2.29.16

"Today at Friday Courses, I learned a clapping game called Apple on the Stick. I also learned how to do the cats cradle called Jacob's Ladder. It was super fun. Then, my course leader said that it was time to go back to class," Zuki said excitedly.

So much is happening this week! Tomorrow morning, Andrea Tanaka will offer the Sea Class a bike demonstration, then the Santa Cruz Warriors captains are visiting again! On Friday, the whole school will go bowling and to the Boardwalk for a self-guided tour of machines! Fun fun, and thank you to the drivers who have already signed up with Michelle Easter to drop off, pick up, or both!

Tanto que está ocurriendo esta semana! Mañana por la mañana, Andrea Tanaka ofrecerá la Clase Sea una manifestación en bicicleta, entonces los capitanes de los guerreros de Santa Cruz están visitando de nuevo! El viernes, toda la escuela se jugar a los bolos y al paseo marítimo para un recorrido autoguiado de las máquinas! divertido, divertido, y gracias a los conductores que ya han firmado con Michelle Easter para dejar, recoger, o ambos!

Last week we enjoyed a presentation from a budding inventor: Sami J! Sami created a toy and shared his invention in class and at recesses. Inspired invention!

La semana pasada disfrutamos de una presentación de un inventor en ciernes: Sami J! Sami creado un juguete y compartió su invención en clase y en los recreos. Inspirado invención!

 

The students and I have begun preparing for Spring Student Led Conferences! Due to my new favorite sport, 'extreme calendar', Sea Class conferences will span five days. 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! 

Los estudiantes y yo hemos comenzado la preparación de Conferencias dirigidas estudiantiles! Debido a mi nuevo deporte favorito, 'calendario extrema', congresos de nivel del mar tendrá una duración de cinco días. Hay una hoja de registro fuera de la puerta de la clase, o puede llamar, texto o correo electrónico con el intervalo de tiempo que desee. Primero en llegar, primero en ser servido!

 Spring Student-Led Conference Time! Tiempo de las conferencias!

Monday, March 14  lunes 14 marzo

3:15-3:45 ____________________________

4:00-4:30 ____________________________

4:45-5:15 ____________________________

5:15-5:45 ____________________________

5:45-6:15____________________________

Wednesday, March 16   miercoles  16 marzo

12:45-1:15  __________________________

1:30-2:00  __________________________

2:15-2:45  __________________________

2:45-3:15 __________________________

Thursday, March 17    jueves 17 marzo

1:00-1:30  __________________________

1:45-2:15  __________________________

2:30-3:00  __________________________

3:15-3:45  __________________________

Friday, March 18     viernes 18 marzo

1:00-1:30  __________________________

1:45-2:15  __________________________

2:30-3:00  __________________________

3:15-3:45 ____________________________

4:00-4:30  __________________________

4:45-5:15 ____________________________

5:30-6:00  __________________________

6:15-6:45  __________________________

Thursday, March 24    jueves 24 marzo

3:15-3:45 ____________________________

4:00-4:30 ____________________________

4:45-5:15 ____________________________

5:15-5:45 ____________________________

5:45-6:15____________________________

 Lesson plans for February 29-March 4:  Planes de lecciones para febrero 4 de 29 de marzo:

 

Monday - February 29, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Andrea Tanaka Bike Day

Wheels week!

9:45 Warriors visit

Communication Workshop:

Agenda and agreements

ML: As you get ready for drafting paragraphs, here is some nice lined paper to use. It has a box for the chapter title or Subtopic; and 8 lines for writing your paragraphs. Remember to put in your topic sentence!

WW: 3:00 partner

Author share

RML: Notice text features to think about using them in your F&M writing

Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

ML: analyze math facts assessment progress; give each student personalized data   End: play sums to 20 concentration

Class Meeting:

Who will demonstrate Capture the Trash? Make a video of the game being played and show it at Community Meeting?

Choice and conference prep

Blog:  Alison

Cards: Bachtel

Pet: Bailey

Tuesday - March 1, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme and Communication Workshop Time:

DaVinci Day

9:00-9:20 Da Vinci Day intro and read aloud

9:25-9:50 Rotation 1

9:50-10:00 Reflection/compliments/early brunch

10:30-10:35 Get the kids in and direct to rotation 2

10:35-11:05 ish Rotation 2

11:05-11:30 iish Rotation 3

11:30-12:00 Rotation 4

Jamie-Vitruvian Man

Michelle-backward writing

Denise-parachutes

Susie-Magic School Bus Taking Flight

Math Workshop:

Agenda and agreements

ML: Clock Game Show    End: sums to 20 concentration

Choice and Conference Prep

CQ: How did you learn at your best pace today?

Wednesday - March 2, 2016

Morning Meeting

Choice and Conference Prep

Library

Parcour

Community Meeting

 

Thursday - March 3, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Two coloring pages that identify wheels and axles.

Play Crack the Whip game

Explore with disks and straws

How can you use these parts to make a tool?

Communication Workshop:

Agenda and agreements

WML: no ML

W: 3:00

Author share

RML: check in on how using personal dictionary is going

Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agenda and agreements

ML: Teach Un Roll-a-Square End: sums to 20 concentration

Class Meeting:

Choice and conference prep

Blog: Bailey

Cards: Bateman

Pet: Otis

 

Friday - March 4, 2016

8:45-1:45 Bowling and Boardwalk Field Trip

Friday Courses

Blog: Felicia

Cards: Brown

Pet: Xochitl

 

2.22.16

"Today at Friday Courses, we played with Play-Doh. I made the shape of a heart. I was with Isabella and Amira. Then it was time to clean up," whispered Xochitl.

Last week the Sea Class blended learning and fun with Science! The students began exploring with pulleys and spring scales, and then completed two different arrangements and measured the force it took to lift the same load. This week, we will explore with double pulleys and arrangements with multiple pulleys to experience how simple machines help humans lift heavy loads with small effort! Later this week, we'll begin our exploration of wheels and axles, and each week we'll work with another of the six simple machines: levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, screws, inclined planes and wedges.

La semana pasada la Sea Class mezcló el aprendizaje y la diversión con la ciencia! Los estudiantes comenzaron a explorar con poleas y balanzas de resorte, y luego completaron dos arreglos diferentes y se midió la fuerza que se tardó en levantar la misma carga. Esta semana, vamos a explorar con poleas dobles y múltiples arreglos con poleas de experimentar cómo es simple máquinas ayudan a los seres humanos levantar cargas pesadas con un pequeño esfuerzo! Más tarde esta semana, vamos a comenzar nuestra exploración de ruedas y ejes, y cada semana vamos a trabajar con otra de las seis máquinas simples: palancas, poleas, ruedas y ejes, tornillos, planos inclinados y cuñas.

En taller de escritores, escritores jóvenes han completado un mapa conceptual para su pieza de escritura final para el trimestre. Kai es un excelente ejemplo de los principales temas, subtemas y algunos hechos ya las cuestiones que va a investigar e incluir en sus párrafos o capítulos. El viernes, Mar Taller de Escritura discutió cómo los párrafos son una especie de puntuacion; realmente una gran pausa entre las ideas! Los estudiantes enumeran en primer lugar todas las instancias de puntuacion que ya utilizan: punto, coma, signo de exclamación, signo de interrogación, comillas, apóstrofes, punto y coma, dos puntos y elipses. ¡Guauu! Hay una gran cantidad de puntuando pasando!

In Writers Workshop, young writers have all completed a Concept Map for their final writing piece for the trimester. Kai's is an excellent example of the main topic, subtopics, and a few facts or questions he will research and include in his paragraphs or chapters. On Friday, Sea Writers Workshop discussed how paragraphs are a kind of punctuation; a really big pause between ideas! The students first listed all the instances of punctuation they already use: period, comma, exclamation mark, question mark, quotation marks, apostrophes, semicolons, colons, and ellipses. Wow! There's a lot of punctuating going on!

Next, writers are using paragraph planning sheets and trying out three different ways to make their first topic sentences engaging for the readers by stating facts, posing questions, or beginning with a small moment that illustrates the main idea of the paragraph/subtopic. This time, students are drafting on paper, and will move to computers for revision and final drafts.

A continuación, los escritores están utilizando hojas de planificación párrafo y probar tres maneras diferentes de hacer sus primeras frases del tema de acoplamiento para los lectores afirmando hechos, lo que plantea preguntas, o que comienzan con un pequeño momento que ilustra la idea principal del párrafo / subtema. Esta vez, los estudiantes están elaborando en el papel, y se trasladará a los ordenadores para su revisión y borradores finales.

Nuestro proyecto de Citizen Science se está moviendo hacia adelante: los estudiantes han estado creando juegos de PE que incorporan la basura a limpiar y enseñar al resto de los estudiantes en la Community Meeting. Al mismo tiempo, hemos comenzado un proyecto iNaturalist donde vamos a tomar fotos digitales de los seres vivos, identificarlos, y cargar en la base de datos global. Voy a estar trabajando para obtener el permiso para una serie de martes por la tarde paseos para Branciforte Creek de familias de Sea Class y comienzo Martes, 1. Marzo Estas son algunas de las fotografías de los estudiantes que trabajan juntos para explorar el sitio web del Biodiversity Group para tener una idea acerca de cómo enmarcar una foto, juzgar la distancia del sujeto, y trabajar con el foco. 

Our Citizen Science project is moving forward: the students have been creating PE games that incorporate trash clean up and teaching them to the rest of the students at Community Meeting. At the same time, we have begun an iNaturalist project where we will take digital photos of living things, identify them, and upload into the global database. I'll be working to get permission for a series of Tuesday afternoon walks to Branciforte Creek from Sea Class families and begin Tuesday, March 1. Here are some pics of students working together to explore the Biodiversity Group's website to get an idea about how to frame a photo, judge distance from the subject, and work with focus.

Por supuesto, esta semana vamos a la aventura al Exploratorium de San Francisco en el muelle 15. Gracias a los conductores y coordinadores de viaje de campo que están manejando todos los cambios familias están tirando de ellos en las últimas horas antes de nuestro viaje. cambios de última hora son una pesadilla cuando se trata de organizar, organizar para el pago adelantado, debe hacer coincidir los conductores con los grupos de vehículos apropiados, etc.
 
Of course, this week we will adventure to San Francisco's Exploratorium on Pier 15. Thank you to the drivers and Field Trip Coordinators who are managing all the changes families are throwing at them in the final hours before our trip. Last minute changes are a nightmare when trying to organize, arrange for prepayment, match the drivers with appropriate car groups, etc.

Here's what on tap for this week!

Monday - February 22, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Read Aloud Hugo Cabret

Experiment with Single Fixed Pulleys and Single Movable Pulleys together AND Double Fixed and Double Movable Pulleys

What do you notice about the effort needed to lift the rocks?

Communication Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

WML: Pronoun-Antecedent Connections "Roaches like to east a lot of different kinds of food that people like to eat. When they eat this food they often share it with their own children." Huh? Rewrite for clarity. With 1:00 partner, read through your writing to make sure it makes sense.

WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will write today

Author Share

RML:

Math Workshop:

       Agenda and Agreements

ML: analyze a CGI done earlier this week

Rotations

Class Meeting:

        Do Exploratorium Which One activity after traditional class meeting

1. Pass out one pencil to each student (or have them use their own). Thirty used No. 2 yellow pencils have a uniform look but have slight differences in size and wear.

2.            Ask students to examine their pencils (or other objects) using any senses they like and think of two characteristics that might make their object unique. Optional: You may choose to ask students to record their observations in a notebook through writing or drawing.

3.            Have students put all of their pencils into a pile in the center of the group. While students close their eyes, mix up the pencils.

4.            Ask for a volunteer to try to find his or her own pencil.

5.            If the student finds the pencil, ask him or her to share with the group what the distinguishing characteristics are. If the student does not find the pencil, ask why this is a challenging task.

6.            Ask for more volunteers as time allows.

7.            If students were challenged by this activity, allow them to repeat the process and try again. Students will probably make more careful observations the second time.

8.            If students were successful, repeat steps 1–3. This time, have students make as many observations as they think is appropriate.

9.            Ask students to choose a partner and share their pencil observations with their partner.

10.            Ask for a volunteer to find his or her partner’s pencil. Is this task more challenging? Why? What could be done to make it easier?

What to Talk About

•                     What was surprising about this activity?

•                     What did you do differently the second time? Why?

•                     Which senses did you use to make observations? Could other senses have been used as well?

•                     If finding your pencil were a scientific investigation, would another scientist be able to repeat it based on your observations? Why would this matter?

So What?

Scientists always start by making careful observations. Examining things closely sometimes leads people to wonder about them. This is the beginning of scientific investigations! Also, scientists need to be able to repeat the experiments of other scientists exactly. This means making good observations and recording them very carefully. On your trip to the Exploratorium, be sure to take a very close look at the exhibits. Ask yourself, “What else do I notice?”

Choice:

Choice and conference prep

Blog:

Zuki

Cards: Zimmerman

Pet: Jasper

Tuesday - February 23, 2016

Field Trip to Exploratorium: Leaving at 8:35 Returning at 3:00

Wednesday - February 24, 2016

Morning Meeting:

Reflection on Field Trip

Black History Month Learning and Celebrating

Library: with Jolene

Parkour

Community Meeting

Thursday - February 25, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Wheels week!

Communication Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

WML: Writing Day

WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will write today

Author Share

RML:

Math Workshop:

Teacher Information:

Agenda and Agreements

ML:

Rotations

Class Meeting

Choice:

Choice and conference prep

Blog:

     Alison

Cards: Bachtel

Pet: Bailey

Friday - February 26, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

Wheels week!

Communication Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

WML: Writing Day

WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will write today

Author Share

RML:

Math Workshop:

Agenda and Agreements

ML:

Rotations

Friday Courses

Blog:

Bailey

Cards: Bateman

Pet: Otis