San Francisco Bay

click here to learn about the ecology of our bay.

Operation Redwood Author talk

Author, Susan French, spent the morning telling us about her book and writing. 

Here is a link to some resources for California Regions that might help you with your research

California Regions

Kandinsky

We are doing paintings and being inspired by Kandinsky

Part 2 - CA Map

Let's try this again

Narrative Writing

Right now our writing focus is on narrative writing. We have spent time planning out plots using a story arc. Here is one in action!

The Places we've gone

The places we've gone

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Dot Day!

We are going to make our mark on the world

Redwood Found Poetry

This is how focused they were for our Redwood Found poetry.

Redwood assignment

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pExnM9y3AFMpABnyowukXNQVwdRUVu2CM1TXJZC2Wak/edit

Google Maps Assignment Link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TASgk53FoQOPOAGBG7IVwCJUkdIP-uM7Lm6VR46SqCM/edit#

Courage

Mr. welcome read Rosie Revere the Engineer. We had a nice discussion about courage and how we use courage on the playground to meet new friends.

Math article for parents

I think it's important for parents to understand the kinds of things teachers understand about education: http://hechingerreport.org/memorizers-are-the-lowest-achievers-and-other-co

Hard Luck Lynn

Hard Luck Lynn came to talk with the class about the Gold Rush era. She brought with her many examples of the kinds of things the miners would have with them. She explained what life was like in the gold fields.

Social lessons

Mr Nettle came to our class on Thursday and taught us a whole lot about social skills. Through challenges, we learned how to work together and be productive. He has an amazing way of helping the kids see the behaviors they posses that can make them successful or hinder that success. Ask your kids about Mr. Nettle's visit and thank our Ed Foundation for supporting this great program.

Limies

When life hands you too many lines, you become a limie and make limeade!

Author Fun