Homework:
4th Grade Math: No assignment today.
5th Grade Math: POW
Cultural Studies: Students need to complete the Pioneers in California assignment by Thursday: chapter and questions. Goals for this assignment are to write complete sentences (answers should read like informative facts), and check for capitals and punctuation!
Reading: 20 minutes
Field Trip: We still need drivers! Feb. 5, 8:30-3:30, Muir Beach & Redwood Creek habitat restoration permission slip & waiver. Please be sure to sign both sides of the form. The second side is confusing, but follow the arrows. Thanks!
Today in Strawberry: Our main event today was jumping through historical moments of the Bear Flag Revolt, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico signs treaty to end war with U.S. giving territory to the U.S. in exchange for 15 million dollars and an end to the war), and the discovery of gold on the American River at Sutter's Mill. The students are now part of "Gold Rush" teams that will cooperate with historical tasks in a game / simulation format. During the "game" the students learn about the different people who flooded to California in search of gold, the conditions and treatment people endured, and other related information while learning note taking strategies and practicing non-fiction reading comprehension skills.
