Buddy Cards

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. Several of the students have been asked to take home thank you cards to complete for their kindergarten reading buddies. Please ensure that these cards make the return trip to school Friday morning. Much thanks, Mr. Bryant

Monday and the week

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. These last few weeks have us engaging in a great deal of writing and reflection as to what our year has been like, and where we are headed. I tend to get sentimental as we wind down. Homework, for all intensive purposes, is done. We have only a few academic obligations, and it is simply easier to complete them as a group than to send them home. We will begin our efforts on a school mural in the next weeks. The space we've been given to work with is massive, and the kids are more than excited to exercise their inner Picassos and O'Keefes. If you have any spare exterior paints lying around the house, we can surely use them. Please email me should you have any paint supplies we could use. If you've not submitted your KOA permission slips and funds, please do so ASAP so that we may balance our accounts and pay the needed parties. Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Thursday & Friday

Howdy folks, and thanks for checking in. We are looking forward to an exciting evening at Aptos High tonight when the kids share their choir skills for the masses. Their final rehearsal today was amazing! As tonight's performance will involve a great deal of time, the kids have not been assigned homework. Still, they should be prepared to turn in their week's vocabulary and take their year-end science exam. Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Tuesday

Howdy all, and thank you for checking in. The kids are responsible for the following tonight: - continue with James vocabulary for the week - Saxon math 65, begins on page 303 - RPB pp 372 & 373 Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Howdy all, and thank you for checking in. Thanks to all of you who made it out this past Thursday night for our Spring Open House. The kids have worked hard this year, and were anxious / proud to share their accomplishments with you. This Thursday night brings our Spring Concert at Aptos High School. The choir performances begin at 5, and our grade level will be singing at 7. Students are asked to wear a white shirt and black / dark pants. We are sharing our California reports during the course of the week, as presentations have been lengthy and engaging. Graded efforts should make their way home next Monday. We have begun our final literature effort together, and are revisiting the genius of Roald Dahl. The kids and I are devouring James and the Giant Peach. Such fun. We have a few assessments this week. Today, the kids took their final math exam. Friday will bring their year-end science test. We reviewed its content last Thursday with a rousing Jeopardy game, and the kids took study notes to prepare themselves with. The test is closed-book. The class will also have a vocabulary quiz on Friday (covers section 1 of James and the Giant Peach). The kids are responsible for the following tonight: - James vocabulary - RPB pp 376 & 377 Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. The kids have a little bit of writing to take care of tonight as they continue their efforts with their respective California report topic. They should be working on a body paragraph that contains a strong topic sentence and is supported by three well-described details. Please check your email for a survey regarding the end-of-the-year KOA event, as the cost has risen. We continue our STAR testing efforts on Thursday, and will be tacking the math section. Respectfully, Mr. Bryant

Monday and the STAR

Howdy all, and thanks for checking in. We are off and running with our week of STAR testing. We'll cover language arts through Tuesday and then jump into math on Wednesday and Thursday. The kids were great with their efforts today, and it is my hope that we off to a strong week. Please remember that I am not assigning daily homework this week, but the kids will be responsible for working through some of their California reports at home. We have done research on their respective topics in class, and our writing efforts will begin tomorrow. Information on the report and its components will be sent home with the kids tomorrow. Jogging for the Arts is this Friday. Our Cabrillo College trip is a week from Friday. We currently have one chaperone, and are in need of at least three. We are traveling by bus, so no need to worry about the size of your car. Also, please ensure that permission slips are returned sooner than later. Also, the Rio Reporter, a pet project of mine, has been added to the school's website. Check it out, as it features the efforts and appearances of several of our class's students. Respectfully, Mr. Bryant