Upcoming Dates
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
Please remember to pack a BAG LUNCH that can be thrown away at the park. We are NOT allowing anyone to purchase food or drinks. Parents of Jonathan, Mayu, Patricia, and Yo can meet us promptly at 11:00am in Room 8. We will be leaving at 11:00am from school and returning at 2:30pm.
* Thursday, April 12th: Cupertino Library Field Trip
Please remember to send your child’s blue library card to school and review the 4-digit PIN number. Some students still do not know their PIN number when we go each month!
* Friday, April 13th: Enrichment Day
This is a fun day for kids! Organized by the PTO, guests come to Eaton and the whole morning is filled with fun activities and crafts! The afternoon will also be the Author of the Month assembly.
* Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 20th: No School – Spring Break
Enjoy the week of vacation!
* Monday, April 23rd: Weather Presentations
During the past two months, we have learned a lot about weather. As one of our concluding activities for our weather unit, all the students will prepare a weather report and present it to the class on Monday, April 24th. Please refer to the attached handout for detailed information.
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Dear Families,
The leprechauns came over the weekend! We came back to our classroom on Monday and found leprechaun footprints all over, including on our traps! The chairs were knocked over and room was a mess! But we did find the leprechaun’s pot of gold! Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: William
Poem of the Week: Cloud Parade
Song of the Week: The 50 States That Rhyme
Kindness is … trying your best
Story of the Week: There’s an Alligator Under My Bed
Vocabulary of the Week: House 3
Word Wall: afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, tall, water
Next Week’s Sharing: Regular – Your Favorite Book
(Prepare at least 4 sentences and bring picture/object to show.)
• Language Arts: Theme 7 We Can Work it Out: Week 2
• Stories: Lost!
• Word Families: oo (good, look, took)
• Sounds: oo sound and compound words (cupcake, butterfly)
• Grammar: Proper Nouns for Places and Things
• Writing: Some students have already finished their first piece in Writer’s Workshop on Weather Senses. We learned how to publish a piece and make a final copy to share with others. It is important that students know how to work independently during writing.
• Math: This week we are reviewing symmetry, fractions, and probability. We also started Chapter 10 on measurement. We talked about opposite words such as long vs. short, tall vs. short, heavy vs. light.
• Social Studies: We are beginning our community circuit this week. This week we went to Mrs. Burgess’ class. We learned about different types of buildings and businesses and made our own models!
• Science: We used real thermometers this week and are continuing to practice reading temperatures. We predicted and did an experiment to find out the temperature of hot, cold, and mixed water! We also learned that darker colors absorb heat more than lighter colors.
• Computer: We did a math activity this week using KidPix and fractions. Students had to show 1/2 , 1/3, and ¼ on circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles.
• Art: We are presently in the middle of our Native American “Winter Counts.” For those who finished their Winter Counts early, they worked on a totem pole activity.
• Music: This week we watched the Upper Grade chorus perform using instruments and singing. It was good for students to see the fourth and fifth graders performing because we will be doing a first grade performance at the end of the year too and it is important everyone sings during music to learn the songs!
Today, you will receive your child’s progress report for the second trimester. Please remember that your child does not receive grades for the regular language arts report card. Instead, the fourth and fifth pages are the ELD language arts report card for listening/speaking, reading, and writing. Also included for students who have been here since August are the CELDT scores that were taken in October. An overall score (not just listening or speaking) in early advanced and advanced means your child is ready to transition out of ELD. If your child scored in the beginning, early intermediate, or intermediate areas, I will assess them again in May to determine if they are ready to be transitioned. Mrs. Rowe is having a meeting Tuesday morning if you have questions on this process. Have a great weekend!
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Weather Presentation
On Monday, April 23th, we will have a “Weather Party!” Students will pretend to be meteorologists, people who study and predict the weather. They will prepare an imaginary weather report that includes a visual and writing, and they will share it to the class. The presentations can be as creative as you like (use the computer, markers, cut from magazines, photographs, miscellaneous items, etc)!
1. Pick a city or country anywhere in the world.
(i.e. Cupertino, California or Orlando, Florida or Bangkok, Thailand)
2. Pick an imaginary day.
(i.e. January 1st, 1950 or July 30th, 2010)
3. Pick a weather (sunny, cloudy, fog, snow, rain, lightning, etc.) and temperature (i.e. 30 degrees Fahrenheit, 99 degrees Fahrenheit) you would like your city or country to have that day.
*** Please make sure your weather report makes sense. For example, if it is snowing, the temperature should not be 80 degrees Fahrenheit or snowing in California in July.
4. Create a visual (i.e. poster, chart, drawing, etc.) that has:
a. Title (i.e. Storms Ahead! or Weather News, etc.)
b. City/country’s name and date
c. Picture of the weather you chose (sunny, cloudy, thunderstorms, etc.)
d. Temperature (? degrees Fahrenheit)
e. Paragraph describing the weather (Writing – described below)
f. Anything else to decorate the poster
5. Writing (8-10 sentences)
a. Title – use the same one as the poster
b. Beginning - (i.e. “Wow! It is cold!” or “Welcome to the 8:00 news!”)
c. Middle – Describe the weather using several detailed sentences. Here are some examples of things to include:
- Your name (i.e. “My name is meteorologist Miss Yu.”)
- City/country name (i.e. “I am reporting from…”)
- Date (i.e. “Today is…”)
- Weather and temperature (i.e. “It is hot today.” Or “Today is windy.”)
- Suggest clothing to wear (i.e. “Wear your slippers and go to the beach!”)
- Suggest outdoor activities (i.e. “There are strong winds for kite-flying!”)
- Any other interesting information – be creative and fun!
d. Ending – Write an exciting conclusion (i.e. “Have a great time skiing!”)
6. Sharing
Each student will bring his or her visual poster to the front of the classroom and share what they wrote on the poster. Please write or print out another copy of their writing to help them when they are sharing (do not have your child read directly from the visual poster). Remember that your child is a meteorologist. They can have notes in front of them to help them when they are sharing, but please practice reading or memorizing the writing while making eye contact, speaking loudly, and speaking at a good pace (not too fast).
***Most importantly, have fun with this activity!***
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
March 16, 2007
Upcoming Dates
* Thursday, March 22nd: Book Orders Due and Report Cards Go Home
If you would like to purchase books, please make ONE check payable to Scholastic Book Clubs. We will receive the books before the April spring break. Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd. Also, Friday sharers need to be ready to share on Thursday!
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
I have not received everyone’s permission slip that was in last week’s Friday Folder. Please sign and return the permission slip ASAP. Please remember to pack a BAG LUNCH that can be thrown away at the park. We are NOT allowing anyone to purchase food or drinks. Thank you for so many of you who wanted to volunteer. Unfortunately, we can only have 4 parents come with us and the first four permission slips I received were from the parents of: Jonathan, Mayu, Patricia, and Yo. We will be leaving at 11:00am from school and returning at 2:30pm.
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Dear Families,
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Patricia
Poem of the Week: Wearing of the Green
Song of the Week: The Water Cycle
Kindness is … keeping in touch with people.
Story of the Week: Where the Wild Things Are
Vocabulary of the Week: House 2
Word Wall: again, both, gone, hard, turn, want
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something very small
(Hide a small object or picture in a bag and prepare at least four
complete sentences to give the class clues.)
• Language Arts: Theme 7 We Can Work it Out: Week 1
• Stories: That Toad is Mine!
• Word Families: -ow (long o) – tow, mow, row
• Sounds: vowel pairs oa, ow (boat, bow, toad, tow)
• Grammar: Proper Nouns for People and Animals
• Writing: We are progressing quickly in Writer’s Workshop. This week we talked about all 5 stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and some students are already publishing their first piece on Weather! I am excited to see the students working independently.
• Math: This week we discussed symmetry, fractions (one-half, one-third, and one-fourth), and probability! We also reviewed positional vocabulary word (near, far, next to, above, etc) and shapes.
• Social Studies: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This week we learned about the country of Ireland, and how they celebrate this special holiday. We talked about leprechauns and read stories too. Let’s see if the leprechauns visit us over the weekend!
• Science: This week we talked about rain and thought of describing words. We made umbrellas to hang in the classroom! In addition, we did an activity to find out our class’ favorite weather! Hot weather was the favorite!
• Computer: We used Graph Club this week to graph our favorite weather. We saw line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, picture graphs, and tables.
Congratulations to Catherine, Geoffrey, Hitoharu, Lenny, Mayu, Moe, Reva, and Sammy on doing a wonderful job at the Kindness presentation on Tuesday evening. They memorized several sentences and shared our Kindness website with the Cupertino District board members. They got an outstanding ovation and even shook hands with all the board members. I am very proud of them!
* Thursday, March 22nd: Book Orders Due and Report Cards Go Home
If you would like to purchase books, please make ONE check payable to Scholastic Book Clubs. We will receive the books before the April spring break. Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd. Also, Friday sharers need to be ready to share on Thursday!
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
I have not received everyone’s permission slip that was in last week’s Friday Folder. Please sign and return the permission slip ASAP. Please remember to pack a BAG LUNCH that can be thrown away at the park. We are NOT allowing anyone to purchase food or drinks. Thank you for so many of you who wanted to volunteer. Unfortunately, we can only have 4 parents come with us and the first four permission slips I received were from the parents of: Jonathan, Mayu, Patricia, and Yo. We will be leaving at 11:00am from school and returning at 2:30pm.
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Dear Families,
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Patricia
Poem of the Week: Wearing of the Green
Song of the Week: The Water Cycle
Kindness is … keeping in touch with people.
Story of the Week: Where the Wild Things Are
Vocabulary of the Week: House 2
Word Wall: again, both, gone, hard, turn, want
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something very small
(Hide a small object or picture in a bag and prepare at least four
complete sentences to give the class clues.)
• Language Arts: Theme 7 We Can Work it Out: Week 1
• Stories: That Toad is Mine!
• Word Families: -ow (long o) – tow, mow, row
• Sounds: vowel pairs oa, ow (boat, bow, toad, tow)
• Grammar: Proper Nouns for People and Animals
• Writing: We are progressing quickly in Writer’s Workshop. This week we talked about all 5 stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and some students are already publishing their first piece on Weather! I am excited to see the students working independently.
• Math: This week we discussed symmetry, fractions (one-half, one-third, and one-fourth), and probability! We also reviewed positional vocabulary word (near, far, next to, above, etc) and shapes.
• Social Studies: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This week we learned about the country of Ireland, and how they celebrate this special holiday. We talked about leprechauns and read stories too. Let’s see if the leprechauns visit us over the weekend!
• Science: This week we talked about rain and thought of describing words. We made umbrellas to hang in the classroom! In addition, we did an activity to find out our class’ favorite weather! Hot weather was the favorite!
• Computer: We used Graph Club this week to graph our favorite weather. We saw line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, picture graphs, and tables.
Congratulations to Catherine, Geoffrey, Hitoharu, Lenny, Mayu, Moe, Reva, and Sammy on doing a wonderful job at the Kindness presentation on Tuesday evening. They memorized several sentences and shared our Kindness website with the Cupertino District board members. They got an outstanding ovation and even shook hands with all the board members. I am very proud of them!
Friday, March 09, 2007
March 9, 2007
Upcoming Dates:
* Saturday, March 10th: Lunar New Year Parade and Festival
Watch the parade at 10:30am from Jollyman Park or come to Memorial park between 12:30pm – 5:00pm for the festival and activities.
* Sunday, March 11th: Daylight Saving
Remember to change your clocks one hour forward!
* Tuesday, March 13th: Kindness Website Presentation @ 6:30pm
Thank you to the following students who will be representing Eaton and sharing our Kindness website: Catherine, Geoffrey, Hitoharu, Lenny, Mayu, Moe, Reva, and Sammy. (For these students only: Attached to this newsletter is the script that needs to be memorized and rehearsed. Please practice and be ready by Tuesday. We will practice altogether during school on Tuesday and will meet again at 6:15pm in the Board Room at the District Office).
* Thursday, March 15th: Cupertino Public Library Field Trip
Please remember to bring your child’s blue library card to school that day. Also, make sure your child has memorized their 4-digit PIN number. I encourage you to frequently visit the library with your child on your own time. Let them learn and practice checking out books by themselves on the checkout machines.
* Friday, March 16th: Bring Leprechaun Traps to School!
This is a take-home project we are doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that began in Ireland. A few of the symbols attached to St. Patrick’s Day include leprechauns, shamrocks (4-leaf clovers), and rainbows with a pot of gold at the end. We would like students to invent a trap to capture leprechauns. Leprechauns are mythical figures in Irish folklore that trick you and take away your gold or treasure. They are very small and nobody ever sees them (of course).
* Thursday, March 22nd: Report Cards Go Home
Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall.
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
This field trip will let us explore the river while learning about plants, animals, habitats, and weather. Attached to this newsletter is the permission slip. Please sign and return by Friday, March 16th.
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Dear Families,
The weather is beautiful! We have been measuring the temperature every day and last week our low was 49 degrees and this week our high was 69 degrees! I hope the sun stays!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Yo
Poem of the Week: What the Rain Said
Song of the Week: One Dream
Kindness is … taking care of the classroom.
Story of the Week: What is the Sun?
Vocabulary of the Week: House 1
Word Wall: been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, soon
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something green
(Hide a green object or picture in a bag and prepare at least four complete sentences to give the class clues.)
• Language Arts: Theme 6 Animal Adventures– Week 3
• Stories: Red Eyed Tree Frog
• Word Families: -ay (day, play, say)
• Sounds: vowel pairs ai and ay (paid, pay, maid, may)
• Grammar: Naming Words for One or More (-s)
• Writing: We started the first writing step in Writer’s Workshop, prewriting. This week we practiced making outlines and organizing our thoughts using Step Up to Writing. We also talked about making sentences interesting and varied. We will continue practicing prewriting using different topics including: weather, autobiography, and family.
• Math: This week we started geometry. This chapter had many vocabulary words and positional words such as: far from, next to, behind, between, etc. Please look over the math work from class and review these vocabulary concepts. We also learned different plane shapes and solid shapes.
• Science: We continued our weather unit this week. We made thermometers and learned about how thermometers are used in daily life. We are also getting better at graphing the temperature each day and recording the weather. In circuits, Mrs. Khan taught us about how rainbows are created.
• Computer: This week we spent time using KidPix to draw more pictures for our Kindness Journals.
• Music: We saw Mrs. More today and we practiced playing different instruments using patterns. We used triangles, sticks, cymbals, and drums to accompany songs.
We said good bye to Akane today =( We are sad to see her leave Eaton and we will miss her very much. Please keep in touch Akane and remember Room 8! Enjoy the warm, beautiful weekend!
* Saturday, March 10th: Lunar New Year Parade and Festival
Watch the parade at 10:30am from Jollyman Park or come to Memorial park between 12:30pm – 5:00pm for the festival and activities.
* Sunday, March 11th: Daylight Saving
Remember to change your clocks one hour forward!
* Tuesday, March 13th: Kindness Website Presentation @ 6:30pm
Thank you to the following students who will be representing Eaton and sharing our Kindness website: Catherine, Geoffrey, Hitoharu, Lenny, Mayu, Moe, Reva, and Sammy. (For these students only: Attached to this newsletter is the script that needs to be memorized and rehearsed. Please practice and be ready by Tuesday. We will practice altogether during school on Tuesday and will meet again at 6:15pm in the Board Room at the District Office).
* Thursday, March 15th: Cupertino Public Library Field Trip
Please remember to bring your child’s blue library card to school that day. Also, make sure your child has memorized their 4-digit PIN number. I encourage you to frequently visit the library with your child on your own time. Let them learn and practice checking out books by themselves on the checkout machines.
* Friday, March 16th: Bring Leprechaun Traps to School!
This is a take-home project we are doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that began in Ireland. A few of the symbols attached to St. Patrick’s Day include leprechauns, shamrocks (4-leaf clovers), and rainbows with a pot of gold at the end. We would like students to invent a trap to capture leprechauns. Leprechauns are mythical figures in Irish folklore that trick you and take away your gold or treasure. They are very small and nobody ever sees them (of course).
* Thursday, March 22nd: Report Cards Go Home
Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall.
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
This field trip will let us explore the river while learning about plants, animals, habitats, and weather. Attached to this newsletter is the permission slip. Please sign and return by Friday, March 16th.
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Dear Families,
The weather is beautiful! We have been measuring the temperature every day and last week our low was 49 degrees and this week our high was 69 degrees! I hope the sun stays!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Yo
Poem of the Week: What the Rain Said
Song of the Week: One Dream
Kindness is … taking care of the classroom.
Story of the Week: What is the Sun?
Vocabulary of the Week: House 1
Word Wall: been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, soon
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something green
(Hide a green object or picture in a bag and prepare at least four complete sentences to give the class clues.)
• Language Arts: Theme 6 Animal Adventures– Week 3
• Stories: Red Eyed Tree Frog
• Word Families: -ay (day, play, say)
• Sounds: vowel pairs ai and ay (paid, pay, maid, may)
• Grammar: Naming Words for One or More (-s)
• Writing: We started the first writing step in Writer’s Workshop, prewriting. This week we practiced making outlines and organizing our thoughts using Step Up to Writing. We also talked about making sentences interesting and varied. We will continue practicing prewriting using different topics including: weather, autobiography, and family.
• Math: This week we started geometry. This chapter had many vocabulary words and positional words such as: far from, next to, behind, between, etc. Please look over the math work from class and review these vocabulary concepts. We also learned different plane shapes and solid shapes.
• Science: We continued our weather unit this week. We made thermometers and learned about how thermometers are used in daily life. We are also getting better at graphing the temperature each day and recording the weather. In circuits, Mrs. Khan taught us about how rainbows are created.
• Computer: This week we spent time using KidPix to draw more pictures for our Kindness Journals.
• Music: We saw Mrs. More today and we practiced playing different instruments using patterns. We used triangles, sticks, cymbals, and drums to accompany songs.
We said good bye to Akane today =( We are sad to see her leave Eaton and we will miss her very much. Please keep in touch Akane and remember Room 8! Enjoy the warm, beautiful weekend!
Friday, March 02, 2007
March 2, 2007
Upcoming Dates
* Friday, March 9th: End of Second Trimester & Akane’s Last Day
Akane is moving back to Japan and Friday will be her last day. We will miss her!
* Sunday, March 11th: Daylight Saving
Remember to change your clocks one hour forward!
* Tuesday, March 13th: Kindness Website Presentation @ 6:30pm
We have been asked to share a 5-10 minute presentation to the Cupertino Board of Education about how we use technology in our classroom. We will be talking about our Kindness website, how we use it, and examples of sentences we wrote and pictures we drew. This is an exciting opportunity for our class and I need at least several students to participate and speak in front of an audience. It will be held in the Board Room of the Administrative Offices of the Cupertino Union School District, 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA. 95014. Please see the attached permission slip to indicate if you would like your child to participate in this special event. Please return permission slips by Friday, March 9th.
* Thursday, March 15th: Cupertino Public Library Field Trip
Please remember to bring your child’s blue library card to school that day. Also, make sure your child has memorized their 4-digit PIN number. I encourage you to frequently visit the library with your child on your own time. Let them learn and practice checking out books by themselves on the checkout machines.
* Friday, March 16th: Bring Leprechaun Traps to School!
This is a take-home project we are doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that began in Ireland. A few of the symbols attached to St. Patrick’s Day include leprechauns, shamrocks (4-leaf clovers), and rainbows with a pot of gold at the end. We would like students to invent a trap to capture leprechauns. Leprechauns are mythical figures in Irish folklore that trick you and take away your gold or treasure. They are very small and nobody ever sees them (of course!). See attached paper for more information on how to make the traps and have fun making them!
* Thursday, March 22nd: Report Cards Go Home
Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall.
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Field Trip
This field trip will let us explore the river while learning about plants, animals, habitats, and weather. More information will be sent home later.
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Dear Families,
March is a busy month! As you can see from the upcoming dates listed above, we have projects, field trips, assessments, and even a presentation to complete in March!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Ming-Li
Poem of the Week: Rainy Day
Song of the Week: The Continents and Oceans
Kindness is … following your dreams.
Story of the Week: I Like the Rain
Vocabulary of the Week: Food 6
Word Wall Words:cow, door, horse, now, table, there, through, wall
Next Week’s Sharing: Spring Poem
(Find a poem in a book or on the computer that is at least 4 lines.
Remember to bring a picture or drawing that matches the poem.)
• Language Arts: Theme 6 Animal Adventures– Week 2
• Stories: Eek! There’s a Mouse in the House
• Word Families: -eat (beat, meat, wheat)
• Sounds: long e (CV, CVCe), ee (sleep), ea (beat)
• Grammar: Naming Words for Things and Places
• Writing: We finished publishing our final drafts of our Penguin writing pieces. Students will begin Writer’s Workshop next week.
• Math: We finished Chapter 9 on addition and subtraction facts to 20. Students are really mastering computation and that is great! Next week we will go back to Chapter 8 and work on geometry, fractions, and probability.
• Social Studies: On Thursday, we had a special guest reader from the Rotary club to talk about and celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
• Science: We began graphing the cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature everyday. We made flags to help us measure the wind, and we also observed the weather using 4 of our senses. In circuits, Mrs. Barelli read us Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and we made a class book with our own fictional sentences and pictures.
• Computer: We used Kidspiration and words and pictures to show the different types of weather we observe.
This week we had an earthquake drill and we practiced what to do if there was an emergency. Also, the students had a hearing test on Thursday. Today’s Friday folder has an important Summer School application that needs to be completed and returned if you would like your child to attend in the summer. It is first-come first-serve, so please return it as soon as possible. Have a great weekend!
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Kindness Website Presentation
Tuesday, March 13th
6:30pm
(Plan to arrive at 6:15pm and should finish by 6:45pm)
Board Room of the Administrative Offices
Cupertino Union School District
10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA. 95014
March 2, 2007
Dear Families,
Our class has been invited to share a 5-10 minute presentation about our use of technology in the classroom to the Cupertino Board of Education. This is a special privilege to show the community our Kindness website and how we have used it in class. Students who can make it on the evening of March 13th will rehearse their speaking parts with me at school and may have something sent home to practice as well.
Please fill out the form below if you would like your child to participate and return it to me by Wednesday, March 7th. You must be able to bring your child to the Board Room (address above) at 6:15pm. The presentation will begin at 6:30pm and is only 5-10 minutes long. Students will be dismissed shortly thereafter.
I look forward to presenting with the kids!
Sincerely,
Miss Yu
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Cut this portion and return by Wednesday, March 7th.
Name of Child: __________________
Check one below:
_____ YES! We plan on attending March 13th between 6:15pm and 6:45pm.
_____ NO. We are not available March 13th.
* Friday, March 9th: End of Second Trimester & Akane’s Last Day
Akane is moving back to Japan and Friday will be her last day. We will miss her!
* Sunday, March 11th: Daylight Saving
Remember to change your clocks one hour forward!
* Tuesday, March 13th: Kindness Website Presentation @ 6:30pm
We have been asked to share a 5-10 minute presentation to the Cupertino Board of Education about how we use technology in our classroom. We will be talking about our Kindness website, how we use it, and examples of sentences we wrote and pictures we drew. This is an exciting opportunity for our class and I need at least several students to participate and speak in front of an audience. It will be held in the Board Room of the Administrative Offices of the Cupertino Union School District, 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA. 95014. Please see the attached permission slip to indicate if you would like your child to participate in this special event. Please return permission slips by Friday, March 9th.
* Thursday, March 15th: Cupertino Public Library Field Trip
Please remember to bring your child’s blue library card to school that day. Also, make sure your child has memorized their 4-digit PIN number. I encourage you to frequently visit the library with your child on your own time. Let them learn and practice checking out books by themselves on the checkout machines.
* Friday, March 16th: Bring Leprechaun Traps to School!
This is a take-home project we are doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that began in Ireland. A few of the symbols attached to St. Patrick’s Day include leprechauns, shamrocks (4-leaf clovers), and rainbows with a pot of gold at the end. We would like students to invent a trap to capture leprechauns. Leprechauns are mythical figures in Irish folklore that trick you and take away your gold or treasure. They are very small and nobody ever sees them (of course!). See attached paper for more information on how to make the traps and have fun making them!
* Thursday, March 22nd: Report Cards Go Home
Students will be receiving the second trimester grades as well as the scores from the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) that was taken in the Fall.
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities. Since there’s no school Friday, homework and library books need to be brought back on Thursday, March 22nd.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Field Trip
This field trip will let us explore the river while learning about plants, animals, habitats, and weather. More information will be sent home later.
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Dear Families,
March is a busy month! As you can see from the upcoming dates listed above, we have projects, field trips, assessments, and even a presentation to complete in March!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Ming-Li
Poem of the Week: Rainy Day
Song of the Week: The Continents and Oceans
Kindness is … following your dreams.
Story of the Week: I Like the Rain
Vocabulary of the Week: Food 6
Word Wall Words:cow, door, horse, now, table, there, through, wall
Next Week’s Sharing: Spring Poem
(Find a poem in a book or on the computer that is at least 4 lines.
Remember to bring a picture or drawing that matches the poem.)
• Language Arts: Theme 6 Animal Adventures– Week 2
• Stories: Eek! There’s a Mouse in the House
• Word Families: -eat (beat, meat, wheat)
• Sounds: long e (CV, CVCe), ee (sleep), ea (beat)
• Grammar: Naming Words for Things and Places
• Writing: We finished publishing our final drafts of our Penguin writing pieces. Students will begin Writer’s Workshop next week.
• Math: We finished Chapter 9 on addition and subtraction facts to 20. Students are really mastering computation and that is great! Next week we will go back to Chapter 8 and work on geometry, fractions, and probability.
• Social Studies: On Thursday, we had a special guest reader from the Rotary club to talk about and celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
• Science: We began graphing the cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature everyday. We made flags to help us measure the wind, and we also observed the weather using 4 of our senses. In circuits, Mrs. Barelli read us Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and we made a class book with our own fictional sentences and pictures.
• Computer: We used Kidspiration and words and pictures to show the different types of weather we observe.
This week we had an earthquake drill and we practiced what to do if there was an emergency. Also, the students had a hearing test on Thursday. Today’s Friday folder has an important Summer School application that needs to be completed and returned if you would like your child to attend in the summer. It is first-come first-serve, so please return it as soon as possible. Have a great weekend!
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Kindness Website Presentation
Tuesday, March 13th
6:30pm
(Plan to arrive at 6:15pm and should finish by 6:45pm)
Board Room of the Administrative Offices
Cupertino Union School District
10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA. 95014
March 2, 2007
Dear Families,
Our class has been invited to share a 5-10 minute presentation about our use of technology in the classroom to the Cupertino Board of Education. This is a special privilege to show the community our Kindness website and how we have used it in class. Students who can make it on the evening of March 13th will rehearse their speaking parts with me at school and may have something sent home to practice as well.
Please fill out the form below if you would like your child to participate and return it to me by Wednesday, March 7th. You must be able to bring your child to the Board Room (address above) at 6:15pm. The presentation will begin at 6:30pm and is only 5-10 minutes long. Students will be dismissed shortly thereafter.
I look forward to presenting with the kids!
Sincerely,
Miss Yu
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Cut this portion and return by Wednesday, March 7th.
Name of Child: __________________
Check one below:
_____ YES! We plan on attending March 13th between 6:15pm and 6:45pm.
_____ NO. We are not available March 13th.
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