Thursday and Friday

Howdy all. What a gorgeous day and week we are having. The weather has been amazing, and the kids are crawling wildly out of their winter shells. As many of you know, and for those of you who don't, next Friday is the final day of the second grading period. Much will be happening in the next week as we wrap up our studies of California statehood, the Gold Rush and "Sadako".

The kids are responsible for the following tonight:

-Reading Log (due next Friday)
-Math 81 (1-20)
-Sadako packets (should be completed)
-Pizza Reports (due the 29th, sent home last week in January)
-Statehood and Gold Rush vocabulary (sent home Monday, with quiz tomorrow)

Respectfully, Mr. B

Happy Wednesday!

Just a few quick notes. Both the Sadako literature packet and pizza book reports are due on Friday. The end of the grading period is a week from Friday on March 7th. All work that is missing (you received that with progress reports the other week) may be turned in through Thursday the 6th.

Students are responsible for the following tonight:

-Reading log
-senetences, pages 51-52
-Reflections review pages 68 & 69

Respectfully, Mr. B

Tuesday and Wednesday

Howdy all! I need to make a quick change in tomorrow's Board Meeting announcement. The meeting begins at 7, not at 6, with the doors opening around 6:30. Please remember to fill out an intent to speak card early if you plan on sharing words. Thanks again, and I apologize for confusion with the start time.

Students are responsible for the following tonight:

-Reading Log
-Reflections WB pages 66-67 on conflcit resolution
-Science WB pages 90-91 on adaptations
-Pizza Reports and Sadako packets are due on Friday

Respectfully, Mr. B

Monday, Monday...

Howdy all. The symphony was entirely groovy. The kids really seemed to enjoy themselves. The music was an exceptional blend of Stravinsky, Wagner, and local favorites Zun-Zun.

We did manage to get some schoolwork in, and the kids are responsible for the following tonight:

-Reading Log
-California vocabulary, quiz on Friday
-California: Reflections WB pp. 64-65
-Green Folders

Respectfully, Mr. B

*For those of you making plans to attend Wednesday's Board meeting: meeting begins at 6pm in the Board Room of 292 Green Valley Road. If you are planning on speaking, please remember to fill in an intent to speak card early. The Board Room is located in the rear left of the towers, on the ground floor. Thanks again for your support during these times of budget cuts. Your voices are important.

Thursday and Friday

Howdy all. What a great day. The kids were fantastic for our guests from the symphony, and were quite engaged with the presentation and music selections. I wished I had videotaped their movements to Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" ,with their heads bobbing up and down, looking like birds. A classic moment. Please remember that Monday brings us our trip to the symphony. All students will need bag lunches to school.

Our Golden Gulch Gold Rush simulation has the kids very excited about earning imaginary gold nuggets and proving their skills and knowledge of Caliofornia mining in the mid 1800's.

The students are responsible for the following tonight:

-Reading Log
-Math 80 (1-15, most student completed this in class)
-Math 15B pretest
-read Reflections pages 246 - 249 (welcome to use as a reading log entry)
-Abbreviation worksheet, page 49 (also started in class)

Respectfully, Mr. B

Wednesday

Howdy all. Sorry about the lack of a blog entry yesterday. The site was down, and therefore I emailed the class their assignments and responsibilities. Hopefully it didn't cause too much confusion.

I sent home a notice with the kids today regarding this weekend's Parents' Workshop at Watsonville High. It's a great opportunity to help you help your children with academic and social issues. Please ask your child for the flyer.

Thursday brings us a visit from the Santa Cruz Symphony. They will be offering a preview of what next Monday's field trip will bring us. If your child has not returned their permission slip for Monday, they are due no later than Friday of this week! The kids know who they are! Thursday afternoon will allow the class the opportunity to view the 6th grade science fair. The activities are piling up!

The kids have some extra math work tonight based on the behavior of the class during our lesson. I wish them luck.

Students are responsible for the following:

-Reading Log
-California Reflections WB pages 62 -63 (started in class)
-California Reflections page 243, review questions 1-5
-Math lessons 78 + 79 (all)

Respectfully, Mr. B

REVENGE OF THE SUGARED STUDENT

Valentine's Day is such a hoot. It is one of the few days a year that I get to send the kids home completely amped up on sugar! Usually, I get them after they have been amped at home with Poptarts and sugary cereal. Enjoy their excess energy! Hopefully not many stomach aches ensue.

Not much in the way of homework tonight. I figure that the sugar high will result in a homework low.
The kids are responsible for:

-Reading log
-Math 76 (all)
-Sadako, "Epilogue" vocabulary and questions (all)

Take it easy,
Mr. B