have had the pleasure of having her in the class twice since she's been born. It's exciting to see her grow and change so much throughout the months!
4th Grade Math: Math Packet: multiplication practice and geometry review. Some students selected, Option 2 multiplication (12s - 15s). All pages are due on Friday.
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Reminders:
Upcoming Field Trips:
We will be taking a Lewis and Clark Simulation Hike in Tilden Park on Thursday, February 7, 2013.
We will also be visiting the Watershed Restoration with EBMUD on February 14, 2013.
Please fill out both forms and return to school by this Friday (EBMUD Tree Planting & Lewis & Clark Simulation in Tilden Park)
Biographies: Students will need to have chosen their famous American and gotten a book about their person by Monday, February 4th.
Crazy Hat/Hair Day is this Friday, February 1st.
Today we worked on polishing up our moment in time stories. Students used the computers to type out and revise their moments, while focusing on using figurative language and painting a picture for their reader.
We spent time with our Laurel Creek buddies exploring our creative sides. Sitting back to back, buddy partners gave drawing instructions to each other to create similar drawings. The results were not always identical, but definitely entertaining!
At the end of the day we had a special visit from Chelsea and Autumn, Lila's mom and baby sister. Students met Autumn when she was still in Chelsea's tummy and have had the pleasure of having her in the class twice since she's been born. It's exciting to see her grow and change so much throughout the months!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
SF MoMA and Yerba Buena Gardens
Homework:
4th Grade Math: Math Packet: multiplication practice and geometry review. Some students selected, Option 2 multiplication (12s - 15s). All pages are due on Friday.
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Reminders:
Biographies: Students will need to have chosen their famous American and gotten a book about their person by Monday, February 4th.
Crazy Hat/Hair Day is this Friday, February 1st.
Our field trip to the MoMA was very successful! The weather in San Francisco pulled out for us and gave us a beautiful day! After our tour of the SF MoMA with our wonderful docents, we headed over to Yerba Buena Gardens to have lunch and play on the playground.
After a good amount of running and physical activity, we headed over to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial for some exploration and spot writing. Students found a spot in the park and wrote about their surroundings, very similar to what we have done in our own Strawberry Creek Park in Berkeley.
4th Grade Math: Math Packet: multiplication practice and geometry review. Some students selected, Option 2 multiplication (12s - 15s). All pages are due on Friday.
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Reminders:
Biographies: Students will need to have chosen their famous American and gotten a book about their person by Monday, February 4th.
Crazy Hat/Hair Day is this Friday, February 1st.
Our field trip to the MoMA was very successful! The weather in San Francisco pulled out for us and gave us a beautiful day! After our tour of the SF MoMA with our wonderful docents, we headed over to Yerba Buena Gardens to have lunch and play on the playground.
After a good amount of running and physical activity, we headed over to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial for some exploration and spot writing. Students found a spot in the park and wrote about their surroundings, very similar to what we have done in our own Strawberry Creek Park in Berkeley.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Field Trip to SF MoMA Tomorrow.
4th Grade Math Homework: Packet for the week includes multiplication practice and geometry review. Some students selected, Option 2 multiplication (12s - 15s). All pages are due on Friday.
Wordly Wise Homework: The students began studying for the review test of lessons 7 & 8. As part of homework this week they should continue to make index cards as needed and practice their vocabulary words for an assessment on Friday.
SF MoMA: We will be walking out the gate of TBS at 8:45am sharp. Students should bring a snack and bag lunch (water bottle). Snacks should be easy to eat - and not require utensils - since we will likely be eating snack during the brief moment before heading inside the museum. Don't forget a warm jacket! We will be outside for a period of time after our museum visit.
Biography Project: Students shared about their choices today. Please take time to check library websites or other sources for a copy of a biography (or more if you find it). The students will need their biographies in hand by Monday, February 4.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Famous Americans Project
Famous Americans Biography Project: Today the students are coming home with a letter and list about a biography project we are starting. The first step needs to be done at home, which is to help your child select a person (on the list or not), find a suitable biography about the person (a book), and other sources of information (more books, articles, or information printed from the web). Please see the letter for details.
Biography Letter
Famous Americans List
On Monday, January 28 the students should at least have their top three choices of people to study selected (they will only study one - the others are back-up if they cannot find books about their first choice).
By Monday, February 4 the students need to have a biography (book), and other sources of information with them in school.
We have some biographies already available at school - please see the Famous Americans List
Happy Friday!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Homework:
4th Grade Math: Division practice sheet Option 1 or Option 2
5th Grade Math: Math packet page
Also going home with students today is a letter about our new geometry unit and some related activities to try at home.
Words Their Way
Please finish this week's sort if it was not finished in class. If the WTW sort was finished in class, please complete an open sort. An open sort is a sort of words based on the student's own rules.
Reading
REMINDER: Students should be reading AND RECORDING their reading for 20 minutes each night!
Field Trip Permission for January 29 to S.F. MoMA - due signed on Friday.
4th Grade Math: Today students explored POWER POLYGONS! After making some creative designs with the power polygon manipulative, students played a game where they compared and contrasted different polygons based on the angles, sides, and other attributes of each shape.
MoMA Visitor: After snack, Heather from the S.F. MoMA came to Strawberry Creek to prepare us for our visit on Tuesday. She introduced us to different types of paintings and discussed what we should expect at the museum next week.
Cultural Studies: We continued our study of Lewis and Clark through our read aloud book, Streams to the River, River to the Sea. Students also had the opportunity to investigate different primary sources such as letters between Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis and maps of the Louisiana territory and the newly discovered Western land.
4th Grade Math: Division practice sheet Option 1 or Option 2
5th Grade Math: Math packet page
Also going home with students today is a letter about our new geometry unit and some related activities to try at home.
Words Their Way
Please finish this week's sort if it was not finished in class. If the WTW sort was finished in class, please complete an open sort. An open sort is a sort of words based on the student's own rules.
Reading
REMINDER: Students should be reading AND RECORDING their reading for 20 minutes each night!
Field Trip Permission for January 29 to S.F. MoMA - due signed on Friday.
4th Grade Math: Today students explored POWER POLYGONS! After making some creative designs with the power polygon manipulative, students played a game where they compared and contrasted different polygons based on the angles, sides, and other attributes of each shape.
MoMA Visitor: After snack, Heather from the S.F. MoMA came to Strawberry Creek to prepare us for our visit on Tuesday. She introduced us to different types of paintings and discussed what we should expect at the museum next week.
Cultural Studies: We continued our study of Lewis and Clark through our read aloud book, Streams to the River, River to the Sea. Students also had the opportunity to investigate different primary sources such as letters between Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis and maps of the Louisiana territory and the newly discovered Western land.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Winter Sing Tonight!
Homework: There is no homework this evening due to the the Winter Sing.
Winter Sing: Tonight is the winter sing. All students in Strawberry are being asked to where blue shirts and black bottoms. Performers must be at Northbrae Community Church (941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707) by 6:15pm!
Good luck to all the students tonight! We know you'll do great!
Winter sing rehearsal:
Buddy Day:
Winter Sing: Tonight is the winter sing. All students in Strawberry are being asked to where blue shirts and black bottoms. Performers must be at Northbrae Community Church (941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707) by 6:15pm!
Good luck to all the students tonight! We know you'll do great!
Winter sing rehearsal:
Buddy Day:
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Winter Sing Tomorrow Night
Homework
4th Grade Math: Division and multiplication word problems.
5th Grade Math: Packet
Cultural Studies: 15 minutes working on Lewis & Clark profile packet. See below for a hint if your child is stuck.
Field Trip Permission for January 29 to S.F. MoMA - due signed on Friday.
Winter Sing: Tomorrow night is the winter sing. Please see the handout coming home today (that had originally intended to be sent home last week - so ignore the title declaring the sing is next week.)
4th Grade Math: The 4th grade began our geometry unit today by making a Tangrams set from from a 4" x 4" square of paper. There are 7 pieces made in total, and it is tricky figuring out how to put it back together into a square again. We are using Tangrams to discuss and become familiar with geometry terms.
Today in Strawberry: We began our day discussing an Impressionist painting and contrasting it to a Surrealist painting. We discussed color choices, topic or theme and style. During writing the students continued working on narrative stories about moments in time. We began with a share of a story Jeff is working on about a childhood injury for a different look at how to write a narrative. This afternoon we continued in our read aloud journey with Sacagawea, and were finally introduced to Lewis and Clark and other members of the party. Our follow-up work in Cultural Studies (coming home tonight) was to read more about the Corps of Discovery, and identify traits of the members of the team, both positive and negative (gifts and challenges). For example, York has the trait of being strong, a hard worker and popular with the Native tribes because he stood out for being the only African American they had ever seen. York's challenge (negative trait) is that he is a slave owned by Clark. We don't know if he chose to be there, and he is not being paid.
4th Grade Math: Division and multiplication word problems.
5th Grade Math: Packet
Cultural Studies: 15 minutes working on Lewis & Clark profile packet. See below for a hint if your child is stuck.
Field Trip Permission for January 29 to S.F. MoMA - due signed on Friday.
Winter Sing: Tomorrow night is the winter sing. Please see the handout coming home today (that had originally intended to be sent home last week - so ignore the title declaring the sing is next week.)
4th Grade Math: The 4th grade began our geometry unit today by making a Tangrams set from from a 4" x 4" square of paper. There are 7 pieces made in total, and it is tricky figuring out how to put it back together into a square again. We are using Tangrams to discuss and become familiar with geometry terms.
Today in Strawberry: We began our day discussing an Impressionist painting and contrasting it to a Surrealist painting. We discussed color choices, topic or theme and style. During writing the students continued working on narrative stories about moments in time. We began with a share of a story Jeff is working on about a childhood injury for a different look at how to write a narrative. This afternoon we continued in our read aloud journey with Sacagawea, and were finally introduced to Lewis and Clark and other members of the party. Our follow-up work in Cultural Studies (coming home tonight) was to read more about the Corps of Discovery, and identify traits of the members of the team, both positive and negative (gifts and challenges). For example, York has the trait of being strong, a hard worker and popular with the Native tribes because he stood out for being the only African American they had ever seen. York's challenge (negative trait) is that he is a slave owned by Clark. We don't know if he chose to be there, and he is not being paid.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Today we focused attention on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the morning we watched the state video for Alabama, which has a section about the Civil Rights movement and Dr. King. During Cultural Studies we read "Martin's Big Words," watched a short biography and watched/listened to the portion of Dr. King's speech at the march on Washington known as, "I have a dream." The students were then asked to consider, if Dr. King were still alive today at the age of 84, what might be part of his "dream" today? We will be using this conversation to help guide us in our focus for service learning opportunities.
At class meeting today the students participated in a lesson about our "Inner Critic & Inner Coach." In this activity the students consider how our own thinking can be our harshest critic, and how important our inner coach can be to inspire us to try. Photos below of students acting out both rolls.
Have a wonderful long weekend. We will see you on Tuesday.
At class meeting today the students participated in a lesson about our "Inner Critic & Inner Coach." In this activity the students consider how our own thinking can be our harshest critic, and how important our inner coach can be to inspire us to try. Photos below of students acting out both rolls.
Have a wonderful long weekend. We will see you on Tuesday.
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| Our inner critics and coaches come to life! |
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| Who will you listen to? Critic or coach? |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Buddy Day!
Homework:
4th Grade Math: Finish classwork estimation sheet
5th Grade Math: Math packet page
Wordly Wise: Students should be working on catching up through lesson 8 by next week. Please work on Wordly Wise for 15-20 minutes tonight to reach this goal.
State Map: Fill in the states with the correct abbreviations.
Please take note of the following dates:
No School Friday, January 18th-- Teacher Report Writing Day
No School Monday, January 21st-- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
Tuesday, January 29, S.F. MoMA (8:30-3:00, BART)
Date TBD soon - Hike and activities based on Lewis & Clark (likely the 1st week of Feb. , drivers needed)
Thursday, February 14 (Valentine's Day), Tree Planting with EBMUD (8:30 - 2:00, drivers needed)
Thursday, April 11, Amtrak to Sac. Train Museum (8:30-5:00) pick up at 5:00pm at the Berkeley Train Station, or back on campus at 5:30pm.
Thursday-Friday, June 6-7, Overnight in the Sierra Nevada at the Clair Tappan Lodge near Donner Pass (a rustic Sierra Club lodge). Driver/chaperones will be needed - more details coming soon.
Writer's Workshop: Today we focused on putting our thoughts onto paper in a stream of consciousness type style. After listening to an excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, students used various types of word and memory associations to write continuously for 10 minutes. Using the words "birthday" and "pizza" we ended up with associations from Hawaii, Christmas, slime, carnivals, and broken fingers! It was definitely and interesting and creative writing activity!
Buddy Day: We helped out our younger buddies with measuring today! Using unifix cubes, buddy pairs measured various parts of their body.
4th Grade Math: Finish classwork estimation sheet
5th Grade Math: Math packet page
Wordly Wise: Students should be working on catching up through lesson 8 by next week. Please work on Wordly Wise for 15-20 minutes tonight to reach this goal.
State Map: Fill in the states with the correct abbreviations.
Please take note of the following dates:
No School Friday, January 18th-- Teacher Report Writing Day
No School Monday, January 21st-- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
Tuesday, January 29, S.F. MoMA (8:30-3:00, BART)
Date TBD soon - Hike and activities based on Lewis & Clark (likely the 1st week of Feb. , drivers needed)
Thursday, February 14 (Valentine's Day), Tree Planting with EBMUD (8:30 - 2:00, drivers needed)
Thursday, April 11, Amtrak to Sac. Train Museum (8:30-5:00) pick up at 5:00pm at the Berkeley Train Station, or back on campus at 5:30pm.
Thursday-Friday, June 6-7, Overnight in the Sierra Nevada at the Clair Tappan Lodge near Donner Pass (a rustic Sierra Club lodge). Driver/chaperones will be needed - more details coming soon.
Writer's Workshop: Today we focused on putting our thoughts onto paper in a stream of consciousness type style. After listening to an excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, students used various types of word and memory associations to write continuously for 10 minutes. Using the words "birthday" and "pizza" we ended up with associations from Hawaii, Christmas, slime, carnivals, and broken fingers! It was definitely and interesting and creative writing activity!
Buddy Day: We helped out our younger buddies with measuring today! Using unifix cubes, buddy pairs measured various parts of their body.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Homework:
4th Grade Math: Option 1 Multiplication Practice or Option 2 Extended Multiplication
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Wordly Wise: Next week we will begin reviewing lesson 7 and 8 of Wordly Wise. Some students are working on catching up, so please spend 15-20 minutes working on lesson 6, 7, or 8 in order to catch up.
Math Club: Our focus in Math Club was on geometry today. Students used tangram puzzles to do the Tangram Polygon Super Challenge, making 5 different polygons from 1-7 tangram shapes. They also did different levels of the Polly Gone problem, building the biggest pen possible from 40 cubes, or figuring out the area of polygons and creating different parallelograms from them. Other students spent time figuring out an Alphametrics problem (substituting letters for numbers) to do some algebraic thinking in our Math Club Puzzles. No math club next Tuesday because Sima will be out for Professional Development.
Science Opportunities for Girls 5th-8th Grade: ...a great science/mentoring STEM event for grade 5-8 girls, held at Cal. The event is called "Expanding Your Horizons." It's a hands-on event for girls grades 5 - 8 about the sciences, led by "engaging, inspiring female researchers." It will be held on Saturday March 2nd, but the times have not yet been posted.
Book Clubs: Our last three book clubs finished up their presentations today. We saw scenes from Sarah Bishop, Under the Blood Red Sun, and My Heart is on the Ground.
Cultural Studies: Today we began our study of Lewis and Clark and the westward expansion of the United States. We learned about Thomas Jefferson's secret message and his quest for knowledge of nature and the Native American people. We'll continue to focus on Lewis and Clark for the next couple of months.
4th Grade Math: Option 1 Multiplication Practice or Option 2 Extended Multiplication
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Wordly Wise: Next week we will begin reviewing lesson 7 and 8 of Wordly Wise. Some students are working on catching up, so please spend 15-20 minutes working on lesson 6, 7, or 8 in order to catch up.
Math Club: Our focus in Math Club was on geometry today. Students used tangram puzzles to do the Tangram Polygon Super Challenge, making 5 different polygons from 1-7 tangram shapes. They also did different levels of the Polly Gone problem, building the biggest pen possible from 40 cubes, or figuring out the area of polygons and creating different parallelograms from them. Other students spent time figuring out an Alphametrics problem (substituting letters for numbers) to do some algebraic thinking in our Math Club Puzzles. No math club next Tuesday because Sima will be out for Professional Development.
Science Opportunities for Girls 5th-8th Grade: ...a great science/mentoring STEM event for grade 5-8 girls, held at Cal. The event is called "Expanding Your Horizons." It's a hands-on event for girls grades 5 - 8 about the sciences, led by "engaging, inspiring female researchers." It will be held on Saturday March 2nd, but the times have not yet been posted.
Book Clubs: Our last three book clubs finished up their presentations today. We saw scenes from Sarah Bishop, Under the Blood Red Sun, and My Heart is on the Ground.
Cultural Studies: Today we began our study of Lewis and Clark and the westward expansion of the United States. We learned about Thomas Jefferson's secret message and his quest for knowledge of nature and the Native American people. We'll continue to focus on Lewis and Clark for the next couple of months.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Assembly Success
4th Grade Math Homework: Talk It Over activity & practice your multiplication fact cards (use the table on the backside of the sheet if you do not have your cards).
5th Grade Math Homework: Weekly packet.
Words Their Way: Some students have work from class to complete for word study.
Reminder: No school on Friday, January18 or Monday, January 21.
Showcase of Learning Assembly
Circuits demonstration!
Writing workshop: Moments in Time
Friday, January 11, 2013
Happy Friday!
We made it through the first week back from winter break!
Showcase of Learning: Many students are participating in our taxation reenactment during Monday's assembly. They have been practicing the past couple of days but still need some more time with their lines. Please encourage your students to practice their lines over the weekend so that they're ready to perform on Monday morning! The script can be found here.
Math: We started math off with a game of strategy! Student pairs had 20 tiles and had to use different strategies to try not to be the last one grabbing a tile. Many figured out a strategy and figured out how to "win" each time! We then corrected our Calvin and Hobbes math assessment and moved on to games!
Please take note of the following dates:
No School Friday, January 18th-- Teacher Report Writing Day
No School Monday, January 21st-- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you on Monday!
Showcase of Learning: Many students are participating in our taxation reenactment during Monday's assembly. They have been practicing the past couple of days but still need some more time with their lines. Please encourage your students to practice their lines over the weekend so that they're ready to perform on Monday morning! The script can be found here.
Math: We started math off with a game of strategy! Student pairs had 20 tiles and had to use different strategies to try not to be the last one grabbing a tile. Many figured out a strategy and figured out how to "win" each time! We then corrected our Calvin and Hobbes math assessment and moved on to games!
Please take note of the following dates:
No School Friday, January 18th-- Teacher Report Writing Day
No School Monday, January 21st-- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
- Tuesday, January 29, S.F. MoMA (8:30-3:00, BART)
- Date TBD soon - Hike and activities based on Lewis & Clark (likely the 1st week of Feb. , drivers needed)
- Thursday, February 14 (Valentine's Day), Tree Planting with EBMUD (8:30 - 2:00, drivers needed)
- Thursday, April 11, Amtrak to Sac. Train Museum (8:30-5:00) pick up at 5:00pm at the Berkeley Train Station, or back on campus at 5:30pm.
- Thursday-Friday, June 6-7, Overnight in the Sierra Nevada at the Clair Tappan Lodge near Donner Pass (a rustic Sierra Club lodge). Driver/chaperones will be needed - more details coming soon.
Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you on Monday!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Book Group Presentations and Assembly Preparations
Preparing the parallel circuit for Monday's assembly presentation.
4th Grade Math Homework: Students are continuing work from the classroom using the long division algorithm. Each student has a goal of completing 3-5 problems.
5th Grade Math - packet
Homework - Vocabulary/Wordly Wise: Tomorrow is a review test of lessons 5 & 6 in Wordly Wise. Students should continue practicing their flashcards of the definition and use of the word.
School Assembly Preparations: On Monday, January 14, Strawberry Creek will be making a presentation at the all school assembly (9:00-9:30am) during a part of the assembly called the "Showcase of Learning." During the course of the school year, each class is given the opportunity to share with the school about activities going on in their grade. Strawberry students will demonstrate some of our work with electricity followed by a short 4 scene reenactment of the classroom taxation simulation. The students wrote the scenes over the past two days. We have more rehearsing to do.
Book Club Presentations: Two groups finished up their book club today with the presentation of scenes from their book. The Diary of Jasper Jonathan Pierce acted out the day the Mayflower landed in North America. The Sign of the Beaver acted out a bear encounter with the main character (photos below).
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
Script writing.
Book group presentations.
Successful hunt of the bear!
4th Grade Math Homework: Students are continuing work from the classroom using the long division algorithm. Each student has a goal of completing 3-5 problems.
5th Grade Math - packet
Homework - Vocabulary/Wordly Wise: Tomorrow is a review test of lessons 5 & 6 in Wordly Wise. Students should continue practicing their flashcards of the definition and use of the word.
School Assembly Preparations: On Monday, January 14, Strawberry Creek will be making a presentation at the all school assembly (9:00-9:30am) during a part of the assembly called the "Showcase of Learning." During the course of the school year, each class is given the opportunity to share with the school about activities going on in their grade. Strawberry students will demonstrate some of our work with electricity followed by a short 4 scene reenactment of the classroom taxation simulation. The students wrote the scenes over the past two days. We have more rehearsing to do.
Book Club Presentations: Two groups finished up their book club today with the presentation of scenes from their book. The Diary of Jasper Jonathan Pierce acted out the day the Mayflower landed in North America. The Sign of the Beaver acted out a bear encounter with the main character (photos below).
Upcoming Field Trip Dates: Here are dates to put on your calendar - please note the April 11 late return. Also, more details will be emailed soon about the overnight in June. Driving trips will be placed on the wiki very soon as well. If you would like to be a chaperone for the non-driving trips on 1/29 or 4/11, please contact Jeff directly.
- Tuesday, January 29, S.F. MoMA (8:30-3:00, BART)
- Date TBD soon - Hike and activities based on Lewis & Clark (likely the 1st week of Feb. , drivers needed)
- Thursday, February 14 (Valentine's Day), Tree Planting with EBMUD (8:30 - 2:00, drivers needed)
- Thursday, April 11, Amtrak to Sac. Train Museum (8:30-5:00) pick up at 5:00pm at the Berkeley Train Station, or back on campus at 5:30pm.
- Thursday-Friday, June 6-7, Overnight in the Sierra Nevada at the Clair Tappan Lodge near Donner Pass (a rustic Sierra Club lodge). Driver/chaperones will be needed - more details coming soon.
The Diary of Jasper Johnathan Pierce
Sign of the Beaver
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