Dear Families,
With just two more weeks to go before Spring Break, I have a few important updates and reminders. Firstly, report cards will be sent home on Monday. Please sign and return the empty envelope by Friday. Next, thank you to the parents who drove and chaperoned our field trip to the Tech Museum. We had a great time and learned a lot!
Thirdly, our participation in the Young Writers Project is coming to an end this week. I cannot even begin to describe how proud I am of each and every one of my students for their incredible poetry. We will celebrate with our Writing Project Assistants on Wednesday morning (9:30-10:15) with a few snacks and poetry readings. In May, we will have a portion of a professionally published book, released at both Bookshop Santa Cruz and Crossroads Books!
Mountain School has recently been Green School Certified and the student council has been working with teachers and staff to find out what that entails. On Tuesday, March 17, they will run an assembly (at 10:30) alongside Stew Jenkins, the education coordinator, to explain to the student body the details of our certification.
We have been working on a collaborative digital project with our buddy class, the first grade, and will finish it up this week with their play on Wednesday. It has been a wonderful way to demonstrate understanding of the classroom technology we have been using this year. As your child about it!
Finally, we will be working on reviewing math concepts this week so I will not be holding Homework Club. There is no school this Friday for a Staff Development Day, so please plan accordingly.
Thank you for all of your continued support both in the classroom and at home! We are so lucky to have such involved families! If you have any questions, please email me at rhonig@mountainesd.org.
Best,
Mrs. Honig
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Some inspiration
Hello Students!!
I wanted to share these videos with you to help inspire the amazing poetry writing that's been happening in our class lately.
Check them out:
http://natureisspeaking.org/home.html#Home
I wanted to share these videos with you to help inspire the amazing poetry writing that's been happening in our class lately.
Check them out:
http://natureisspeaking.org/home.html#Home
Monday, March 9, 2015
Week of 3/9 Newsletter
Dear 4th and 5th Grade Families,
I hope this note finds you well! We have a fun week planned and a few reminders to share with you.
We plan to go to the Tech Museum tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10, for a lab and iMax Movie. Please plan to have your child at school by 8:10 at the latest so that we can leave in time to arrive for our 9:30 lab. We plan to return around 2:30PM. Your child should bring a sack lunch, comfortable shoes and a water bottle.
This week we will be taking the MARS Assessments in Math. If you are curious about these tests, please check out this website. These are challenging, yet very informative assessments and we will be grading them as a staff on Wednesday, March 25.
Report cards will go home next Monday. I will contact parents to schedule a conference if I feel it is necessary.
There is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 20 for a Staff Development Day.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support both in class and at home. If you have any questions, please email me at rhonig@mountainesd.org.
Best,
Mrs. Honig
I hope this note finds you well! We have a fun week planned and a few reminders to share with you.
We plan to go to the Tech Museum tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10, for a lab and iMax Movie. Please plan to have your child at school by 8:10 at the latest so that we can leave in time to arrive for our 9:30 lab. We plan to return around 2:30PM. Your child should bring a sack lunch, comfortable shoes and a water bottle.
This week we will be taking the MARS Assessments in Math. If you are curious about these tests, please check out this website. These are challenging, yet very informative assessments and we will be grading them as a staff on Wednesday, March 25.
Report cards will go home next Monday. I will contact parents to schedule a conference if I feel it is necessary.
There is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 20 for a Staff Development Day.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support both in class and at home. If you have any questions, please email me at rhonig@mountainesd.org.
Best,
Mrs. Honig
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Helpful and entertaining....
Here are a couple of videos that I thought were both helpful and entertaining. They explain and demonstrate the differences between similes and metaphors and how they are all around us!
Similes and Metaphors in Pop Culture from Mr. Wasko on Vimeo.
Similes and Metaphors in Pop Culture 2! from Mr. Wasko on Vimeo.
Similes and Metaphors in Pop Culture from Mr. Wasko on Vimeo.
Similes and Metaphors in Pop Culture 2! from Mr. Wasko on Vimeo.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Week of 3/2 Newsletter
Hello Families,
I hope this note finds you well! We had a wonderful time at the Symphony last week! We were even lucky enough to have 2 students be guest conductors and we got front row seats! Thank you so much to the parents who drove and were chaperones.
The Science Fair is this Wednesday! Please be sure that your child brings in his/her completed project board and summary report by Tuesday, March 3. We will have our projects on display in the classroom on Wednesday, March 4. Feel free to join us for the Fair or come by after dismissal - the classroom will be open from 12:35-3PM.
We will be wrapping up the Young Writers Project this week with a celebration on Wednesday, March 11. It has been a great learning experience for us all and we eagerly anticipate the published product this Spring!
If you have not already sent in your permission slip for the Tech Museum Field Trip (March 10), please do so at your earliest convenience!
Math:
In math we will continue learning how to gather and analyze data with Bar Graphs (4th) and Pie Charts (5th). We will also be taking mid-year assessments in preparation for report cards (going home March 16).
ELA:
We will continue learning about Figurative Language, Sensory Details and Sentence Variety.
Science:
4th Graders are learning about circuits and electricity.
Social Sciences:
We will be learning about the Constitution and the Three Branches of Government.
Thank you for all of your support! Please let me know if you have any concerns via email at rhonig@mountainesd.org.
Best,
Mrs. Honig
I hope this note finds you well! We had a wonderful time at the Symphony last week! We were even lucky enough to have 2 students be guest conductors and we got front row seats! Thank you so much to the parents who drove and were chaperones.
The Science Fair is this Wednesday! Please be sure that your child brings in his/her completed project board and summary report by Tuesday, March 3. We will have our projects on display in the classroom on Wednesday, March 4. Feel free to join us for the Fair or come by after dismissal - the classroom will be open from 12:35-3PM.
We will be wrapping up the Young Writers Project this week with a celebration on Wednesday, March 11. It has been a great learning experience for us all and we eagerly anticipate the published product this Spring!
If you have not already sent in your permission slip for the Tech Museum Field Trip (March 10), please do so at your earliest convenience!
Math:
In math we will continue learning how to gather and analyze data with Bar Graphs (4th) and Pie Charts (5th). We will also be taking mid-year assessments in preparation for report cards (going home March 16).
ELA:
We will continue learning about Figurative Language, Sensory Details and Sentence Variety.
Science:
4th Graders are learning about circuits and electricity.
Social Sciences:
We will be learning about the Constitution and the Three Branches of Government.
Thank you for all of your support! Please let me know if you have any concerns via email at rhonig@mountainesd.org.
Best,
Mrs. Honig
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