Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday & Friday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in today. I wanted to offer a quick round of thanks to those of you have contributed to our classroom fund or sent supplies in with the kids. It's amazing how many pencils, tissues and hand sanitizer we go through in a week, but we have a good supply of each on hand for a while. The books sent in to our library are greatly appreciated as well. With last week's book order, I was able to select an additional $40 in free books for our classroom for the kids to enjoy. Thanks all for supporting the kids.

The kids are responsible for the following tonight:

- reading log (due tomorrow)
- math review #3
- science practice book pages 64 & 65

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wednesday & Thursday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We had a groovy day, and the kids put a great deal of effort into the beginning of their Native Californians books.

The kids are responsible for the following tonight:

- reading log (due Friday)
- math 3.4 (pp 25 & 26)
- tomorrow brings our second Island of the Blue Dolphins quiz (chapters 8 - 16), and many of the kids will be reviewing their books tonight as well.

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

a short beginning

So odd to have a restructured day as our first day back from the holiday weekend, but the kids did not seem to mind one bit. Despite all the public outcries, we were able to watch the entirety of President Obama's address to our nation's youth this morning. The kids were very excited and made connections to what was being said. It made for an interesting conversation regarding their personal goals for the future.

We are one chapter from completing Matilda by Roald Dahl, and will be wrapping up Island of the Blue Dolphins in the next week as well. Wednesday will bring us our introduction to Native Californians. The kids will be working at compiling a very detailed study guide / book that will help them as we explore a dozen or so prominent tribes.

I am holding off sending home Blue Folders until next Monday, as the week is a short one and I have little to send home from last week.

Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

- reading log (due Friday)
- math 3.2 & 3.3 (3.2 was started Friday, but not all kids were able to finish it)
- nature log

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant