Thursday, January 12, 2012

Thursday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in.

We are having a very pleasant week as we acclimate ourselves back into our routine. Gold Rush studies are going gang-busters and our new literature selection is a hit.

Homework tonight is minimal, as we need to work in greater depth with a few math concepts prior to the kids attempting them on their own. With that, they should focus on completing the assigned Reflections practice book pages ( 47 - 57, exclude 49 & 54), as they will be collected tomorrow.

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Happy 2012!

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. Hopefully the new year has brought you each peace and health.

We are back to business as usual in the classroom. The kids were a mixture of weary excitement today, and it was fun to see everyone back together again. As my email from Monday stated, I did send home permission slips with each of the kids today for our Ano Nuevo trip on Tuesday, January 24th. For some reason I wrote the trip as taking place on the 12th on the slips, but the kids have hopefully corrected my mistake. We are set with drivers, but each student will need to bring in $5 with their signed permission slip to cover the cost of admission and parking. Gotta support those State Parks!

I am not sending folders home with the kids until next Tuesday, and they are bursting at the seams with returned materials. It is nice to be caught up with all of the grading. I will sending home progress reports a week from Monday.

We are moving into our studies of the California Gold Rush with social studies and literature. We are also beginning a new science unit on ecosystems and biomes. A very time of year is in store for us all,as much of our studies are highly-interactive!

Homework is on the light side this week as we acclimate back to our routine. Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

- math 15.2, pp 329 - 330, problems 1-19
- Ano Nuevo permission slip
- Reflections practice books will be collected on Friday. Student are responsible for pages 47 - 57 (but may omit 49 & 54)

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant