Howdy all. Please enjoy this weekend, but take this friendly reminder that Monday is the due date for the kids' WWII reports. I will look over the reports on Monday, and presentations / speeches will begin on Tuesday. Wednesday will be the final day to present. I randomly selected students (names in a can as hat was AWOL) to present on either day. The schedule is as follows:
Monday - reports due
Tuesday's presenters - Miles, Kolby, Berkley, Mikaela, Alicia, Sean, Jessica, Jade, Justin, Alyssa, Chas, Noah, Jason, Christopher, Maya and Zak
Wednesday - Christian, Cole, Haley, Kyora, Angela, Leah, Tom, Riley, Emily M., Emily F. and Beth
We are all very excited about these reports and the kids are eager to share their efforts. Again, kids may use notes to keep themselves on track, but may not read their reports. They should plan on speaking for about three minutes and then sharing their visual aide. Each presentation will end with questions and comments from the classroom. Each presentation will take between 5 and 8 minutes to complete after all is said and done.
Respectfully, Mr. B
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
5th grade placements
Howdy parents. The fourth grade team will be meeting in a little over a week to determine 5th grade classroom placements for the 2008 - 2009 school year. While I have general feel for where and I why I would like to see students with teachers next year, I am opening my email for imput from each of you. Yes, the office does offer parent forms to request placements, however I do not have access to those forms until the day we actually sort students. I would like to bypass that process and hear from each of directly and now so that I may take into consideration your concerns for the next school year. As it stands now, Mr. Kitch, Mr. Sweet and Mrs. Koue will be teaching 5th grade and there will NOT be a combination class. Think about your child's learning style and take their needs into consideration. Also, if your family knows they will not be returning to Rio, please notify the office staff and myself ASAP so that we may streamline the placement process.
I thank each of you for your time, and request that you respond to this email at jeff_bryant@pvusd.net, and NOT in the comment section of this blog.
Respectfully, Mr. B
I thank each of you for your time, and request that you respond to this email at jeff_bryant@pvusd.net, and NOT in the comment section of this blog.
Respectfully, Mr. B
Monday, May 5, 2008
This is our week....
Howdy all. I am going easy on the kids this week. We will be wrapping the STAR assessments this Tuesday and Thursday, with make-ups on Friday (if necessary). Kids should utilize their time this week to complete their WWII projects. They are due next Monday. A schedule of presentation schedules will be posted here on Thursday or Friday (at the latest).
We are near completing our poetry unit and will start assembling our books soon.
We are 10 lessons out from completing our math book, and then will begin an introduction to 5th grade curriculum.
We have one literature unit to complete!
We are in the exact middle of our final book study of the year, Farewell to Manzanar. It's not the kids favorite book of the year, but the material is priceless.
We begin rehearsals for our play, "Villains in the Gold Fields", next Monday. We start filming in two weeks.
Depending on the auction this Friday, our classroom mural project will occur during the last two weeks of school.
Green Folders have our camping schedule. If tyou have yet to submit permission slips and food money, please do so ASAP. I have arranged for pizza from Pizza 1 and am working with Safeway to get bagels and fruit for the morning.
This week kids are responsible for:
-Reading Log (Last one, due Friday)
-continue work with WWII and science projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
We are near completing our poetry unit and will start assembling our books soon.
We are 10 lessons out from completing our math book, and then will begin an introduction to 5th grade curriculum.
We have one literature unit to complete!
We are in the exact middle of our final book study of the year, Farewell to Manzanar. It's not the kids favorite book of the year, but the material is priceless.
We begin rehearsals for our play, "Villains in the Gold Fields", next Monday. We start filming in two weeks.
Depending on the auction this Friday, our classroom mural project will occur during the last two weeks of school.
Green Folders have our camping schedule. If tyou have yet to submit permission slips and food money, please do so ASAP. I have arranged for pizza from Pizza 1 and am working with Safeway to get bagels and fruit for the morning.
This week kids are responsible for:
-Reading Log (Last one, due Friday)
-continue work with WWII and science projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Thursday and Friday
Howdy all. We're officially done with the language portion of STAR testing, and I am happy to report that the majority of the class judged them as "easy". I never know what to think about that, but am glad the kids are feeling confident about their work. We have two more testing days, next Tuesday and Thursday, in which we will complete the math portion of the exams.
Many questions have been raised about the camping adventure to New Brighton on the 21st and 22nd. I will be sending home specific details next Monday in the Green Folders.
The kids are responisble for the following tonight:
-Reading Log
-Math packet pages 10-5 & 10-6
-continue with science and WWII reports
Respectfully, Mr. B
Many questions have been raised about the camping adventure to New Brighton on the 21st and 22nd. I will be sending home specific details next Monday in the Green Folders.
The kids are responisble for the following tonight:
-Reading Log
-Math packet pages 10-5 & 10-6
-continue with science and WWII reports
Respectfully, Mr. B
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday and beyond
Howdy all. We had a groovy day reviewing various graphing techniques with math and continued our discussion and work surrounding the civil rights movement.
Thursday morning brings us to our second day of language testing with STAR. We'll be working from 8:15 - 10am on this portion of the test. Please make sure the kids are well-fed and to school on time.
Kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-library books
-math packet pages 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4 (all graphing)
-continue with WWII and science projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
Thursday morning brings us to our second day of language testing with STAR. We'll be working from 8:15 - 10am on this portion of the test. Please make sure the kids are well-fed and to school on time.
Kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-library books
-math packet pages 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4 (all graphing)
-continue with WWII and science projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday
Howdy all. Day one of the STAR exams are complete. We'll complete the language portion of the tests this Thursday in the AM.
No one complained about the content this year, and several of the kids commented that the questions were "easy". Always a good sign.
We have been having quite a bit of fun with poetry in the last two weeks. For some reason, however, the kids really like to incorporate gross content into their work. I don't recall ever getting quite so many poo poems.
The kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-Math 10-1 (handout, not in the book)
-Reading Log
-continue with science and WWII projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
No one complained about the content this year, and several of the kids commented that the questions were "easy". Always a good sign.
We have been having quite a bit of fun with poetry in the last two weeks. For some reason, however, the kids really like to incorporate gross content into their work. I don't recall ever getting quite so many poo poems.
The kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-Math 10-1 (handout, not in the book)
-Reading Log
-continue with science and WWII projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
Monday, April 28, 2008
Happy Monday
Howdy all!
Those dreaded STAR tests begin tomorrow and will conclude a week from Thursday. This week's focus will be language arts, with next week's focus being math. I informed the kids that I would keep homework on par with what has been normal for these past few weeks. I also informed the class that I would not be testing them beyond the STARs for the next two weeks. We are ten lessons out from completing our math text, and I will conduct a cumulative assessment when those are completed. As I mentioned previously, science and social studies tests are finished for the school year (the science fair and WWII reports will more than substitute for assessments).
The Green Folders that were sent home today have permission slips for our upcoming overnight trip to New Brighton. Please be on the lookout for it and return it in a timely manner.
The kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-Reading Log (our last, due a week from Friday)
-Math lesson 110 (all)
-Green Folders
-continue with science and WWII projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
Those dreaded STAR tests begin tomorrow and will conclude a week from Thursday. This week's focus will be language arts, with next week's focus being math. I informed the kids that I would keep homework on par with what has been normal for these past few weeks. I also informed the class that I would not be testing them beyond the STARs for the next two weeks. We are ten lessons out from completing our math text, and I will conduct a cumulative assessment when those are completed. As I mentioned previously, science and social studies tests are finished for the school year (the science fair and WWII reports will more than substitute for assessments).
The Green Folders that were sent home today have permission slips for our upcoming overnight trip to New Brighton. Please be on the lookout for it and return it in a timely manner.
The kids are responsible for the following tonight:
-Reading Log (our last, due a week from Friday)
-Math lesson 110 (all)
-Green Folders
-continue with science and WWII projects
Respectfully, Mr. B
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