Sunday, February 7, 2010

Feb 1 - Feb 5

UPCOMING EVENTS:

-FAMILY NIGHT:

  • Thursday, February 11th hosted by the kindergarten class. FIRST check in at the front desk from 5pm-6pm to sign in and receive directions and a schedule for the evening.

  • From 5pm-6pm chili will be served in the kindergarten classroom. Please bring it upstairs to be eaten in our classroom. If you are not purchasing food, after checking in please come to my classroom anyways.

  • At 6pm the general parent meeting will take place in the commons upstairs. During this time students will go to DeeDee’s room for crafts.

  • Parents with more than one child: I understand it is difficult to make it to each classroom. If you cannot make it please contact me so I can pass along any information to you.

  • $3 chili, cornbread and drink (Vegetarian chili will be available)

  • $3 hot dog, chips and drink

  • $1 for 2 baked goods

-PRESIDENTS WEEKEND: No School Friday Feb 12th and Monday Feb 15th


-VALENTINES PARENT NIGHTOUT FUNDRAISER: Sunday Feb. 14

  • 8th graders will be babysitting 5:00 - 9:00pm

LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Special thanks to Adrian's mom for the In-n-Out run for lunch on Tuesday!

  • We were on the news! During our buddy time with the 3rd graders, some of our 8th graders were on film. You can see it at: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Charter_School_Struggle_San_Diego.html

  • Council member Donna Frye came for a visit and loved our school!

  • Our Parent Night Fundraiser brought in $120! We had a great time! And we have lots of parents interested in the Valentines Night Out next Sunday.

  • We got a lot of information about high schools for next year. I sent home Innovations Academy's recommended high schools list, as well as a booklet showcasing schools around San Diego that includes magnet schools. Many schools have a deadline to enroll. San Diego magnets(choice schools) need to be in by FEB 15. If you have questions, please contact me or Danielle.

In Math, students learned more about the coordinate system and the slope of a line with our giant floor coordinate plane. Next week we put it all together with the scale map of our school we made.


In Science, we finished Unplugged Science mini lessons. 7th graders are continuing with heredity and genetics. 8th graders are continuing their study of atoms and elements and the periodic table.