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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Three More Weeks
Dear Otter Families,
Can you believe we only have three more weeks of school? It seems like this past month has just flown by. Thanks to all of you who were able to attend our third quarter awards assembly on Friday. As usual we had a great turn-out and it is not surprising to see that our Otters are so well supported.
With just three short weeks left, we will have to work extra hard to finish all that we have left to do. In social studies, we are now finishing our unit on Ancient Greece. The focus of this unit has been the contributions of the Greeks to Western civilization and modern democracy. Our last unit will be Ancient Rome. In support of our study of Greece and Rome, the kids have been learning about mythology in Mrs. Lescroart's class.
In celebration of our study of Ancient Greece, our culminating activity will be our annual 6th grade Greek Olympic Day on Thursday, June 9. The activity will run all morning. We will need LOTS of adult help as well as donations. If you are available to help, please mark your calendar. We appreciate your willingness to volunteer as we certainly could not do it without all of you. A flyer with more information will be sent home with your child this week.
In math, we are working on our last unit, statistics and data analysis. The students will take a chapter test later this week and then we will take the final district-wide benchmark exam. If time allows, I hope to close the year with a fun math activity. These next three weeks will zoom by!
My second period cooking class is the best group of chefs that I have ever had. They are cooperative with one another and are extremely focused on the task at hand. Last week the kids made blueberry crumb muffins. Those who measured carefully were rewarded with delicious results. Our class has also been meeting weekly with our buddy class. It is heart-warming to see my kids working together with their buddies from Mrs. Hughes' class. They have shown kindness, patience, and compassion. I think this has been a growing experience for all concerned. On Monday, we will partner to make another batch of snickerdoodles.
The last two days of school will be minimum days with early dismissal at about 12:30. Our final Otter Awards assembly will be held on the last day at 10:00. Please join us if you can.
I have enjoyed visiting with you via my blog this year. I often wonder who reads it. If you have been a regular follower of the blog, please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
As always, thanks for all you do to support your child and our team.
Mrs. Shimamoto
Can you believe we only have three more weeks of school? It seems like this past month has just flown by. Thanks to all of you who were able to attend our third quarter awards assembly on Friday. As usual we had a great turn-out and it is not surprising to see that our Otters are so well supported.
With just three short weeks left, we will have to work extra hard to finish all that we have left to do. In social studies, we are now finishing our unit on Ancient Greece. The focus of this unit has been the contributions of the Greeks to Western civilization and modern democracy. Our last unit will be Ancient Rome. In support of our study of Greece and Rome, the kids have been learning about mythology in Mrs. Lescroart's class.
In celebration of our study of Ancient Greece, our culminating activity will be our annual 6th grade Greek Olympic Day on Thursday, June 9. The activity will run all morning. We will need LOTS of adult help as well as donations. If you are available to help, please mark your calendar. We appreciate your willingness to volunteer as we certainly could not do it without all of you. A flyer with more information will be sent home with your child this week.
In math, we are working on our last unit, statistics and data analysis. The students will take a chapter test later this week and then we will take the final district-wide benchmark exam. If time allows, I hope to close the year with a fun math activity. These next three weeks will zoom by!
My second period cooking class is the best group of chefs that I have ever had. They are cooperative with one another and are extremely focused on the task at hand. Last week the kids made blueberry crumb muffins. Those who measured carefully were rewarded with delicious results. Our class has also been meeting weekly with our buddy class. It is heart-warming to see my kids working together with their buddies from Mrs. Hughes' class. They have shown kindness, patience, and compassion. I think this has been a growing experience for all concerned. On Monday, we will partner to make another batch of snickerdoodles.
The last two days of school will be minimum days with early dismissal at about 12:30. Our final Otter Awards assembly will be held on the last day at 10:00. Please join us if you can.
I have enjoyed visiting with you via my blog this year. I often wonder who reads it. If you have been a regular follower of the blog, please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
As always, thanks for all you do to support your child and our team.
Mrs. Shimamoto
Monday, May 9, 2011
Yippee...We're Finished With Testing
Hello Otter Families,
I hope all of the Otter Moms had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Thanks for all you do to raise such terrific children.
We are so proud of our Otters for the effort and concentration that they put into this year's STAR testing last week. Results of the test will be sent to your home sometime in August. Tomorrow, we will return to an almost normal schedule. First period will be extended by a few minutes to accommodate the two remaining days of eighth grade testing. Today we spent a fun-filled homeroom period playing games and just having fun as a team.
Unfortunately, last week we had to cancel our sixth grade social due to a lack of volunteers. Thank you so much to the many Otter parents who signed up to help. Our last social event of the year will be our annual Olympic Day. This is an exciting event for the entire sixth grade and we will need lots of adult help to make it happen. Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 9, if you would like to volunteer.
Our third quarter academic awards assembly has finally been scheduled for Friday, May 20, during 3rd period in the library. Please join us if you can. The awards assembly will be followed by our Otter Auction, which will be held during 4th period. We'll finish up the day with our Art Vistas lesson and project on Greek and Roman architecture. We could use a few adult hands to help us with the hands-on project. If you can assist us, please sign up on our wikispace page.
With testing out of the way, we can now return to our regular mathematics and social studies curriculum. In math we are reviewing for the end-of-the unit test on geometry. The test will be on Thursday of this week. Students need to really focus on careful work as this is a TEST, which will not be revisable. Our final unit is on data analysis and statistics. In social studies, the kids will take the Chapter 7 test on Ancient Greece tomorrow. We still have one more chapter on Greece and then it is on to Rome to finish up the year.
My second period cooking class has been cooking up a storm. In addition to learning about culinary creativity and nutrition, the students have been mentoring peers from Mrs. Hughes' special day class. I am so proud of my students for the kindness and patience that they have shown to their buddies. Last week we met with our buddies twice; once to get acquainted and another time to bake some delicious chocolate chip cookies. All students are learning the importance of reading and following directions in the kitchen. Thanks a million to those of you who have made a monetary donation to our class. Your generosity will ensure that the kids will get a maximum number of cooking experiences this quarter.
Thanks for sending in Kleenex tissues. Our sneezy, drippy noses have really appreciated it! And more importantly, thank you for all you do to support your children and our team.
Only five more weeks...let's make each day count!
Until next week.
Mrs. Shimamoto
I hope all of the Otter Moms had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Thanks for all you do to raise such terrific children.
We are so proud of our Otters for the effort and concentration that they put into this year's STAR testing last week. Results of the test will be sent to your home sometime in August. Tomorrow, we will return to an almost normal schedule. First period will be extended by a few minutes to accommodate the two remaining days of eighth grade testing. Today we spent a fun-filled homeroom period playing games and just having fun as a team.
Unfortunately, last week we had to cancel our sixth grade social due to a lack of volunteers. Thank you so much to the many Otter parents who signed up to help. Our last social event of the year will be our annual Olympic Day. This is an exciting event for the entire sixth grade and we will need lots of adult help to make it happen. Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 9, if you would like to volunteer.
Our third quarter academic awards assembly has finally been scheduled for Friday, May 20, during 3rd period in the library. Please join us if you can. The awards assembly will be followed by our Otter Auction, which will be held during 4th period. We'll finish up the day with our Art Vistas lesson and project on Greek and Roman architecture. We could use a few adult hands to help us with the hands-on project. If you can assist us, please sign up on our wikispace page.
With testing out of the way, we can now return to our regular mathematics and social studies curriculum. In math we are reviewing for the end-of-the unit test on geometry. The test will be on Thursday of this week. Students need to really focus on careful work as this is a TEST, which will not be revisable. Our final unit is on data analysis and statistics. In social studies, the kids will take the Chapter 7 test on Ancient Greece tomorrow. We still have one more chapter on Greece and then it is on to Rome to finish up the year.
My second period cooking class has been cooking up a storm. In addition to learning about culinary creativity and nutrition, the students have been mentoring peers from Mrs. Hughes' special day class. I am so proud of my students for the kindness and patience that they have shown to their buddies. Last week we met with our buddies twice; once to get acquainted and another time to bake some delicious chocolate chip cookies. All students are learning the importance of reading and following directions in the kitchen. Thanks a million to those of you who have made a monetary donation to our class. Your generosity will ensure that the kids will get a maximum number of cooking experiences this quarter.
Thanks for sending in Kleenex tissues. Our sneezy, drippy noses have really appreciated it! And more importantly, thank you for all you do to support your children and our team.
Only five more weeks...let's make each day count!
Until next week.
Mrs. Shimamoto
Monday, May 2, 2011
STAR Testing This Week
Hello Otter Families,
Today was our first day of STAR testing, and the kids did great. Each one of them remained focused and gave his/her best effort. I was really proud of them. Testing continues for the next few day, with another day of language arts tomorrow, and mathematics on Wednesday and Thursday. Please remind your child to bring a water bottle and something to read when he/she is finished.
Our Cinco de Mayo sixth grade social is scheduled for this Friday. WE STILL NEED LOTS OF PARENT HELP!!! Please sign up on our wikispace page if you are able to volunteer. We really can't do it without you. Thanks in advance for supporting this much anticipated activity.
Friday, May 20 will be our next Art Vistas day during 5th and 6th periods. We could use some parent help with the hands-on project. The presentation will be right after lunch at about 1:00, and we will work on the project immediately following the presentation. If you are available to help, please sign up by clicking on this link.
Thank you so much for all you do to support your child and our team.
Mrs. Shimamoto
Today was our first day of STAR testing, and the kids did great. Each one of them remained focused and gave his/her best effort. I was really proud of them. Testing continues for the next few day, with another day of language arts tomorrow, and mathematics on Wednesday and Thursday. Please remind your child to bring a water bottle and something to read when he/she is finished.
Our Cinco de Mayo sixth grade social is scheduled for this Friday. WE STILL NEED LOTS OF PARENT HELP!!! Please sign up on our wikispace page if you are able to volunteer. We really can't do it without you. Thanks in advance for supporting this much anticipated activity.
Friday, May 20 will be our next Art Vistas day during 5th and 6th periods. We could use some parent help with the hands-on project. The presentation will be right after lunch at about 1:00, and we will work on the project immediately following the presentation. If you are available to help, please sign up by clicking on this link.
Thank you so much for all you do to support your child and our team.
Mrs. Shimamoto
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