Thursday & Friday

Howdy folks, and thanks for checking in. I am honestly feeling a little worried for a few kids who have told me that they have yet to rewrite their ocean animal reports. Oh, the results of procrastinating! The reports and models are both due in class tomorrow :)

With that, the kids have only a few math problems tonight. They are responsible for math 7.1, page 143, problems 1-5.

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Tuesday & Wednesday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. I will be working at San Jose State on Wednesday, so I am including two days of work here.

Tuesday, the kids are responsible for the following:

- math 6.4 , page 129, problems 1-5 and Math Talk
- continue with ocean animal report and model
- complete Long-Toed Salamander petition

Wednesday, the kids are responsible for the following:

- math 6.5, pages 131 & 132, problems 1 - 30
- continue with ocean animal report and model
- Reflections practice book page 16 (use Native American study guide to help)

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Monday and the week

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We are trying something new this week with our math program, as the two workbooks have proven to be a huge source of confusion and stress. So, instead of working in the two separate books, we will be working only from the textbook. We'll begin lessons in the classroom, and the kids will take the balance home as their follow-up work. It is my hope that the kids stay on top of their work, but also find a greater sense of ease with the assignments by having the source material accessible to them with the textbook. The book will go back and forth, from school to home, each day.

We have hit all major points to the ocean animal writings, and the kids will have the week to complete their five paragraphs. They are welcome to type or print their efforts. If handwritten, I would ask that students skip lines between sentences. If typing, please use a reasonable 12 pt, double-spaced font.

Ocean Animal models are also due Friday, and the kids are welcome to bring them beforehand if they are completed.

There are not spelling or vocabulary words this week.

Student photo orders will go home on Tuesday.

Scholastic orders can be submitted until October 28. Please check the link on the blog to place an order.

The students are responsible for the following tonight:

- Monday Folders
- Math 6.3, pages 125 & 126, problems 1-27
- Ocean animal final drafts
- Ocean animal models

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Thursday & Friday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We had a very pleasant day. We are a few chapters from wrapping our reading of The Island of the Blue Dolphins. Friday and Monday will bring us closure to the literature portion of our studies, and next Friday will be our overall closing activity as the kids share their ocean animal writings and models. I know that many of the kids have started their model efforts, and I will be sending home the assignment sheet with them on Friday.

Tomorrow brings us to our first artist study of the year. We will be working with Paul Gauguin and explore his body of work.

Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

- math 6.3
- Reading Practice Book pages 90 & 91 (proper vs. common nouns)
- double - check spelling list
- turn in nature log (if they have not already)

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Wednesday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We have a beautiful day at the aquarium yesterday and I need to extend a hearty thank you to each of our chaperones that made our day a stress - free one. If you took pictures yesterday, I would encourage you to upload them to the photo album that Erika Brand has started and emailed out. Another big thanks to Erika for establishing the album as well.

The science test went well this morning, and the kids will get their results in next Monday's folder. Hopefully tomorrow's math test goes equally well.

Tonight, the kids are responsible for the following:

- math 6.2
- a nature log entry on the insect of the student's choosing. Entries should include as much detail as possible, as well as an illustration. Nature logs are due no later than Friday.

Burnin' up, Mr. Bryant

Monday & Tuesday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. I sent an email on Saturday regarding Tuesday's field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Hopefully you each had the opportunity to read it over. If not, I'll repeat a few details here. We'll be leaving school at 9 and returning at 3. Kids who ride the bus will be asked to take the late homework club bus at 4:30, and Sheila Hurley has volunteered to take the Magic Apple kids to their campus. If you'd like to pick up your child, please be at school at 3. If we are running late, I will phone the office with the details. Students need to bring a sack lunch, and are welcome to bring a camera if they so choose. Students do not need to bring money, as our entry to the aquarium is free (parents too!) and we will not be shopping in the gift stores.

I am including both Monday and Tuesday's homework here:

- Monday Folder
- Math 5.5 and 6.1
- Reading Practice Book pages 82 & 83 and 86 & 87
- begin brainstorming ideas for ocean animal 3-d model

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Thursday & Friday

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. Just a head's up that the kids will have a science test next Wednesday. The test will cover the four chapters of the text that we have covered thus far, and include the ideas of predator / prey relationships, food chains & webs, energy for life, and habitats & niches. The test will be open book.

Tuesday is our aquarium trip, and we will be leaving school at 9am and returning at 3. As the trip ends after our normal school day, kids will be invited to take the homework club buses at 4:30 or have other arrangements made to get home. Students will need to bring a sack lunch and snack.

The kids are responsible for the following tonight:

- math 5.4
- Reading Practice Book page 47
- finish Native Californian vocabulary and study for tomorrow's quiz. The words and sentences are due tomorrow as well.

Respectfully, Mr. Bryant