Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Newsletter

Important
Your continued checks and signatures on the Student Planners are really helping keep our class on track with homework – thank you!

Our Run-Walk-athon sponsor sheet was sent home last Friday. Please know that we can only go on field trips and schedule enriching projects with fundraising support.

A few families have reached out asking for resources to support their students in the new Common Core math. I’ve posted a list of tips and resources on the website. Feel free to check in with me if you still have questions.


 Our field trip is one month away! October 7th-9th. We will be returning the evening of the 9th which is before Fall Break. Contact me soon if you have concerns about your student attending.

Upcoming Dates
§  This Wednesday, September 9th is a minimum day for staff inservice. School will be released at 12:45.

§  September 23rd is a minimum day.

§  September 25th is our Run-Walk-athon!

New
We will be learning abou the Byzantine Empire and the lasting impacts of Ancient Rome this week.

Our rock detective work will officially start in science!

We will read, listen and watch Steve Jobs’ Harvard commencement speech and relate his message to Bud’s life in our reading and language arts class.

Updates and Info
Our class toured landforms across the country on Google Earth in science. We learned the various reasons ancient Rome rose and fell in history. We are getting to know Bud in Bud, Not Buddy better and are learning how figurative language and word choice creates tone in a text. Our first week of spelling went well! Elective classes started last Thursday and reports were positive all around.

Our class needs a male chaperone for the October 7-9 field trip to Marin Headlands. The chaperone would need to be able to drive their own vehicle and enforce rules and expectations in the boys’ dorm. There will also be fun hiking trips and ocean time! Please let me know as soon as possible if you are willing and interested. If multiple menfolk apply, I’ll do a drawing.

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