Homework for January 27/WEEK 20

Homework for January 27 – February 2

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. condition, factor, aspect

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Editorial “Year-Round School”

6) Daily Handwriting Practice

7) Daily Word Problems

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Tuesday #2
b. Do NOT do Friday

9) Daily Geography
a. Regions of Canada

9) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

10) Division Table

11) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “The Tyger” by William Blake. Write a four paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Write two paragraphs on the poet, William Blake.

Adventures in Music

Every year, the upper grades in the Unified School District have the opportunity to watch "mini" concerts at various locations around the city.  We had a field trip to an AIMS concert at neighboring Laurel School down the street, and it was the first of several we will be watching this year.

The kids LOVED the Stringer Sisters as they explained the differences between a violin, viola, and cello.  A few of them also enjoyed the chance to actually play instruments in a rousing rendition of "POP Goes the Weasel."  

Our very own Adrianna actually conducted the strings for a bit, as you can see in the picture above.  She was a very commanding conductor, and directed them smoothly and without incident.  Excellent job, Adrianna!

Homework for January 21st/WEEK 19

Homework for January 21 – January 26/WEEK 19

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. significance, significant, insignificant, emphasis, emphasize

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Biography “Jane Goodall’s Wild Life”

6) Daily Word Problems

7) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Tuesday #1

8) Daily Geography
a. Daily Regions of the United States

9) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

10) Daily Handwriting Practice

11) Multiplication Table

12) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes. Write a four paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Dear President Obama...

The students are very excited about the Inauguration of our new President, Barack Obama.  So much so, in fact, that they wrote short letters to him asking him to change America for the better.  Some gave advice on how to run the country, others focused on the environment and healthcare system.  All of them were then glued onto the large map of America Ms. Lau's 3rd grade created.  Hopefully, the rest of the upper grades will also write their notes to President Obama soon, so the map will be complete. 

It's an impressive map!  Take a look in the library when you have a minute.

San Francisco Symphony

Every year, the upper grades travel to the incredible San Francisco Symphony to listen to some classical (and not so classical) music.  It's a terrific chance that not a lot of students often get, and we always take advantage of the invitation when it comes.  

This year's music focused mainly on familiar sounds and songs that the kids might or might not know.  An American in Paris was one of the selections, which was full of car horns, construction, birds, dogs, and people chattering.  It was interesting how the instruments made sounds they normally would not make in their usual use.  

The kids loved the music, although some fell victim to the comfortable seating in the Symphony Hall.  We can't all be music lovers, I suppose!

The Presidents

The President's Reports are now in and they are amazing!  Some of the pictures were inspiring, some were revealing, all were incredible.  The oral reports went off without a hitch, although some need to speak up.  Little mouse voices don't work well in a class of 33, unfortunately.  

Most of the pictures and drawings are currently hanging in the computer lab right now, so check them out when you get a chance!  GREAT WORK, STUDENTS!

Science with Ms. Molly

Our fabulous librarian, Ms. Molly, taught the kids a wonderful lesson on vascular plants!  They created their own Botany Books, and will continue to add to them as the year progresses.  

Having Ms. Molly as our librarian has been lucky for Sutro since she has had experience teaching science before.  The kids will no doubt benefit from her knowledge of the subject matter.  

Not to mention, they love the activities she plans for them.  She is one of a kind and we are grateful for her presence.  Thanks, Ms. Molly!  See you next week!

Homework for January 12/Week 18

Homework for January 12 – January 19/Week 18

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Description “The Golden Gate Bridge”

6) Daily Handwriting Practice

7) Daily Word Problems

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Monday #4
b. Do NOT do Wednesday #3
c. Do NOT do Thursday #1

9) Daily Geography
a. A physical map of South America

8) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

9) Math Multiplication Table

10) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “The First Dandelion” by Walt Whitman. Write a two paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Search the Internet on facts about Walt Whitman. Prepare notes for writing your 4 paragraph essay on his life and writing.

FAMILY APPRECIATION DAY

Family Appreciation Day in San Francisco is on Sunday, January 11th. Make sure you take advantage of the free admissions to most of the attractions in the city! (You need proof of SF residence, however, so don't forget to bring your driver's license or ID.)

Participating Attractions

Note: Printed Event Guides will be available at ALL Participating Attractions
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.asianart.org

AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
Tours begin at Dugout Store
FAD Tours: 11:00, 11:30, 12:15, 12:45, 1:30, 2:00
www.attpark.com

Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason Street
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.cablecarmuseum.org

California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive - Golden Gate Park
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Always Free: Third Wednesday of the Month
CLICK HERE for Other FREE Days in 2009
www.calacademy.org

Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.cartoonart.org

Chinatown Alleyway Tours
Meet at Portsmouth Square
FAD Tours: 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
www.chinatownalleywaytours.org

Coit Tower
1 Telegraph Hill
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/918533

Conservatory of Flowers
JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park
FAD Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.conservatoryofflowers.org

Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
www.thecjm.org

Crissy Field Center
603 Mason Street at Halleck, Presidio
FAD Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.crissyfield.org/center

de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
FAD Hours: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
www.thinker.org

Exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.exploratorium.edu

Fort Point National Historic Site
Long Avenue and Marine Drive, Presidio
Under South Tower of Golden Gate Bridge
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.nps.gov/fopo/contacts.htm

Golden Gate Park Carrousel
Koret Playground, Golden Gate Park
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 12:30 and 1:30 to 4:00 pm
www.parks.sfgov.org

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
West end of Crissy Field Promenade, Presidio
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.farallones.org

Haas-Lilienthal House
2007 Franklin Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.sfheritage.org

Hyde Street Pier
2905 Hyde Street at Jefferson Street
FAD Hours: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
www.nps.gov

Japanese Tea Garden
Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
FAD Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
www.sfpt.org

Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue
FAD Hours: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
www.legionofhonor.org

Museum of Craft and Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane (between Market & Mission and 3rd & 4th Streets)
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.mocfa.org

Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street
FAD Hours: Noon to 4:00 pm
www.moad.org

Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
FAD Hours: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
www.randallmuseum.org

S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien
Pier 45
FAD Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.ssjeremiahobrien.org

San Francisco City Guides
Golden Gate Bridge, meet at Strauss Statue: 11:00 am
Mission Dolores: 11:00 am
www.sfcityguides.org

San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street, 2nd Floor
FAD Hours: Noon to 5:00 pm
Special Puppet Show: 2:00 pm - Koret Auditorium
www.sfpl.org

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.sfmoma.org

San Francisco Zoo
1 Zoo Road
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.sfzoo.org

Tree Frog Trek
2112 Hayes Street
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.treefrogtreks.com

USS Pampanito
Pier 45
FAD Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.maritime.org

Wells Fargo History Museum
420 Montgomery, MAC A0101-106
FAD Hours: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
www.wellsfargohistory.com

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
FAD Hours: Noon to 3:00 pm
www.ybca.org

Zeum
221 4th Street
FAD Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
www.zeum.org

Touching Hearts

We are lucky to have a science-savvy librarian, Ms. Molly, to find us fabulous opportunities in the science world.  Today, we actually touched real hearts!   

There were four to choose from...a cow's heart, a reptilian heart, a pig's heart, and a human heart.  The human hearts were given by donors to the UCSF Medical School, and Ms. Molly borrowed them for our lesson on the cardiovascular system.  It was amazing.

The kids were naturally taken aback by the smell of the alcohol.  It was pungent, to say the least.  But they were all troopers, and very curious about the hearts.  Everyone put on a glove and touched them, explored every aspect, and then wrote about them in their journals.  

Thanks, Ms. Molly, for the chance to see something that elementary school students don't normally get the chance to see!  

(And thanks to her wonderful daughters, both of whom were natural teachers.  The kids appreciated their presence as well!)

Emotions and Art

The great artist Paul Cezanne once said, "A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."  Truer words have rarely been spoken. 

The kids reveled in an art project today, which allowed them to use their creativity and talent in drawing, and gave them the opportunity to take a well-deserved break from the grueling 5th grade curriculum.  The subject was EMOTIONS.  Everyone picked a few, and drew their rendition on paper.  The result was surprising and impressive!

They are currently displayed in the computer room, so please take a look when you get a chance!  It is truly a collective work of art.

Homework for January 5/Week 17

Homework for January 5-12 Week 17

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing


6) Daily Handwriting Practice

7) Daily Word Problems

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Monday #1
b. Do NOT do Tuesday #1, 2, 3
c. Do NOT do Wednesday #1, 2
d. Do NOT do Thursday #1,2,3

9) Daily Geography

8) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

9) Math Multiplication Table

10) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Write a Haiku poem by Issa. Write two paragraphs describing what you feel about the poem when you read it aloud and to yourself.

What is a Haiku poem? How is one constructed/written? Explain in two paragraphs what you found.

Then, write your own Haiku poem.