Today in Strawberry: This morning the Math and Reading portions of the MAP test were administered to the kids. Tomorrow is the Language section. Testing went well, very few glitches with the computers thankfully.
We also finished reading Maniac Magee, our second chapter book as a class. Maniac Magee is set in the late 1970s to 80s (hard to tell for sure) in an urban area with challenging race relations. While the book is centered on an unusual boy with peculiar skills and issues, the social focus is on societal ignorance, stereotyping and eventually breaking down the barriers that separate people. At the end of the day we also watched a short video mockumentary about plastics in the ocean, see the link below.
Field Trip: Feb. 5, 8:30-3:30, Muir Beach & Redwood Creek habitat restoration permission slip & waiver.
Plastic bag movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
