Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, Readathon (click for pictures!!!) has been a very exciting week. We had two visiting authors named Marie Chan and Mượn Thị Văn. Marie was such an amazing presenter who taught us so much about local history and even showed us where Mamie Tape lived in Berkeley. At the end of her presentation […]
Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, There are so many pictures from this week that I made a Google photos album here! Please let me know if you have any issues accessing it. We had a very busy week! we began out we by cutting our water bottles with the options of different size saws, box […]
Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, When we get back we will hit the ground running. Thank you for all the plastic bottles you’ve been sending in. We only need 2 more to begin our water filter experiment on Monday 4/14. On Tuesday 4/15 we will be joining Temescal and 8th grade to plant trees at […]
Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, This week we began prefixes. We talked about the re- and un-. We practiced defining the words and writing them in complete sentences. We also practiced the monster rule. Please ask your Blackberrian about it! Ask them how to to use the rules on these words. In math we are […]
Hi Blackberry Parenting Adults, I want to welcome Nico to our Blackberry Community. Please say hello if you see Ben and Meg around pick up or drop off! We are so glad to have you! This week we are working on subitizing numbers grater than a hundred, solidifying place value, and subtracting on the number […]
Hi Blackberry Parenting Adults, This week we talked briefly about the brain. We were able to talk about autism, ADHD, and how the brain works. It was so great to see some members talk about what it feels like to have either or both. They shared their experience, they learned about what its like to […]
Hi Blackberry Parenting Adults, Sign ups for conferences have gone out. We allot one slot per child so plan accordingly. This will be a good time to bring any questions or wonderings you may have about how it is going. We’ve had a busy week back. We took a spelling inventory, practice our handwriting, and […]
Hi Blackberry Parenting Adults, Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy lives to be in community with us. Your children are so inspiring and work so hard every day! I hope you are as proud of them as I am! We will be back in school Monday 2/24. Conferences are March […]
Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, Lately we’ve pulling cards from our diversity and inclusions box. One of the cards we pulled was about bullying and ab0ut doing the right thing. We talked about how it would feel if only one person stood up for you? How would it feel if many people stood up for you? […]
Hi Blackberry Parenting Adults, Friday, February 14th is going to be a busy day for the Blackberry community. We will begin the morning at an assembly where they will be performing with our music teacher Aaron. After our performances the 100th day projects will be on display for our parenting adults. We will begin in […]
