news and notes 5/20/2008

Upcoming Events:

May 22nd - Open House
May 27th - The Misfits
May 23rd to May 26th - Four Day Weekend!!
June 4th - Field Day at Tapscott
June 5th - Farmer Celebration
June 9th - The Waterslides!!!!

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Writing:
Flashdrive 5/22

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Grammar quiz, 5/22
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/21
Bring cereal box for homeroom, due 5/22
Bring light colored t-shirt for homeroom, 5/27


Notes:

The Book Swap was a great chance for kids to get their hands on new and interesting books. After we returned from the swap, some students immediately sat down to start reading their new treasures. We ended the day sitting on the rug and couches reading together. It was nice!

Joke:

Q: What did one toilet say to the other?
A: You look a bit flushed.

news and notes 5/16/2008

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Writing: Typed draft of Farmfolks writing, due 5/20

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/19

Notes:

We had a fabulous pep rally today at assembly. I think it was a great way to start off the weekend. Have a good one.

Joke:

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Aardvark!
Aardvark who?
Aardvark a hundred miles for one of your smiles!

news and notes 5/13/2008

Upcoming Events:

Spirit Week is next week!

Monday is Pajama Day.
Tuesday is Ninja/Spy Day (hurrah for Jasmine) and Mix It Up Lunch.
Wednesday is Celebrity Day and Open Mike at the Plinth during lunch.
Thursday is Twin Day and Zero Waste Lunch.
Friday is Panther Pride Day and a picnic on the lower yard at lunch.

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Writing: First draft of Farmfolks writing, due 5/16

Humanities:
Agribusiness webquest, due 5/15
Where does our food come from?, due 5/13

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/19

Notes:

We had a great time celebrating poetry today. Our collection of poetry will be out soon!

Joke:

What color is a burp?
Burple.

news and notes 5/9/08

Upcoming Events:

Spirit Week is next week!

Monday is Pajama Day.
Tuesday is Ninja/Spy Day (hurrah for Jasmine) and Mix It Up Lunch.
Wednesday is Twin Day and Open Mike at the Plinth during lunch.
Thursday is ?? Day (I don't remember.) and Zero Waste Lunch.
Friday is Panther Pride Day and a picnic on the lower yard at lunch.

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Writing: Finish typing revised poems for writing celebration, due 5/13

Humanities:
Agribusiness webquest, due 5/15
Where does our food come from?, due 5/13

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/19

Notes:

Happy Weekend!!

Joke:

Q: What did the confused bee say?
A: To bee or not to bee!

news and notes 5/8/08

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Writing: Finish typing revised poems for writing celebration, due 5/14

Humanities:
Agribusiness webquest, due 5/15
Where does our food come from?, due 5/13

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/19

Notes:

Great work today!! You did a good job staying focused and getting those poems typed.

Joke:

Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Tank.
Tank who?
You're welcome!

Hot Choco:

Eva 5/9

news and notes 5/6/08

Upcoming Events:
Farm Trips

May 8
Frog Hollow, Brentwood, CA

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0.

Humanities:
Migrant Farmworker webquest, due 5/8
Where does our food come from?, due 5/13

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Science: Make plans for bamboo structures, due Thursday.

World Languages:
Spanish - Do flashcards, due 5/7
French - write paragraphs for two people, due 5/7

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama
Bring props and costumes for drama, due 5/19

Notes:

I'll be away tomorrow visiting MOSAIC. I heard that it was a great experience for the 5th grade last week and I can't wait to see what they are doing.

Joke:

Where do people who say "darn" and "shoot" spend the afterlife?
"Heck."

news and notes 4/29/08

Upcoming Events:
Farm Trips

May 1
Sunol Farm, Sunol, CA

City Slickers, Berkeley, CA (1/2 day trip)

May 8
Frog Hollow, Brentwood, CA

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Writing: Finish the concrete poem you started in class or start another, due tomorrow.

Math:
U6 and U9 pages in SMJ and SL

Science: Do reading and answer questions, due Thursday.

World Languages:
Spanish - Do worksheet, due 5/2
French - Study family tree, due 5/2

Other:
Memorize your lines for drama

Notes:

I heard great things about all three farms the 6th grade visited today. They were incredibly different. The oyster was cold, blustery and delicious, Green Gulch, serene, but fun and People's Grocery, quick but energizing. Can't wait to hear about how the trips to Sunol and City Slickers go tomorrow.

Joke:

A husband and wife were driving down a country lane on their way to visit some friends. They came to a muddy patch in the road and the car became bogged. After a few minutes of trying to get the car out by themselves, they saw a young farmer coming down the lane, driving some oxen before him.

The farmer stopped when he saw the couple in trouble and offered to pull the car out of the mud for $50. The husband accepted and minutes later the car was free. The farmer turned to the husband and said, "You know, you're the tenth car I've helped out of the mud today."

The husband looks around at the fields incredulously and asks the farmer, "When do you have time to plough your land? At night?"

"No," the young farmer replied seriously, "Night is when I put the water in the hole."