Thursday, December 20, 2007
Our Donors Choose Proposal Was FUNDED!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
HOMEWORK for December 10
1) Spelling Skills
2) Daily Language Review
3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
4) Daily Paragraph Editing
5) Daily Handwriting Practice
6) Daily Word Problems
7) Daily Geography
8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Monday #4 and #5
b. Do NOT do Tuesday #1 and #4
c. Do NOT do Wednesday #1 and #2
d. Do NOT do Thursday #1 and #4
9) Reading Log (You do not need to do the weekend)
The AIDS Quilt Comes to Sutro Elementary
The students then wrote essays on what kind of impression the quilt made on them. Many made a statement about how AIDS should not scare people away from being friends with the sick. Others relayed their honest fear of contracting a disease such as HIV or AIDS, no matter how small the chances are. It was a truly illuminating experience...one that showed just how much the kids have grown since first arriving at Sutro years ago in Kindergarten. What an amazing class of students.
The AIDS Quilt
by Carmen Lin
On December 6, 2007, my class went to see the AIDS Quilt in Room 9. It was a very big quilt that had pictures of people who died from AIDS. On the quilt were objects that those people used or liked, their portraits, the dates of when they were born or died, etc.
I feel sad for those people because they were loved by their family members and they miss them a lot. Those people died from AIDS, a disease. AIDS kill your white blood cells and you get sick all the time. It's a tragedy that they died from AIDS.
A lot of people are scared of AIDS because they think you can catch it very easily. The only way to get AIDS is blood-to-blood contact. Since so may people fear AIDS, they stay away from people with AIDS, which will make that person very lonely.
If I was friends with someone who has AIDS, I would still be their friend even if other people didn't want to be that person's friend. I'd just have to be careful when that person was bleeding so that I wouldn't catch AIDS, too.
Friday, December 7, 2007
The Golden Compass Field Trip
But all in all, a very successful trip! Unfortunately, we only scored a Laidlaw bus on the way to the theater. On the way back, we were forced to take MUNI, which is never a comfortable ride with 33 kids. Everyone behaved wonderfully, however, and I commend them all on a job well done. Kudos to you, students!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Friday's Field Trip to The Van Ness 1000 Theaters!
Unfortunately, I have not heard back from Laidlaw about getting a bus ride over there, so I think we may have to MUNI it to the theater and back to school again.
However, considering we always get compliments on how well our class behaves every where we go, I have no worries about taking the Room 11 students anywhere in the city!
If you are coming with us to see the movie, please let me know! Thank you.
HOMEWORK for December 3
Homework for December 3-December 10
1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation
2) Daily Language Review
3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. defend, viewpoint, position, perspective
4) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Fable, “
5) Daily Handwriting Practice
6) Daily Word Problems
7) Daily Geography
a. Mountains and Deserts of the
8) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems
9) Daily Math Practice
a. Do not do Monday problems #2, 4
b. Do not do Tuesday problems #1, 4
c. Do not do Wednesday problem #2, 4
d. Do not do Thursday problem # 1
10) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.
INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll. Write a two paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.
Search the Internet on facts about Lewis Carroll. Prepare notes for writing your 4 paragraph essay on his life and writing.