Upcoming Events:
Open House:
Friday, January 22, 2010 9-11 am
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 6-7:30 p.m.
Field Trips:
Monday, February1- Pacific Science Center
Wednesday, February 3-Asian Art Museum
Auction: March 6, 2010!
Science Fair: March 4th! Details to follow!
NO SCHOOL!
February 11 and 12- Teacher In service
February 15- President's Day.
March 11-12-Parent/Teacher Conferences
Spring Break! April 5-9
Here's What's Going on
in the Beacons' World:
Reading: We are currently assessing student reading growth. Everyone has been working hard on their reading skills and comprehension and we're already seeing lots of positive growth in the Beacon's room. We continue to read myths aloud and I've seen lots of Beacons reading myths on their own during silent reading! Very exciting. We've even seen some "gods" and "goddesses" playing on the playground!
Writing: We're deep in the heart of writing creative, fiction stories. Students are beginning to wrap up their final drafts and are beginning work on the revision, editing and publishing steps in the writing process.
Math: Division work continues as the students are amazing! They continue to make the great connection to the concept that multiplication and division is related. We will begin work on dividing by 6,7, 8 and 9 next week, so extra practice on those multiplication tables will be great. We've also spent some time this week solving problems by using a table. Other students are wrapping up Chapter 8 on algebraic patterns and problem solving.
Science: Space colony construction has begun! Enjoy the photos of your clever Beacons designing transportation, living quarters, food production stations, scientific equipment and health centers that they can "live" in for a year on the moon!
Social Studies: Wow! Your Beacon absolutely was outstanding in our unit on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights. Aside from our incredible small and large group discussions, the students wrote an "I Have a Dream" paper. Friday we made our "Dream" mobile and the last ones made it home today in their backpacks. Here are their papers:
"I have a dream that the USA will stay one country. I have a dream that poor people will have more money. I have a dream that there will be no war." L.B.
"I have a dream that I will get an agent and have more fun and see my family in China." S.B.
"I have a dream that when I grow up I can be a sports player. I have a dream that politics will get better. I have a dream that the pollution in the world will also get better." P.S.G.
"I have a dream. I want there to be no bad people, no wars, no robbers. I want there to be no slaves. I want more freedom and more fairness. I have a dream for there to have no judging people by skin color." A.W.
"I have a dream that there will be no wars! I have a dream that the USA will give Haiti a lot of supplies! I have a dream that no one shall go hungry!" M.J.
"I have a dream that the countries, states, people are healthy and the earth is too! I have a dream that my family and I be healthy." A.K.
"My dream is to get A+'s and have a puppy I could share with Audrey and baby. My last dream is to stop people abandoning dogs and cats and killing animals for meat." A.L.
"I have a dream to be more mature and responsible to get a dog. I have a dream to be more responsible of my stuff and to keep my room clean." G.B.
"I have a dream to be respectful to my things and be nice to everyone and to be responsible by helping my family." R.J.
"I have a dream to have a pet store and a dog and a cat." M.T.
"I have a dream that I could have my guinea pig back!! I have a dream that back then they would not be mean to colored people!!!" N.E.
I am so proud of our Beacons! They are well on their way to becoming thoughtful stewards of the earth and helping make the world a better place.
Looking forward to another exciting week with your Beacon!
Betsy and Tamara
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