Photos of our time with our Buddies are below.
Reminder: Thursday, September 26, 6:00pm, Fort Ross Chaperone Meeting.
There were a few topics we did not have time for last night that I would like to bring to everyone's attention:
MAP testing week of September 30: In the TBS portion of the packet is an informational sheet about this testing program being done online. This replaces the previous standardized testing that occurred at TBS in the past. Today the kids learned how to log in to the TBS MAP site, and learned about the nature of the test. They seem excited. To make testing successful, each student will need head phones to plug into the computer and a calculator. Please let us know if your child will need us to provide these, otherwise, please send these into school by September 30 labeled with your child's name.
Rubric in the packet: Please take a look at the reflection rubrics for MATH and WRITING in the classroom side of the packet. This is one way students reflect on their learning, and make plans for progress. Similar rubrics, on a smaller scale are used during projects to help students aim high.
Stewardship: This year Strawberry Creek will be involved with the Shorebird Nature Center at the Berkeley Marina, and possibly other local environmental/ecological organizations to support the ongoing effort to maintain a healthy shoreline and stream environment. This is currently taking shape in the teacher planning stage, and will launch in October to become an ongoing component of our work this year. Similar to field trips, we will be soliciting adults to help out, but we hope most of our destinations will be within walking distance to keep with our classroom environmental agreements.
Important Parent/Guardian only information about Fort Ross! Please see "Important Reminders About Fort Ross" to see examples. An email with more info about this was sent today - it is important the kids are unaware of the details.
Other Fort Ross notes: There are events, dates, times in the, "Important Reminders About Fort Ross" in the Back to School packet. The packet also includes a packing list and draft schedule for the trip. We will go over everything with the kids over time and send copies home again later.
Lastly, please take a look at the volunteer form in the packet - fill it out and send it in if you were not here last night. There will be an email later to the Fort Ross Chaperones who were not at Back to School Night to help them rank the role group choices. Chaperones will learn of their role group placement early next week.
We met with our Buddies today to interview each other and read a few books.
Have a great weekend!
