Hello Blackberry Families! We’ve had another great week. This was a short, 4 day week. It has started to feel a bit chillier in the mornings and still warm in the afternoon. Please remind students to bring water to drink and be mindful of the temperature changes! Remind them they can always add or […]
Hello Blackberry Families! We have officially entered October! This is a short week, students only attended Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We began the week with switching new spots on the rug and new spots on the desks. At the beginning of each month we rotate seating arrangements in the classroom for all students. This […]
Hello Blackberry Families! We have had a great and busy week in the Blackberry classroom! I wanted to share some photos as well as give everyone a little recap. We have had some beautiful morning meetings together, doing new ways to greet each and answering a prompted question that strikes conversions. Some questions for our […]
Dear Blackberry Parenting Adults, Today we had the most beautiful morning meeting. Your children showed so much love and kindness to each other. They filled each others bucket, they gave compliments, and celebrated each others wins. It was really an indicator of how everything we do matters. This week we really honed in on what […]
Hello Blackberry Creek Families, We had a great second week. We continue to build community, get to know each other, and have fun. We played a few math games, practiced spelling new words, and learned what being a good friend and community member means. Mark also joined us this week and we are so excited […]
Hello Blackberry Families, We had a fantastic first day of school! It was such a joy to see all of our community members and get to know each other. I wanted to share these pictures with you! If your child is not pictured they asked to not have their picture taken and I wanted to […]
Hello Blackberry Creek Families, I am so excited to see you all in less than a week! I hope that you enjoyed your summer break and are looking forward to this coming school year. I wanted to introduce myself to you. My name is Leslie, I’m originally from east LA. I live in Oakland with […]
Parenting Adults, The last day of school was the weepiest day in Blackberry history. Our friends were really going through some big feelings and nothing could’ve prepared me for it. I was deeply impressed by their ability to communicate what they were feeling and just kind of sit with it. There was no need to […]
Hello Blackberry Parenting Adults, We had the wonderful opportunity to attend a poetry slam today at Shu Ren. Rene the 2nd grade teacher reached out to Beto and I to invite us to attend the rehearsal of the Pineapple Class. Beto has been leading us through poetry by teaching us to see the world through […]
Hi Blackberry Families, We wanted to thank all volunteers and chaperones for coming to the field trip at the Exploratorium with us! I heard a lot of “best day ever.” The 7th graders were a huge help and we are so glad that they were able to join us. If your child has a summer […]