Friday, April 21, 2017

Weekly News: Week 32

This week was pretty busy as we headed to the A's Game on Wednesday! The kids loved hanging out at the ballpark and having snacks. It was a great day with beautiful weather.

Students also worked on their second, and final, argument writing piece. If they did not finish in class today, they are finishing them up this weekend. We also studied the similarities and differences between George Washington and King George III as we delve farther into the Revolutionary War.

Yesterday we started reading the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. This a great novel set during the Revolutionary War, and is the beginning of a trilogy. Students will be reading it in class and participating in a digital book club with their classmates. Students can access their documents through Google Classroom.

Today, the school had a flag salute and our leadership kids did a great job leading it. A freeze dance party even broke out!


Next week we will be having three BYOD days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. I am hoping that we can start bringing our devices everyday to finish out the school year. If next week goes well, it will become an everyday occurrence. Remember to bring devices that are fully charged!


Upcoming Events:


  • Monday, April 24th
    • 6th Grade Placement Test
      • Please be on time to school
    • Library Books are due
      • Last trip to the Library for the school year!
  • Tuesday, April 25th
    • BYOD
  • Wednesday, April 26th
    • Pay Day
    • BYOD
  • Friday, April 28th
    • Auction
    • BYOD