Kinetic Energy

We can still use a driver for the Gold Country field trip - see the class wiki.  

Guinea Pigs:  We have a few weeks still available for care over the summer.  Please check the Volunteer site.  Also, it would be helpful to have a few more bags of litter for the summer.  Thanks.

Homework

4th Grade Math: Graphing and Decimal review page.  Option 2: Diggin' Dinos, challenge problems.
 Also optional: Extra practice for Multiplication Facts: (Factor BINGO boards,  Factor BINGO rules)

5th Grade Math:   20 minutes, Show Me One Half

Writing: Continue Who Poem homework

Reading (20 minutes):  Book Club book

Sailing Program Waiver:  Please fill out and sign both sides of the waiver.

Upcoming Events: 

Save the Date:  May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.

Field Trips

• Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00)  Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
• Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30)  Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
• June 5 we are headed to Gold Country!  We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending).  We will need drivers.  It is a long drive, but a fun trip.  We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.

Today in Strawberry:  A highlight today was building mini-catapults as part of our energy and invention unit.  Students will go through several trials for accuracy, distance, and tension to determine how to adapt the design of the catapult for expected results.

Iris demonstrating the measuring process.

The windy weather sent us inside for accuracy testing.

The books just mark the space to shoot from.  

The catapult is made from wood, nails, rubber bands, duct tape and kraft stick.

Ready, aim . . .

Drivers needed and guinea Pigs Reminder

We can still use a driver or two for the Gold Country field trip.  

Guinea Pigs:  We have a few weeks still available for care over the summer.  Please check the Volunteer site.  Also, it would be helpful to have a few more bags of litter for the summer.  Thanks.

Homework

4th Grade Math: No assigned homework.  Optional: Extra practice for Multiplication Facts: (Factor BINGO boards,  Factor BINGO rules)

5th Grade Math:   Two pages in packet.

Reading (20 minutes):  Book Club book

Sailing Program Waiver: Sent home last week, this waiver covers the activities we will be participating in on May 23 sailing on the bay and nautical workshops.  Please fill out and sign both sides of the waiver.

Upcoming Events: 

Save the Date:  May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.

Field Trips

• Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00)  Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
• Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30)  Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
• June 5 we are headed to Gold Country!  We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending).  We will need drivers.  It is a long drive, but a fun trip.  We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.

More Trash Art

Homework

4th Grade Math: Graphing problems due tomorrow.
Optional Extra practice for Multiplication Facts: (Factor BINGO boards,  Factor BINGO rules)

5th Grade Math:   Two pages in packet.

Reading (20 minutes):  Book Club book

Sailing Program Waiver: Sent home last week, this waiver covers the activities we will be participating in on May 23 sailing on the bay and nautical workshops.  Please fill out and sign both sides of the waiver.

Upcoming Events: 

Save the Date:  May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.

Field Trips

• Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00)  Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
• Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30)  Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
• New Field Trip:  On June 5 we are headed to Gold Country!  We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending).  We will need drivers.  It is a long drive, but a fun trip.  We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.

Seagull made from bay trash.

Trash Art!

Homework

4th Grade Math: The Wheel Shop:  Please attempt at least two problems.
Optional Extra practice for Multiplication Facts: (Factor BINGO boards,  Factor BINGO rules)

5th Grade Math:   Two pages in packet.

Water-thon design:  Finish your design on 8.5" x 11" size paper.  Designs are due on Wednesday.

Reading (20 minutes):  Book Club book

Sailing Program Waiver: Sent home last week, this waiver covers the activities we will be participating in on May 23 sailing on the bay and nautical workshops.  Please fill out and sign both sides of the waiver.

Upcoming Events: 

Save the Date:  May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.

Field Trips

• Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00)  Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
• Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30)  Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
• New Field Trip:  On June 5 we are headed to Gold Country!  We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending).  We will need drivers.  It is a long drive, but a fun trip.  We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.

Today in Strawberry:  Editing films on I-Movie, letter writing to Governor Brown, and turning trash into art.  Yesterday students sorted our bay trash collected on our last visit into green buckets by color or type.  Today, working in small groups our artists created trash art with a message:

These posters will join us with our previous posters for the Waterthon.  

Filming Day

Homework

4th Grade Math: Factor Bingo (Factor BINGO boards,  Factor BINGO rules)

5th Grade Math:  Finish Stock Appetizers and 2 pages in packet.

Water-thon design:  Finish your design on 8.5" x 11" size paper.  Designs are due on Wednesday.

Reading (20 minutes):  Book Club book

Sailing Program Waiver: Sent home last week, this waiver covers the activities we will be participating in on May 23 sailing on the bay and nautical workshops.  Please fill out and sign both sides of the waiver.

Upcoming Events: 

Save the Date:  May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.

Field Trips

• Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00)  Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
• Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30)  Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
• New Field Trip:  On June 5 we are headed to Gold Country!  We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending).  We will need drivers.  It is a long drive, but a fun trip.  We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.

Today in Strawberry: We dedicated the day to completing the filming of the historical scenes of social movements.  The kids are now editing their video.  Today's scenes involved all of the class.  

Staging the extras and explaining the scene.

Filming the Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta protest scene.

A classic scene from the Free Speech protests in Berkeley, reenacted on Jeff's "police" car.