10.25.15

10.19.15  “This afternoon at Choice, I made a picture of a dog. It had long brown ears and a black nose. I also made a blue cootie catcher, but I haven't finished it,” dictated Somanna.

10.22.15  “Today, I drew some hearts and flowers,” said Xochitl.

10.23.15  “Today, I did courses. I did holiday crafts. We are making a haunted house for Halloween,” reported Zuki.

Oh my goodness! Last week was so intense with the field trip, school pictures, and two emergency drills in one day!

¡Oh Dios mío! La semana pasada fue tan intensa con la visita de campo, fotos de la escuela, y dos simulacros de emergencia en un día!

Esta próxima semana promete más aventura. Maestra Michelle saldrá a la luz el miércoles y el viernes. Julie y Anita será en el salón de clases el miércoles y viernes, respectivamente. El martes y el jueves, la Sea Class participará en la construcción de comunidades con nuestras clases de amigos de Costanoa durante el tiempo en el tema, y el viernes por la mañana cuando Anita es con la clase, toda la escuela hará su tradicional desfile de Halloween, las canciones de la Earth Class, y el Monster Mash.

This upcoming week promises more adventure. Teacher Michelle will out on Wednesday AND Friday. Julie and Anita will be in the classroom on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. On Tuesday and Thursday, the Sea Class will participate in community building with our buddy classes during the Theme time, and on Friday morning when Anita is with the class, the whole school will do its traditional Halloween parade, Earth songs, and Monster Mash.

We haven’t been taking many pictures for the blog lately; it seems that every moment has been super packed for me, and I haven’t even had time to snap a few photos!

No hemos estado tomando muchas fotos para el blog últimamente; parece que cada momento ha sido muy lleno para mí, y yo ni siquiera he tenido tiempo de tomar una cuantas fotos!

I am looking forward meeting with the adult family members November 20-24 for our Family-Teacher Conferences. There is a sign up sheet outside the classroom door, or you can call, text, or email me with the time slot you want. First come, first served! Claudia Coto, our School Community Coordinator will translate for these meetings, and usually does not work on Mondays, so if a Spanish translator is requested, we should try for a Friday or Tuesday conference time.

Tengo muchas ganas de reunirse con los miembros adultos de la familia 11 20 al 24 de nuestras Conferencias Familia y Maestros. Hay una hoja de inscripción fuera de la puerta del aula, o puede llamar, texto o correo electrónico con el intervalo de tiempo que desee. ¡Por orden de llegada! Claudia Coto, nuestro Coordinador de Comunidad Escolar se traducirá para estas reuniones, y por lo general no funciona los lunes, por lo que si se solicita un traductor español, que debe tratar durante un tiempo conferencia de viernes o Martes.

viernes, noviembre 20

 Friday, November 20

1:00-1:30

1:45-2:15

2:30-3:00

3:15-3:45

3:45-4:15

lunes, noviembre 23

Monday, November 23

9:00-9:30

9:45-10:15

10:30-11:00

11:15-11:45

1:00-1:30

1:45-2:15

3:15-3:45

4:00-4:30

4:45-5:15

5:15-5:45

martes, noviembre 24

Tuesday, November 24

9:00-9:30

9:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-11:00

11:00-11:30

11:45-12:15

1:00-1:30

1:45-2:15

2:30-3:00

3:15-3:45

5:00-5:30

Monday - October 26, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Read Lucy's Family Tree: continue tree of life in clay and family medallions

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Powerful Language Part 2

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- Readers grow ideas by connecting their books to other books and themselves:
• Find something significant in the book that reminds you of something in your life, talk or write about the thing in your life, and ask, “How does that make me smarter about this book?”

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

Teach Race for a Dollar

Class Meeting

Blog: Alison, Cards: Bachtel

  Tuesday - October 27, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Dominic buddy class art project: cookie decoration

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: ???

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers grow ideas by connecting their books to other books and themselves:
• Find something significant in the book that reminds you of something in another book, talk or write about the thing in the other book, and ask, “How does that make me smarter about this book?”

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

MARS Pre-assessments: Student Store 2nd grade 2004;

Dave's Pocket Money 3rd grade 2004

Citizen Science:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZngsJU2k0

teachers bring in cleaned recycling in tarp

students estimate how much might be plastic

sort recycling in any way (3 groups)

Science talk: What does this have to do with a healthy schoolyard? RECORD SCIENCE TALK

Closing Question: What will you do to help Julie and the class be peaceful tomorrow when Michelle is gone?

Wednesday - October 28, 2015

Morning Meeting: Julie Rodriguez subs

Citizen Science:

9:00-9:30 write about recycle sort

9:30-10:00 PE: Help Tag

Library/Art

Capeoira/Art

Community Meeting

Thursday - October 29, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme Sharon buddy class art project: Day of the Dead Masks

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: ???

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers make connections to help understand the book:

Find important events in the story that seem to be related and ask your self, “What do these things teach me about my book?”

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

7 min. mad minute assessment

Math Rotations

Class Meeting

Blog: Bailey, Cards: Bateman

Friday - October 30, 2015

Morning Meeting:

Anita Landon Subs

Theme:

9:00-9:40 Choice

9:40-10:00 PE: Banana Tag

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: ???

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers reflect on their growth as readers:
Think or talk about how you have grown in your ability to make predictions and connections, work as a book group partner, write about reading, or read with stamina and independence.

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Halloween Math Activities

Friday Courses

Blog: Felicia, Cards: Brown

10.19.15

A few things to remember for this week:
Un par de cosas a tener en cuenta para esta semana: 

Tuesday, October 20, everyone needs to be at school by 6:30 so we can leave in time to catch the 9:30 ferry from Pier 41

Martes, 20 de octubre, todo el mundo tiene que estar en la escuela a las 6:30 para que podamos salir a tiempo para coger la 9:30 ferry desde Pier 41

For the trip, dress your children in layers and pack extra food and water; it will be a long day with plenty of built in opportunities for snacking

Para el viaje, vestir a sus hijos en capas y el paquete de alimentos y agua; que será un largo día con un montón de construido en oportunidades para la comida

School pictures will be Thursday, October 22. If you wish to order packages, please have the order forms completed and with your child on that day.

Fotos de la escuela será el jueves, 22 de octubre Si desea ordenar los paquetes, por favor tiene los formularios de pedido completado y con su hijo en ese día.

"Today at Choice, I looked through the Lego bin and found a few pieces which I put together. Then, we made an arena out of Magnetiles and played table hockey. We could only use our breath to push the puck around," said Ronan.

“This morning, we looked at our crayon drawings from yesterday. We found that we think the drawings with more color are more beautiful, like our class is made up of a lot of different colors, ideas, beliefs, and ages. Together, our class is beautifully different,” reflected Michelle.

“Today Somanna, Bailey's little sister, and I went to our course. I was looking at the other groups for a while. Then I realized what time it was and ran up to my Friday course. I got sidetracked by Ava and Jazzy. Then, I went back downstairs to my group,” explained Samantha.

For our Immigration theme, the students have been putting together great little skits to act out the scenes from the book Kai’s Journey to Golden Mountain this past week. We’ve been doing this to try to understand what immigrants might have felt or experienced as they traveled from China to Angel Island, and ultimately to their new homes in the 1930s. On Tuesday at the Angel Island Visitor’s Center and Immigration Station, students will learn more about the real people that traveled for weeks on ships and may have spent days, weeks, or months on the island waiting to be officially accepted into the United States. 

Para nuestro tema de la inmigración, los estudiantes han estado armando grandes pequeños sketches para representar las escenas del libro El viaje de Kai de oro de la montaña la semana pasada. Hemos estado haciendo esto para tratar de entender lo que los inmigrantes podrían haber sentido o experimentado, ya que viajó desde China a la isla Ángel, y en última instancia a sus nuevos hogares en la década de 1930. El martes en la estación Centro e Inmigración del Isla del visitante Ángel, los estudiantes aprenderán más sobre las personas reales que viajaron durante semanas en los buques y puede haber pasado días, semanas o meses en la isla a la espera de ser aceptada oficialmente en los Estados Unidos.

This week, our writers will learn to assess their own writing, and how to offer “friendly feedback” to other young writers. 1. Listen 2. Compliment 3. Ask questions to invoke revision 

Esta semana, nuestros escritores aprenderá a valorar su propia escritura, y la forma de ofrecer "retroalimentación amigable" a otros jóvenes escritores. 1. Escuchar Piropo 2. 3. Haga preguntas para invocar la revisión

Later this week, we will begin our Trees of Life to show our family members and ancestors in a traditional Mexican clay sculpture. If you want to help prep clay slabs, come play with me after school on Wednesday, October 21 in Room 3!

 Más tarde esta semana, comenzaremos nuestros árboles de la vida para mostrar a nuestros familiares y antepasados en una escultura de arcilla tradicional mexicana. Si usted quiere ayudar a las losas de arcilla preparación, Ven a jugar conmigo después de la escuela el miércoles 21 de octubre en la salon 3!

Here are this week’s lesson plans:

Aquí están los planes de lecciones de esta semana:

Monday - October 19, 2015

   Morning Meeting

Theme:

Show Angel Island movie - model taking notes

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: When a person wants to get better at something, like your writing goal, they check in on their progress. Teach how to assess "Rebecca's writing piece" with the Writing Checklist. Choose your best piece, read it, and assess your piece with the checklist.

            10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- What is character?

Questions to ask yourself about the main character of your book:

What is the character called? (Why might a character have several names?) Where does she live?  How old is the character? What does the character look like? What’s her problem in the story?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

ML: Dot talk with 10 frame

CGI and

Menu from 1 to 10, Odd or Even, Pyramid 10

Class Meeting

Blog: Somanna   Cards: Xilonzochit

Tuesday - October 20, 2015

Field Trip

Wednesday - October 21, 2015

   8:30-9:00 Morning Meeting

   9:00-9:30 Write field trip reflection

   9:30-10:00 PE Help Tag

10:30-11:15 Library

   11:15-12:00 Capeoira or Art

   12:00-12:30 Community Meeting and Reading Buddies

Thursday - October 22, 2015

  Morning Meeting

Theme

Make progress on Kai's Journey

start family trees: tree of life in clay

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Powerful language from 2nd grade WW

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- Even MORE questions to ask about the main character: What is important to the character? How does she react to a problem? Why does the character make the choices she does? How does the character change or grow in the story?

Who else is in the story? How does the character feel about or interact with the other characters?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Teacher Information:

Agreements

ML: Coin game

1 to 10

Pyramid 10

Show Me the Coins with Michelle

CGI with Nels

Class Meeting

Blog: Xochitl  Cards: Yarbrough

Friday  - October 23, 2015

  Morning Meeting

Theme:

9:00-9:40 Finish Kai's Journey

9:40-10:00 PE Steal the Bacon

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Juicy words from 2nd grade WW

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- What does working with a group look like? Sound like?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

Teach Race to a Dollar

   Friday Courses

Blog: Zuki   Cards: Zimmerman

10.11.15

"Today at Choice I did Japanese painting. I copied a picture out of a book. I painted two pictures. When I was done it was time to clean up. We cleaned up very quickly," reported Omi.

"Today at Friday Courses, I did team challenges. We had to go from one poly spot to another poly spot, and you couldn't run out of poly spots. First, we won because we tried the following idea: when we ran out of poly spots the person in the back passed the extras to the front on our way from the asphalt to the grass," explained Otis. 

Si usted es voluntario en el Aula del Mar, por favor asista a nuestro segundo intento de Formación de Voluntarios Aula de Comunicación y Matemáticas taller el martes 13 de octubre a las 05:30 en el aula del mar. Vamos a aprender a:

•      apoyar a los estudiantes que utilizan proximidad como estrategia calmante
•      clases de ortografía de plomo
•      apoyar a los nuevos escritores a través de cuestionamiento
•      exponer los libros de literatura de grupo
•      lectores de apoyo en la planificación y la grabación de su lectura diaria
•      facilitar discusiones de grupo literatura
•      retroalimentar resúmenes completos
•      apoyar a los estudiantes que pueden perder su enfoque durante el tiempo de taller
•      liderar un grupo CGI
•      jugar algunos de los juegos de los estudiantes están jugando actualmente o aprenderán en las próximas semanas

También podemos discutir cualquier pregunta o jugar algunos escenarios si quieres!
 
If you volunteer in the Sea Classroom, please attend our second attempt at a Classroom Volunteer Training for Communication and Math Workshop on Tuesday, October 13 at 5:30 in the Sea classroom. We will learn how to:

• support students using proximity as a calming strategy
• lead spelling sorts
• support new writers through questioning 
• set out the literature group books
• support readers in planning and recording their daily reading
• facilitate literature group discussions
• provide feedback for comprehensive summaries
• support students who may lose their focus during workshop time
• lead a CGI group
• play some of the games the students are currently playing or will learn in the next few weeks 

We can also discuss any questions or play out some scenarios if you want to!

Thank you to everyone who danced with me at the Slugs and Roses concert at Kuumbwa on Friday. Our thanks to the artists, the venue, and all the people it took to plan and organize this fun community building and fundraising event! One of our very own families donated their time and talents to open this perfect way to end a long week: grooving on the dance floor with friends! Here's a little taste of the evening:

Gracias a todos los que bailó conmigo en el concierto de babosas y rosas en Kuumbwa el viernes. Nuestro agradecimiento a los artistas, el lugar, y todas las personas que llevaron a planificar y organizar este edificio comunidad evento divertido y recaudación de fondos! Una de nuestras propias familias donaron su tiempo y talento para abrir esta manera perfecta de terminar una semana de duración: ranurado en la pista de baile con amigos! He aquí una pequeña muestra de la noche:

We had a great time making collages from maps during Multi-Age Week. Soon, I'll put together a 'collage of collage' for the hallway. Before students began their Reading Buddy art pieces, we reviewed three map features: scale, compass rose, and key or legend. Then, we discussed why people do art. Sometimes they make art to convey feelings or ideas. The students were asked to choose an intention for their piece, and at the end of each day, students revealed their collages and announced their intentions: idea or feeling. 

Nos lo pasamos muy bien haciendo collages de mapas durante la Semana Multi-Edad. Pronto, voy a poner juntos un 'collage de collage' para el pasillo. Antes de estudiantes comenzaron sus piezas de arte Lectura de Buddy, se revisaron tres características del mapa: escala, rosa de los vientos, y la clave o leyenda. Entonces, hablamos de por qué la gente hace arte. A veces se hacen arte para transmitir sentimientos o ideas. Se pidió a los estudiantes a elegir una intención para su pieza, y al final de cada día, los estudiantes mostraron sus collages y anunciaron sus intenciones: idea o sentimiento.

Next week in Theme we will prepare for our October 20 field trip to Angel Island by reading two books about immigrants from China in the 1850s and 1930s. The students will perform brief vignettes from the books in order to begin 'feeling' the anticipation and excitement of starting life in a new land. 

La semana que viene en el tema que nos preparará para nuestro 20 de octubre excursión a la isla Ángel leyendo dos libros sobre los inmigrantes procedentes de China en la década de 1850 y 1930. Los alumnos realizarán breves viñetas de los libros con el fin de empezar a "sentir" la anticipación y la emoción de la vida a partir de una nueva tierra.

Durante Lectores taller, los lectores han comenzado a participar en los debates de literatura, donde cada lector comparte los resúmenes diarios que ha escrito, y los otros lectores ofrecer un cumplido o pregunta. El facilitador estudiante tiene la tarea de asegurarse de que cada otro lector participa. Después de una o dos semanas más de cada vez más cómodo con este formato, nos moveremos en el uso de los hábitos de la mente para guiar nuestros comentarios y preguntas acerca de los resúmenes compartidos. 

During Readers Workshop, readers have begun to participate in Literature Discussions where each reader shares the daily summaries she has written, and the other readers offer a compliment or question. The student facilitator is tasked with making sure that every other reader participates. After one or two more weeks of becoming more comfortable with this format, we will move on using the Habits of Mind to guide our comments and questions about the shared summaries.

And away we go!
Vamenos!

Monday - October 12, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Read from Chinese Immigration pgs 4-9 Ask focus questions

PE: Banana Tag: review rules

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML:  The Storyteller voice vs. the Reporter voice

10:45-11:15  Writing time

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- at the end, readers discuss how characters or other things changed.

AND

the power of the pink post it


11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

Warm Up: Ribbit

ML: menu Sweet 13, Odd or Even, Pyramid 10

CGI with Michelle

What did you notice about the game you played?

Class Meeting:

check in with safe space in line

solutions for entering Community Meeting

Blog: Ronan   Cards: Snyder

 

Tuesday - October 13, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Read from Chinese Immigration pgs 10-16 Ask focus questions

make short skit of one of the challenges imm. met

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: To strengthen your storyteller voice, you make a movie in your mind and tell it in small detail, so that your reader can see, hear, and feel everything.

10:45-11:15  Writing time

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- At the end, readers discuss what they learned about life by reading the story.

       11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

NO MATH due to 100 year celebration

Citizen Science:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZngsJU2k0

bring in cleaned recycling in tarp

estimate how much might be plastic

sort recycling in any way (3 groups)

Science talk: What does this have to do with a healthy schoolyard? RECORD SCIENCE TALK

Blog/CQ:

None today

Wednesday - October 14, 2015

Morning Meeting

Citizen Science:

9:00-9:30 Go for a walk through the garden and schoolyard.  Go to LOL and add what makes a healthy schoolyard

9:30-10:00 Fern: Guest speaker re: her personal immigration story

Library:

read aloud Kai's Journey in library pgs 1-9

check out books

PE:

No Capeoira

Art project from Teaching Tolerance:

What Can We Learn from a Box of Crayons?

•                     Classroom Resources:

•                     School Culture

•                     Anti-Bias Domain:

•                     Diversity

•                     Grade Level:

•                     Pre K to K

•                     Grades 1 to 2

•                     Subject:

•                     Social Studies

Overview: 

Central elementary, a school in transition with an increasingly diverse student body, decided to focus this school year on diversity.

I wanted to help the 2nd- and 3rd-graders understand the concept of diversity and why they should celebrate it. Inspired by The Crayon Box that Talked (Random House, ISBN# 0679886117, $12.95), a story by Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig, I used a drawing exercise to help students discover the value of diversity.

I provided each student with two sheets of drawing paper, then allowed each student to pick out one crayon from a box I provided. I then asked them to draw a picture with only the single crayon. After about five minutes, I asked the students to take out their own boxes of crayons and draw another picture on the second sheet of paper; they could use as many different colors as they wished. When they finished coloring, I asked them the following questions:

Which picture do you like best? Why? Which picture would you like to display in your classroom, the hallway, at home?

Invariably, the students preferred the pictures drawn with the whole box of crayons. I said, "What a boring world it would be if we were all alike — like the picture drawn with only one crayon. The diversity in the world makes it like a wonderful box of crayons with endless colors."

Next, I read them The Crayon Box that Talked. To continue the discussion, I asked, "Wasn't it silly for the crayons not to like each other just because of their color? Each crayon had something special to offer to the picture — green for the grass, blue for the sky, yellow for the sun." The children agreed, and I asked them to brainstorm the reasons it is important to accept people who are different from us, recording their responses on the board.

In conclusion, I read a passage from an unknown author: "We could learn a lot from crayons. ... (They) all are different colors, but they all exist very nicely in the same box."

Community Meeting

Thursday - October 15, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Read aloud more Kai's journey pgs 10-12

act out being a paper son

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Pause and ask, "am I writing a report 'all about' or a story?"

10:45-11:15  Writing time

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- Readers use envisioning to deepen understanding of the book:


 • Envision a scene by acting it out and talking to a partner about what it reveals about the story.

• Reread character actions and act out the way these actions were done. Then talk or write about 


• Talk to a partner about what this envisioned rereading reveals about the story.


• Act out a scene with a partner, playing the roles of the characters. Then talk about what this shows about the book.

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

ML: Teach 1 to 10

CGI and

play

Focus Question: Is this a game of skill, chance or both?

Class Meeting:

Check in on entering Community Meeting

Blog: Sami, Cards: Stemshorn

Friday - October 16, 2015

Morning Meeting

Theme:

9:00-9:40 Read Kai's journey

pgs 14-20

act out medical exam

getting in the bunk bed

eating in the mess hall

Class photo???

9:40-10:00 PE Help tag

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Friendly feedback

      1. listen

      2. compliment

      3. question

10:45-11:15  Writing time

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- Readers think about the problem of the story:

•    Notice what the characters might want or need, but can’t have.

•    Discuss the feelings of the characters when they need something and can’t have it.

•    Talk about what the character does when he or she is in trouble.

•     Look for patterns in how characters solve their problems, and think about what that shows about the character.

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

ML: Dot talk with 10 frame

CGI and

Menu from 1 to 10, Odd or Even, Pyramid 10

Friday Courses

Blog: Sammie, Cards: Tanaka-Kopp