Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thanksgiving Feast
We had a special feast to celebrate Thanksgiving. Mr. Browning led the prayer, students shared what they were especially thankful for, and we had a delicious homemade lunch with all the fixings. A special THANK YOU to Mrs. Contreras for organizing this tradition. Here are a few photos. There are more pictures on the school website. 
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Week of 11-21
This week is another short week! No new Spelling words or Reading story.
Tuesday, 11/23 is Fall Dress Day. Students may wear fall colors. Students may also purchase fall face painting for $0.50 at recess.
PLEASE send in toiletry items for the homeless: soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, new socks, razors, shaving cream, etc. These are handed out to the homeless right here in our community. It is a great way to teach our students about the importance of helping others. We have not had many contributions yet... Please help.
Wednesday is Mass and a half day--12:00 dismissal.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!
Tuesday, 11/23 is Fall Dress Day. Students may wear fall colors. Students may also purchase fall face painting for $0.50 at recess.
PLEASE send in toiletry items for the homeless: soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, new socks, razors, shaving cream, etc. These are handed out to the homeless right here in our community. It is a great way to teach our students about the importance of helping others. We have not had many contributions yet... Please help.
Wednesday is Mass and a half day--12:00 dismissal.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mighty Multiplication and a field trip
This week we began learning about multiplication concepts and facts. Students are learning strategies for solving multiplication (skip counting, repeated addition) as well as taking timed fact tests to improve speed and accuracy. It is really important that students practice their multiplication facts at home also. Flashcards are great for this. A great, simple website is aaamath.com. These facts need to become automatic. Don't try to master all of the facts at once. Start with the 2's and 5's, then go on with the other facts.
A permission slip went home today for our field trip to the California Science Center on November 19th. There is a $5.00 bus fee. Parents are welcome to chaperone; there is no limit on how many chaperones we can bring. However, there is very limited room on the bus. Parents will need to drive themselves to the Science Center. Carpooling is recommended. I need to know who would like to chaperone by next Wednesday, 11/10, because the Science Center needs a final headcount. If you want to chaperone, please send me a note.
A permission slip went home today for our field trip to the California Science Center on November 19th. There is a $5.00 bus fee. Parents are welcome to chaperone; there is no limit on how many chaperones we can bring. However, there is very limited room on the bus. Parents will need to drive themselves to the Science Center. Carpooling is recommended. I need to know who would like to chaperone by next Wednesday, 11/10, because the Science Center needs a final headcount. If you want to chaperone, please send me a note.
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